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1) For the culture: phenomenal Black women and femmes in food : interviews, inspiration, and recipes
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"Chef and writer Klancy Miller found her own way by trial and error-as a pastry chef, recipe developer, author, and founder of For the Culture magazine-but what if she had known then what she knows now? What if she had known the extraordinary women profiled within these pages-entrepreneurs, chefs, food stylists, mixologists, historians, influencers, hoteliers, and more-and learned from their stories? Like Leah Penniman, a farmer using Afro-Indigenous...
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Shaped around moments of puncture and release, The Rupture Tense registers what leaks across the breached borders between past and future, background and foreground, silence and utterance. In polyphonic and formally restless sequences, Jenny Xie cracks open reverberant, vexed experiences of diasporic homecoming, intergenerational memory, transfer, state-enforced amnesia, public secrecies, and the psychic fallout of the Chinese Cultural Revolution....
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"The Education of Kendrick Perkins is an intimate memoir about race, fatherhood, and basketball, from former NBA player and outspoken cultural critic, Kendrick "Perk" Perkins. At age eighteen, Kendrick Perkins left his grandparents' run-down yellow house in Beaumont, Texas for the last time. Sure, he'd traveled the country for camps and tournaments. He'd banged and bruised with the biggest and most skilled players the amateur basketball world had...
5) Fire study
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Yelena, able to capture and release souls, is awaiting word of her fate from the Council when she learns of a planned uprising against her homeland by a past enemy, and sets out--with hopes of reuniting her beloved--to prove herself and save the land she loves.
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"From one of the most accomplished writers of our time comes another brilliant collection of short fiction. Artful, deft, and inventive, Lydia Davis' newest collection of stories delves into topics ranging from marriage to tiny insects. These stories are a celebration of language and careful observation that once again confirms Davis' sincere love and mastery of the form."--
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In the enchanting streets of New Orleans, Lovely's life takes a haunting turn when she discovers a voodoo curse that threatens to consume her. Determined to break free from its grip, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and resilience, delving into the mystical realm of voodoo and embracing her passion for cosmetics and makeup.
With her best friend, Lauren, by her side and the unwavering support of her loving boyfriend, Jackson, Lovely...
8) Snap.Shot
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Confronting held narratives of black queer life, Snap.Shot strives to answer questions of belonging, identity, and survival. In poems directed by personal narrative, engagement with art, and the erotic, Snap.Shot grounds the reader in a fragmented speaker in order to create a self resilient enough to brave devastation. From sword swallower to bug, mother to dominatrix, these poems shapeshift and ask the reader to trace their own moments of tribulation...
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Is it true that we are food?Who's eating us?Is it us? Is it them? Rumors of Ouroboros is the narratives, stories, and a mix of different poetic forms to express the figurative "eating away" of the Black human experience. It is a treatise of the sad soul, the brave soul, and the creative soul of a people hurting with joy and a lack thereof. Some verses are provocative, while others are whimsical and sexy. Like ouroboros, we are in perpetual,...
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Embark on a journey through the eloquent verses of "The Next Step in Evolution," a poetry collection that delves into the intricacies of love, the profound connection with nature, and the essence of individuality. Caleb "C-Mo" Morris crafts a tapestry of emotions, inviting readers to explore the depths of their own feelings. In "I Don't Have A Name," Morris challenges the labels imposed upon us, advocating for the recognition of individuality. "Confined...
11) Ghetto Poetry
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"GHETTO POETRY" is a captivating collection of verses that transcends boundaries and speaks to the raw emotions of life in the urban landscape. Authored by the talented GRIND MOGUL, this book weaves together vivid imagery, unfiltered experiences, and powerful narratives that delve into the heart of the streets. With a rhythmic flow and a keen understanding of life's struggles and triumphs, "GHETTO POETRY" captures the essence of the human spirit amidst...
12) My Shepherd
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Gage, in his misery, tries to cope with life and family. Ignoring calls from family and friends and is genuinely concerned about his well-being and emotional state, given the tragedy he's had to endure. His sister-in-law, Jane, becomes a warm, comforting woman who tries to help him through this enormous challenge. Jane, being the identical twin of his former wife, Jaden, takes them on a sinful path to lust, hot sex, and infidelity, all while she claims...
13) Poems
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40 rhyming poems about God's love and protection, love in general, lost love, new-found love, children and their world and rights, nature and memories.
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When Darkness Loves is an enchanting collection of dark romantic poetry that explores the captivating intersection of love and darkness. Delving into the depths of human emotions, this evocative anthology unravels hauntingly beautiful verses that celebrate the mysterious allure of love's darker shades. With each poem, readers are transported into a world where passion and pain intertwine, unveiling the raw vulnerability of the heart. From the bewitching...
16) Old Songs
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A collection of old songs. Excerpt: "If I go abroad and late come in, "Sir Knave," saith she, "where have you been?" And do I well or ill, she claps me on the skin."
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This is not an artistic statement; these are not formulaic opinions that I intend to posit and project into the consciousness of others in an attempt to either persuade for or dissuade from; but rather, a crude, poetic rendering of my own psychological, emotional, and spiritual self-image, as is reflected through a personal, existential dilemma, and at once, despair at mere being. I present these long-lamented trifles and blunders of my former life...
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Never in his wildest dreams did he ever think that he would be convicted of the crime that he was accused of being so he knew absolutely nothing about it this wasn't a mistaken identity this was a personal vendetta from a police officer who promised this man that he was going to put his black ass in jail when he was 14 15 16 years old imagine a police officer right past slowing down in the car just to threaten you and then years later he breaks the...
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