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[Thomas]

I am reading Brown Girl Dreaming...it's a good read.

[Sea]

Currently, Prince Lestat by Anne Rice. She can do no wrong

[Guy]

Reading from The I Ching or Book of Changes.

[Zanna]

Reading The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir and finding it changing my mind a lot... Leslie Marmon Silko has had such a different experience of the world to me and I'm feeling that so many aspects of my perception and imaginary have been limited and closed down by the way I've been educated

[Guy]

Turquoise Ledge looks interesting, Zanna. :-)

[Samuel]

I have started reading EYE ON THE STRUGGLE: ETHEL PAYNE, THE FIRST LADY OF THE BLACK PRESS by James McGrath Morris. I had the pleasure of working with Ethel for a couple of years and have a lot of respect for her as a person and a journalist.

[Joseph]

Currently Reading:

Homegirls & Handgrenades by Sonia Sanchez

Eva's Man by Gayl Jones

Ain't I A Woman by Bell Hooks

In Search of Our Mother's Gardens by Alice Walker

[ColumbusReads]

Wow, lot's of good reading going around. Thanks for all the recommendations. Bell Hooks is just major!

[Beverly]

Zanna wrote: "Reading The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir and finding it changing my mind a lot... Leslie Marmon Silko has had such a different experience of the world to me and I'm feeling that so man..."

Thanks for this suggestion I have read her fiction but not her memoir.

[Beverly]

Zanna wrote: "Reading The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir and finding it changing my mind a lot... Leslie Marmon Silko has had such a different experience of the world to me and I'm feeling that so man..."

Thanks for this suggestion I have read her fiction but not her memoir.

[Beverly]

Currently reading:

Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
This will probably be my favorite book by her

Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A very entertaining addition to the historical mystery genre.

I am currently listening to:
All That Followed by Gabriel Urza
Interesting - This is my first book set in the Basque Country and is based on true events.

[Zanna]

I'm really keen to read more by Nnedi Okorafor. I've added that one to my list = )

Now moving on to The Grass Dancer by Sioux author Susan Power which seems a good place to go from The Turquoise Ledge

[Andrew]

Reading INTERNATIONAL BANKSTER$: The Global Banking Elite Exposed and the Case for Restructuring Capitalism by James Morcan



Also listening to The Years of Rice and Salt audio book by Kim Stanley Robinson

[Zanna]

Wow that's a good choice for school!
Now I'm reading The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
I've read a lot of literature by Nigerian women this year and it's been great

[Beverly]

I am listening to The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman

I am reading:
Free Men: A Novel by Katy Simpson Smith

The Tears of Dark Water by Corban Addison

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

I just finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I wasn't a big fan of the book...I gave it two stars. I'm currently looking for a book that will a great read. I havent had a book that blew me away since The Book Thief. Any suggetions?

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Hattie wrote: "I'm reading "

That's one of my favorites. How are you enjoying it?

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Londa wrote: "Currently reading

Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel

[book:All the Light..."

Londa Coffee will make you black is one of the first books that I've read in middle school (when I probably shouldn't have been reading it). I loved that book. Are you enjoying it as well?

[Beverly]

I am currently listening to Grant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr..
I have enjoyed his books but even though I am only at the beginning if this book follows through with the exciting beginning it will be in my top ten reads for 2015. I am looking to rearrange some things this weekend so I can listen more. :)

Also listening to The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. This is the first book in a new series and I think this is her best series yet. Great worldbuilding and I am catching glimpses of Octavia Butler in this storyline.

[Beverly]

kisha wrote: "I just finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I wasn't a big fan of the book...I gave it two stars. I'm currently looking for a..."

So what are you in the mood to read? What type of book are you looking for?

[Andrew]

Reading American Legends: The Life of Josephine Baker



and listening to the audio book of Bitter Harvest by Michael R. Hicks

[Shomeret]

I'm reading Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movementsedited by Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Marisha. The editors were inspired by Octavia Butler to create this anthology which is where the title comes from.

[Maya]

Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America


This was a book I recently finished. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Beverly wrote: "kisha wrote: "I just finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I wasn't a big fan of the book...I gave it two stars. I'm currently..."

idk that's the thing. I'm kind of in the mood for some good historical fiction dialict or maybe some time travel.

[Beverly]

kisha wrote: "Beverly wrote: "kisha wrote: "I just finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I wasn't a big fan of the book...I gave it two star..."

Here are a couple of historical fiction books - they are all over the board

Night in Shanghai
The Orenda
Rose Under Fire
Paradise Sky
The Headmaster's Wager

[Zanna]

Shomeret wrote: "I'm reading Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movementsedited by Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Marisha. The editors were inspired by Octavia Butler to ..."

Jealous... I can't wait to read this.

