Head, Cheryl A.

Summary: "A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist's search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago-inspired by the author's own family history Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife and young daughter....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2023

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Lee, Marie Myung-Ok

Summary: After moving to a new suburb, a Korean American teen must fight to protect herself and her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile community in this tragic story of bigotry and gun violence.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2023

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Tate, ReShonda

Summary: "It was supposed to be the highlight of her career, the pinnacle for which she'd worked all her life. And as Hattie McDaniel took the stage in 1940 to claim an honor that would make her the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award, she tearfully took her place in history. Between personal triumphs and tragedies, heartbreaking losses, and severe setbacks, this historic night of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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McDermid, Val

Summary: "Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novels have captivated readers for over three decades. In her new novel 1979, she returns to the past with the story of an investigative journalist whose work leads her into a world of corruption, terror, and murder. It's only January, and the year has already brought blizzards, strikes, power cuts, and political unrest. But for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2021

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Scottoline, Lisa

Summary: When three men announce that they are suing the Rosato & DiNunzio law firm for reverse sex discrimination - claiming that they were not hired because they were men - Mary DiNunzio and Bennie Rosato are outraged. To make matters worse, their one male employee, John Foxman, intends to resign, claiming that there is some truth to this case. The plaintiffs' lawyer is Nick Machiavelli, who has...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing 2018

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