The Story Ta-nihisi Coates's debut novel, The Water Dancer, resonated with me on so many levels. There is the story itself--an intriguing tale about Hiram...
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Read MoreA Fly-on-the-Wall View In Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff weaves a compelling story. It's about the inner workings of the Trump White House in...
Read Morehttps://amzn.to/2NdKqOb Two Novels About the Suffrage Movement Having recently published a novel about the suffrage movement of 1913-1919, Diana Forbes' debut novel Mistress Suffragette piqued...
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