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Forget Huck Finn. Novel 'James' tells us what Jim thought on the Mississippi

FICTION: Revisiting a controversial classic, Percival Everett aims to right some egregious wrongs of slavery, one word at a time.
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Novel 'Wandering Stars' is a fiery followup to Pulitzer finalist 'There There'

FICTION: Tommy Orange maps the historical trauma and addiction an Indigenous family grapples with.
"Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore," by Lawrence Jackson

Review: 'Shelter,' by Lawrence Jackson

NONFICTION: Lawrence Jackson's "Shelter" is a meandering yet compelling narrative.
FILE Ñ The author Annie Ernaux, at home in Cergy Pontoise, France in March 2020. Ernaux, whose intensely personal books have spoken to generations of

On discovering and reading Annie Ernaux

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Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Review: 'Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions,' by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

FICTION: A Nigerian writer spotlights transatlantic immigrant themes in these linked short stories.
Chinelo Okparanta

Review: 'Harry Sylvester Bird,' by Chinelo Okparanta

FICTION: A white American teenager who wishes to identify as a Black African navigates the complexities of his racial identity.
Lawrence Jackson photo by Will Kirk

Review: 'Shelter,' by Lawrence Jackson

NONFICTION: A Johns Hopkins professor explores the distinct trials and triumphs of Black homeownership in Baltimore.
A field of sunflowers near Horishni Plavni, Ukraine, is shown in 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Evgeniy Maloletka

Bookmark: The Kyiv of my youth

A writer who spent summers in Ukraine dreams of bringing her own daughter there after the war.
Author Photo_Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (c) Aiden Harmitt-Williams

Review: 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?' by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

What does it take for one British-Nigerian woman to find a date to her cousin's wedding? A lot, apparently.
50+  essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists

50+ essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists

Page-turners that will make you laugh, cry, reflect and escape when the weather outside is frightening.
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Review: 'Northern Light,' by Kazim Ali

NONFICTION: In search of belonging, a writer probes the past and present among the Pimicikamak in the Canadian North.
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Review: 'How Beautiful We Were,' by Imbolo Mbue

FICTION: Facing devastation a small African village seeks revenge and retribution.