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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-August 2024

The sun is out let’s find a good place to cool down
Is just me and you now, are you the one
For me to spend the summer time

~”Summertime Anthem” ~Eric Roberson

Nothing like a summer breeze and a good book to get you in the mood!

Check out August’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • And So I Roar ~Abi Daré
  • Far from the Tree ~Virginia DeBerry and Donna Gray
  • The Secret Library ~Kekla Magoon
  • Never Saw Me Coming ~Tanya Smith
  • Woke Up No Light ~Leila Mottley
  • Lone Women ~Victor Lavalle
  • Where We Stand ~Djamila Ribeiro
  • Hangman ~Maya Binyam
  • Summer is Here ~Renee Watson

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-November 2023

A Season to be Thankful!! Nothing like being thankful with a good book to read! Check out November’s monthly recommendations!

  • Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain ~Jason Okundaye
  • Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion ~Mitchell S. Jackson
  • Do Remember! The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes ~Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg
  • The Talk ~Darrin Bell
  • The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema From Fodder to Oscar ~Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD and Mark H. Harris
  • My Mother’s Tongues: A Weaving of Languages ~Uma Menon
  • Akim Aliu Dreamer ~Akim Aliu
  • Woman of Light ~Kali Fajarod-Anstine

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!

I am not going to die, I’m going home like a shooting star. -Sojourner Truth