As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. I picked this…
10 Must-Read Books by Black Authors
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Book Review: The Vanishing Half: a novel by Brit Bennett
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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Earlier this month…
Book Review: Everybody Needs a Bridge by Colleen D. Scott
Disclaimer: This novel was sent to me free of charge from JKS Communications in exchange for a review. As always, the opinions given are my own. To read my rating system for books, click here. Author: Colleen D. Scott Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: NKD Ventures Publication Date: 20 February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 273 ABOUT THE BOOK {from…
Book Review: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
Author: Ayana Mathis Genre: African American Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 8 October 2013 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 304 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north. Full of hope, she settles in Philadelphia to build…
Book Review: No One is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts
Author: Stephanie Powell Watts Genre: Fiction Publisher: Ecco Release Date: 4 April 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 384 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the inside flap of the book} JJ Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, North Carolina, to build his dream house and to pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are…
Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Author: Angie Thomas Genre: Fiction Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release Date: 28 February 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 444 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the inside flap of the book} Sixteen~year~old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these two worlds is shattered…
Book Review: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS, IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING THE LINK I WILL RECEIVE A COMMISSION. THAT COMMISSION GOES TOWARDS MAINTAINING MY BLOG. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Title: The Underground Railroad Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Release Date: 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 306 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the flap} Cora is a slave on a cotton…