Books

The Motherlode – 100 Women Who Made Hip-Hop

By Clover Hope A fascinating history of female hip-hop artists since the 70s. Full of facts and grand illustrations. You’ll see all your favorites, old and new, and discover the groundbreakers. Written by veteran journalist […]

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Bibliophile Diverse Spines

By Jane Mount & Jamise HarperHardcover, 144 pages, 2021. Chronicle BooksGET THE BOOK – https://amzn.to/3BQwGHX I recommend you visit the library to check out books. If you buy your own copy, I can earn a small […]

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When a recipe for murder is ignored

I was excited to read “Arsenic and Adobo” by Mia Manansala, a Filipino-American in Chicago. This year’s book trends show that US publishers have actively sought non-white, Asian, and female writers—authors historically ignored in the […]

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STUDY SAYS DR SEUSS BOOKS ARE RACIST

Acutely aware of the power of books to teach tolerance or racism, publishers and authors face ostracism for racially insensitive content—a form of cancel culture. On March 2, to mark the birthday of famed US […]

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RUTH BADER GINSBURG—A LIFE

By Jane Sherron De Hart Hardcover, 722 pages, 2018 Alfred A. Knopf This is the most comprehensive RBG biography. It also details the case law for her landmark Supreme Court cases. Ruth was a formidable […]