I'm reading Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko which is amazing. I just started on the 'Africa' section which has an African American character who is a Vietnam veteran who is critically/appreciatively recalling and furthering his AA studies in college. He has connected with African religious beliefs too. This book is like Ceremony in that it deals with European exploitation of the 'Americas' but it's much more wide-ranging, obviously extending to the theft of people from Africa. What I'm enjoying in this section is how Silko describes that African people found that their gods had come to the Americas with them, but had changed, generally becoming angry and more pugilistic because of the treatment of their people

[Zanna]

Thanks for listing some reads Beverly - Night in Shanghai looks fascinating and I've added it to my list

[Beverly]

Zanna wrote: "Shomeret wrote: "I'm reading Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movementsedited by Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Marisha. The editors were inspired by O..."

Zanna -

I see I will be adding Almanac of the Dead to my reading list. I did read Ceremony years ago and remember my daughter "taking" my copy of Almanac for a college project!

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Thanks Beverly!

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

11/22/63 -- I'm enjoying, but having a hard time FINDING TIME to read. lol

Madame Bovary -- waiting on this one to pick up...

Of Mice and Men -- haven't opened this one yet, but it is on the night stand...so technically i'm reading it. lol

White Oleander -- so far so good.

[Beverly]

Lulu wrote: "11/22/63 -- I'm enjoying, but having a hard time FINDING TIME to read. lol

Madame Bovary -- waiting on this one to pick up...

Of Mice and Men -- haven't ope..."

Interesting reading!
Will be interested in your final thoughts on Madame Bovary - it was not quite what I expected though the concept appeals to me.

[Beverly]

Currently reading:

Stand Your Ground: A Novel

[Monica]

Fires of Alexandria by Thomas Carpenter and I just picked up Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran

[Andrew]

I have just finished Cane River by Lalita Tademy, An Interactive Biography of Albert Einstein by Charles River Editors and BANKRUPTING THE THIRD WORLD: How the Global Elite Drown Poor Nations in a Sea of Debt by James Morcan.

Now reading Genesis by Andreas Laurencius.

[Beverly]

I am currently reading Man Tiger: A Novel by Eka Kurniawan.

[Zanna]

I finished Annie John after reading The Man Who Loved Children and now I'm reading The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Interesting to read about New York circa 1870 in the sleek modern prose of the 1920s? Wharton is very good. But it seems odd that everyone is white...

[Beverly]

I am currently reading:

The Coming by Daniel Black

and listening to:

Aquarium by David Vann

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

I am currently reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards though I had to take a break because my cousin thought it would be funny to tell me specific details of this book that I hadn't yet read. Really pissed me off. So I had to take a break from it. Now I think I'm gonna pick it back up today.

[Shannon]

Enjoying every page of Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones

[Maya]

A Time to Kill I am really enjoying this one

[Shomeret]

I'm currently reading Lagoonby Nnedi Okorafor which is about aliens landing in Lagos, Nigeria.

[Lisa]

I just started reading Montaro Caine by Sidney Poitier.

[Diane]

I just completed THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY about a young biracial girl who suffered unspeakable tragedy and its aftermath. The secondary plot involving a boy who witnessed that tragedy and his life afterward is as compelling a tale as hers. The stories of the two children into young adulthood are intriguing and skillfully woven.This heartbreaking novel received the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice. A searing read.

[Shannon]

Diane wrote: "I just completed THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY about a young biracial girl who suffered unspeakable tragedy and its aftermath. The secondary plot involving a boy who witnessed that tragedy and his..."

I read only nonfiction for several years. This is the book that made me fall for fiction again. Such an adorable read and I've been waiting for the author to write something else. Favorite quote, “The ghetto looks different in different places but if you live there it makes you feel the same.”

[Andrew]

Reading Genesis by Andreas Laurencius and listening to Mistborn: The Final Empire audio book by Brandon Sanderson.

[Beverly]

I am reading Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis.

The author is a Black Canadian writer.

I am about 25% into the book and really enjoying..

When Hermes and Apollo make a bet about human happiness, they grant 15 dogs staying at a veterinary clinic the power of human consciousness. The dogs instantly become divided between those who prefer their old dog ways and those who want to take advantage of their newfound increased intelligence. What unfolds is a powerful story about what it means to have consciousness, and the good and the bad that comes with it.

Fifteen Dogs won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

[Guy]

15 Dogs sounds fascinating. I'll go look for it.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Native Son -- OMG!!! I'm only done with the first part and I seriously don't wanna put it down! lol

Room -- Just started this audiobook this morning, but I can feel the tears coming already

The Fishermen --- only one chapter in

Eyes Like Mine -- starting off kinda slow for me, i'm hoping it picks up soon.

[Lorraine]

i am reading "Time and time again", Ben Elton, "We are all completely beside ourselves", Karen Joy Fowler and "The Uncomfortable Truth", Gayton McKenzie and dragging 3 0ther books.

[Monica]

You know I've never read Uncle Tom's Cabin. I can get emotional with books and sometimes I have to put them down or quit reading them. I have trouble reading books about Concentration Camps too. I have always been afraid that the book would be too much for me. Maybe I need to just sit down and read it. I don't know.