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Celebrate Black History Month with these recommended titles by, for and about African Americans.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Blonde Faith
Walter Mosley (Little, Brown,c2007)
Shelf Number: Mystery/MOS
In this tenth book about Easy Rawlins, it is 1967 and Easy fears his friend is dead when the ex-Marine’s daughter is left on his doorstep. As well as worrying about his friend and care of the child, Easy is emotionally on edge after learning that his true love plans to marry an African prince. There are indications that Mosley may be bringing the popular series to a close. |
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Casanegra: a Tennyson Hardwick Story
Blair Underwood (Atria Books, c2007)
Shelf Number: Fiction/UND
Golden Globe nominated actor Underwood pens his first novel with the help of two popular authors, Due and Barnes. Tennyson “Ten” Hardwick, a washed-up teen actor/former gigolo, has a lot going on. Ten is the primary suspect in the murder of his girlfriend. He vows to find her killer. Ten snoops and dodges through the dark and gritty side of hip-hop celebrity, discovering that love, friendship, and betrayal are not always black and white. |
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Cion: a Novel
Zakes Mda (Picador, c2007)
Shelf Number: Fiction/MDA
A professional mourner comes to America and settles in Ohio, where he meets an angry young man, falls in love with the man’s sister and becomes involved with a local quilting group. Shifting between life in modern day Ohio and life in 19th-century Virginia, the novel is an insightful commentary on contemporary African-American society. |
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Dark Reflections
Samuel R. Delany (Carroll & Graf,c2007)
Shelf Number: Fiction/DEL
Better known for his groundbreaking science fiction, Delany here takes a detour into contemporary mainstream fiction. Drawing upon his own life circumstances, he follows the troubled career of a gay, African American poet wrestling with obscurity while eking out a meager living in New York’s East Village. The poet’s life is recounted in reverse, beginning with his disillusioned elder years and ending with his ambitious youth. |
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Deliver Me from Evil
Mary Monroe (Dafina,c2007)
Shelf Number: Fiction/MON
Trying to get out of a dead-end marriage, Christine Thurman is drawn back into her old life when she has a torrid affair with a bad boy from her past. |
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New England White
Stephen L. Carter (Knopf,c2007)
Shelf Number: Fiction/CAR
Lemaster Carlyle, the black president of an elite New England university, and his wife, Julia discover the body of a professor who was once Julia’s lover. Who killed him, and why? Fearing her husband may be involved, Julia struggles to protect her family while doggedly pursuing the truth. |
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