“I wrote this very simply to stay alive.” Alice Carrière’s beautiful and intense memoir of her unconventional childhood, her mental health journey through the failings of the psychiatric system and more that eventually led her to a life of reconciliation and reconstruction. Carrière joins us to talk about why she wrote the book now, the […]
Summer is quickly approaching, as is a lot of fun in the sun! Between camps, beach trips, and no school, we thought we’d compile a reading list for your kids to escape to and complete their summer reading! Plus, with our summer reading journal ready to be filled out with the opportunity to earn a […]
Classic adjective. clas· sic | \ ˈkla-sik \ 1a: serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value Some things never go out of style and when it comes to Black classics, there are so many categories we could talk about: music, movies, food, hairstyles, the list goes on. This has nothing to do with color (well, mostly) — it’s about culture. Often, we have so many […]
February gets a lot of love (pun intended) for being the month of lace, doilies, and hearts, but the month should also be recognized for being something much more important and significant—Black History Month. The precursor to Black History Month was established in 1926 and was just one week in February dedicated to Black history. […]
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we’re looking back on our nation’s history and rounding up great books about the civil rights movement for every kind of reader. For those of us observing the federal holiday, there’s no better time to explore some of the most compelling literary works, both fictional and factual, […]
