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The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry
One summer day, Annie, her sister Emma, and her cousin Joshua slip through a portal and travel back in time to post-Civil War Georgia. They meet Fox and discover a secret about family time travelers through the generations, learning that history isn’t so dull after all.
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The authors on this list, through their work, have given us a well needed mental getaway from a less than pleasant reality, while leaving an indelible mark on our hearts.
View MoreNovelist Jesmyn Ward ‘Overjoyed’ by MacArthur Win | Atlanta Black Star
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An African-American novelist praised for her raw and powerful depictions of poor African-Americans confronting racial and economic inequalities in the rural South said Wednesday that winning a MacArthur fellowship gives her time and freedom.
View More[Book Review] In Praise of the Black Men and Women Who Built Detroit | The New York Times
Traditional West African storytellers, griots carry their people’s traditions from generation to generation, and are renowned for their encyclopedic knowledge, their wit and their ability to bridge the past and present.
View MoreZadie Smith on Male Critics, Appropriation, and What Interests Her Novelistically About Trump
A wide-ranging conversation.
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