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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-March 2024

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It’s Women’s History Month and what better way to celebrate than by highlighting a few books by some AMAZING women writers!! Even put in a few extra ones for you!! And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

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Check out March’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • How to Live Free in a Dangerous World ~Shayla Lawson
  • Colliding With Fate ~A.E. Valdez
  • Under the Udala Trees ~Chinelo Okparanta
  • So Let Them Burn ~Kamilah Cole
  • The Black Girl Survives in This One ~Edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell
  • With Love, Miss Americanah ~Jane Igharo
  • Believe ~Leigh-Anne Pinnock
  • Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now ~Dana L. Davis
  • Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix ~Ibi Zoboi
  • Night Wherever We Go ~Tracey Rose Peyton
Photo collage of March Book Recommendations

As an Extra Bonus…Got a ton of books, but need to organize them? How about “Quotes by Iconic Women Bookends” created by Kristen and Lindsey Archer! Some of the icons available to purchase include, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Katherine Johnson, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Angela Davis, Sojourner Truth, Kamala Harris, Sonia Sotomayor, and Gloria Steinem. You can find these at Uncommon Goods.

And as always, remember you can always go back and check out 2023’s lists and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations and Holiday List-December 2023

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Season’s Greetings!! We are officially in the Christmas Holiday Season!! A wonderful time of the year to sing Christmas carols, light a candle for Hanukkah, bake some gingerbread cookies, check out the neighborhood Christmas decorations, or even travel with family and friends! While you are doing these fun things make sure you add a couple of literary treats in the mix too!!

Check out these December Book Recommendations below:

  • The Color of Family ~Jerry McGill
  • Joy and Pain: A Story of Black Life and Liberation in Five Albums ~ Damien Sojoyner
  • A Quick Ting on Crime ~Franklyn Adoo
  • The Changeling ~Victor Lavalle
  • The New Brownies Book: A Love Letter to Black Families ~Karida L. Brown
  • The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation ~Raquel Willis
  • Like Thunder ~ Nnedi Okorafor
  • The Spite House ~ Johnny Compton

As an extra bonus, here’s a Holiday Book List to get you further in the spirit!!

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  • Love in Winter Wonderland ~Abiola Bello
  • Christmas in Lagos ~Sharon Abimbola Salu
  • A Christmas to Remember ~Beverly Jenkins
  • Twelve Dinging Doorbells ~Tameka Fryer Brown
  • A Piece of Black Cake for Santa ~Yolanda T. Marshall
  • Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas ~Maya Angelou
  • Brown Baby Jesus ~Dorena Williamson

And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

“Christmas enters, streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope and singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air.”

~Maya Angelou, Amazing Peace

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-July 2023

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It’s the end of the month and the summer is in full effect! LEO SEASON!! Tis the season for some summer reading. Whether you are needing a new book to read, or restocking your library, I got a few new literary finds that should do the trick!

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So grab your coins, visit your local bookstore, and carry on diving into your next literary rabbit hole. Check out this month’s list below:

  • Trinity: A Novel ~Zelda Lockhart
  • A Song of Salvation ~Alechia Dow
  • Holler, Child ~LaToya Watkins
  • Family Lore ~Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Don’t Let Them Bury My Story: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Massacre in Her Own Words ~Viola Ford Fletcher
  • Invisible Son ~Kim Johnson
  • Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class ~Blair LM Kelley
  • Promise Boys ~Nick Brooks

And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

“Nobody’s as powerful as we make them out to be.” -Alice Walker 

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-May 2023

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Graduation Season is in effect! The school year is coming to a close. Travel Plans are being made! And Summer is just around the corner! With that said, it’s time for you to get your summer reading list together! And I am here to help you make some selections so that you can drift into that literary dreamstate!

Check out May’s List Below:

  •  Last Summer on State Street ~Toya Wolfe
  • What the Fireflies Knew ~Kai Harris
  • Anywhere You Run ~Wanda M. Morris
  • The God of Good Looks ~Breanne McIvor
  • The Three of Us ~Ore Agbaje-Williams
  • Dances ~Nicole Cuffy
  • Before I Let Go ~Kennedy Ryan
  • You Think You Know Me ~Ayaan Mohamud

And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!!

“Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”

—Mary McLeod Bethune

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-April 2023

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Closing out the month with a literary bang!! They say “April Showers bring May Flowers,” well I would like to think that these books are a version of those April Showers. As we prepare to jump into the Spring season why not add a few books to your personal shelves!!

Check out April’s List Below:

  • Homebodies ~Tembe Denton-Hurst
  • Summer on Sag Harbor ~Sunny Hostin
  • The Wreck: A Daughter’s Memoir of Becoming a Mother ~Cassandra Jackson
  • Blood Scion ~Deborah Falaye
  • Black Birds in the Sky ~Brandy Colbert
  • Love Radio ~Ebony LaDelle
  • The Haunting of Alejandra ~V. Castro
  • When We Were Sisters ~Fatimah Asghar

And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!!

“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!!” ~Madam C.J. Walker

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-March 2023

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We are rocking and rolling through another list of recommended reads!! This month is dedicated to telling “Her” story as we celebrate Women’s History Month! Much like every month I try to mix it up to include graphic novels, coming-of-age stories, diasporic and world literature, stories of the American dream, romance, and historical fiction. Nothing like adding a few more literary reads to your library!!

Check out March’s List Below:

  • Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts ~Rebecca Hall
  • Maame ~Jessica George
  • Queenie: Godmother of Harlem ~Elizabeth Colomba
  • The Middle Daughter ~Chika Unigwe
  • Behold the Dreamers ~Imbolo Mbue
  • The Sun is Also a Star ~Nicola Yoon
  • Such a Fun Age ~Kiley Reid
  • Twice As Hard : The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century ~Jasmine Brown

And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!!

“Where there is a woman there is magic.” — Ntozake Shange