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  • Things Fall Apart

    Title: Things Fall Apart Author: Chinua Achebe Genres: African Fiction Summary (from publisher): Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man’s futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as Read more

  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Author: Emily M. Danforth Genres: LGBTQ+ Fiction Summary (from publisher): When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they’ll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl.But that relief doesn’t last, and Cam is forced to move Read more

  • The Shadow King

    Title: The Shadow King Author: Maaza Mengiste Genres: African Fiction Summary (from publisher): Set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of the historical record.  Tea/Coffee: Gobena Coffee Read more

  • Difficult Women

    Title: Difficult Women Author: Roxane Gay Genres: LGBTQ+ Fiction Summary (from publisher): Difficult Women tells of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection. The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail.  Tea/Coffee: Whiskey Coffee Read more

  • The Vagina Monologues

    Title: The Vagina Monologues Author: Eve Ensler Genres: General Literature Summary (from publisher): …explores consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, genital mutilation, direct and indirect encounters with reproduction, vaginal care, menstrual periods, prostitution, and several other topics through the eyes of women with various ages, races, sexualities, and other differences. Tea/Coffee: Dong Quai tea Read more

  • Clap When You Land

    Title: Clap When You Land Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Genres: Teen Fiction Summary (from publisher): In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance—and Papi’s secrets—the two girls are forced to Read more

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