The Road of Lost Innocence
Now available! This truly heartbreaking story is a tough read but a definite must. Check out the synopsis below as well as the YouTube video for this brave woman’s story. Born in a village deep in the...
View ArticleWho makes your Nike shoes and Coach bags? Factory Girls.
Factory Girls is most certainly for the socially-conscious reader. It is also for those patrons who are easily immersed in the stories of others. As New York Times reviewer Patrick Radden Keefe states...
View ArticleLunch Lit: The Things That Matter by Nate Berkus
Does your home tell the story of who you are? Check out the custom designed excerpt from design master Nate Berkus’s new book, THE THINGS THAT MATTER. In his new book, Nate shares intimate stories...
View ArticleLunch Lit: Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir by Beth Ditto and Michelle Tea
With their new album, A Joyful Noise, out in May, and their European tour now in full swing, the indie rock band Gossip’s lead singer is about to get even more exposure. Today’s excerpt is from the...
View ArticleFree Library Skype Offer with Author Sampson Davis, M.D.
Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become doctors. Their book THE PACT and their work through the Three Doctors Foundation have...
View ArticleBooks on Film: Learn the Incredible Story of Two Boys in American Promise
PROMISES KEPT is a groundbreaking practical guide and an urgent call-to-arms for parents, caregivers, and others concerned about the fate of black boys in America. The book is a key component of a...
View Article#FridayReads: The Frangipani Hotel
This week’s #FridayReads is an extraordinary debut, The Frangipani Hotel. Based on traditional Vietnamese folk tales told to the author by her grandmother, these fantastical, chilling, and thoroughly...
View ArticleMeet #1 LibraryReads Author Laura McHugh at the PLA Mystery Authors Revealed...
LibraryReads and the Association of American Publishers are hosting the thrilling Mystery Authors Revealed Panel at PLA. Come listen to an exciting group of authors who are masters of suspense,...
View ArticleBooks on Film: Black is (almost) Back! ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Returns June 6!
Black is (almost) back! Attention ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK fans: The Ladies of Litchfield return for a brand-new season on June 6. The acclaimed comedy-drama prison series is inspired by a true story...
View ArticleComing Back with Wes Moore Premieres on PBS May 13th
Wes Moore, author of the bestselling books The Other Wes Moore, Discovering Wes Moore, and the forthcoming The Work, is about to share a new project close to his heart. On May 13th, PBS will begin...
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