by Reference Librarian | Feb 11, 2021 | Librarian's Pick
“Ida B. Wells gets the royal treatment in Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, written by Michelle Duster, Wells’ great-granddaughter. From the 1890s through the early 20th century, Wells was a pioneering activist and journalist...
by Reference Librarian | Feb 9, 2021 | Librarian's Pick
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by Reference Librarian | Feb 5, 2021 | Librarian's Pick
“A beautiful, sad, enthralling novella set in a futuristic Africa, Remote Control is a refreshing oasis of creativity. One day, an object fell from the sky and Fatima forgot her name. The encounter imbued her with terrible, destructive powers, and she gave...
by Reference Librarian | Feb 3, 2021 | Librarian's Pick
“One valuable yet often overlooked leader in the fight for Black equality is finally getting his due in Julian Bond’s Time to Teach: A History of the Southern Civil Rights Movement. The late author’s lectures from his prolific teaching career, assembled here for...
by Reference Librarian | Jan 21, 2021 | Librarian's Pick
“In his debut novel, Mateo Askaripour offers a witty yet thrilling examination of the complexities of race in corporate America. The novel centers on Darren Vender, a 22-year-old Black man who shares a Brooklyn brownstone with his mother and works as a shift...
by Reference Librarian | Jan 8, 2021 | Librarian's Pick
“In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car—strange for a frigid night. Her World War I veteran husband and her...
