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Rereading Rembrandt: how the slave trade helped establish the golden age of Dutch painting

Detail from Rembrandt van Rijn’s painting Two African Men. Sailko/The Mauritshuis/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY by Caroline Fowler, Williams College The so-called golden age of Dutch painting...

BookTrib Launches LIT PICKS Holiday 2024: First chapters from the hottest books

(NewsUSA) - Here’s a chance for readers to get a sneak peek into some of the hottest books and new voices being talked about...

BookTrib’s Bites: Curl up with these four fantastic reads

(NewsUSA) - Covet the Chaos by Caleb Shawn Sully Based on a true story. Emerging from his service in Iraq, a soldier seeks redemption and...

Marcus Garvey-inspired graphic novel ‘My Name Is Marcus’ provides important history lesson

Atlanta Daily World In a bold move to ignite young minds, Blue Banyan Books unveils “My Name Is Marcus” by award-winning author Geoffrey Philp. This...

Fear, queer love and self-loathing: James Baldwin’s mid-century masterpiece, Giovanni’s Room

American Writer James Baldwin in Paris. Photo by Sophie Bassouls Sygma via Getty Images by Dan Dixon, University of Sydney Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential...

‘The Great Black Hope’: New book unpacks legacy of Black NFL quarterbacks

Grand Valley State University professor Louis Moore’s (left) new book, “The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback” explores...

New novel explores the life of Effa Manley, the first female Negro Leagues team owner

Credit: Book art from X by Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Effa Manley (1897-1981) was the first female Negro Leagues team owner, the only woman inducted into the Baseball...

His crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?

Prior to 1998, Harold of ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ was depicted as racially ambiguous. Harper & Brothers, 1955 by Philip Nel, Kansas State University Is...

Debut author delivers terror and tension in innovative medical thriller

(NewsUSA) - “I don’t know which is worse: disease of the human body or disease of humanity.”  That’s the provocative question raised by the protagonist,...

Summer reading: 4 books on well-being that you can rely on

Not all self-help books are supported by research, and sifting through so many books can be challenging. (Shutterstock) by Joanna Pozzulo, Carleton University In a survey...
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