Nyani Nkrumah reckons with tragic history and racial reconciliation in a coming-of-age literary debut
…transform the way Americans see the Civil Rights Movement. By the end, Katherine’s true colors are revealed and it will take every last word of the novel to discern the…
David Madden shines an honest light on his family history
…Dickie, Jerry (the author’s childhood name), and John — but struggles to raise them mostly by herself in the turbulent 1930s and ‘40s. The family is forced to relocate constantly,…
Women reflect on their mountain upbringing
…now. They don’t give them something to keep them busy and interested in. They just turn the children loose and don’t know where they are half the time. And I…
A true story of adventure and inspiration for middle-grade readers
…even imagined wanting. But the moment they asked me, more than anything else in the world, I wanted to go.” Once Arceneaux agrees and the other crew members are selected,…
Drew Gilpin Faust recalls growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s
…they were alike in their originality, strength, and plainspokenness. From the pages of their respective books, they took her, vicariously, out of Virginia. She ventured far from Virginia for real…
