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Review of the Month
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My Life, My Ethiopia
Mary Tadesse’s memoir entitled My Life, My Ethiopia illuminates the life of one of Ethiopia’s greatest women leaders. Born into a family that valued education, she was selected to travel and study abroad for the purpose of advancing not only herself, but the entire country, upon her return. […]
Categories: Memoir and Autobiography
Tags: Author of Color, Good Books, History, Review of the Month, War and its effects
Tags: Author of Color, Good Books, History, Review of the Month, War and its effects
Recent Reviews
Children's
Bravo Anjali!
Bravo Anjali! by Sheetal Sheth, the second Anjali book appearing after Always Anjali, will fairly jump from bookstore shelves with dazzling colors, stars, swirls, and yes, the beautiful Indian girl, Anjali. London-based illustrator Lucia Soto beautifully depicts a lively classroom full of wide-eyed, diverse children, each with a […]
Memoir and Autobiography
Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
At the tender age of fourteen, Laura Whitfield’s world was shattered with the death of her oldest brother, Lawrence. Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground is the story of how she grappled with the ups and downs of life following this tragedy. Her brother seemed to be […]
Short Stories
All’s Fair and Other California Stories
All’s Fair and Other California Stories by Linda Feyder is a collection of thirteen short stories connected by their California settings. The stories are also connected by the point at which the author drops us into her characters’ lives. As with most resonant short stories—those that allow us to […]
