Book Reviews

Cover to Cover: ‘All the women in my family sing’ (Terri’s Book Review)

Site Editor - March 25, 2018

Who are you? Spoken or unspoken, serious or in jest, you get asked that question all the time. Where are you from? Who are your...

Cover to Cover…‘Black Fortunes’ (Terri's Book Review March 14)

Site Editor - March 19, 2018

A dollar doesn’t buy as much as it used to. Once upon a time, you could get a good steak and a drink for under...

Cover to Cover…‘An American Marriage: A Novel’ (Terri's Book Review Feb. 28)

Site Editor - March 5, 2018

He did it on one knee. One knee, with a nervous grin on his face and a velvet box in his shaking hands, asking you...

Cover to Cover…‘Encyclopedia of Black Comics’ (Terri's Book Review Jan. 3)

Site Editor - January 7, 2018

“Draw, Sheriff.” Oh, how you loved to do that. It started with spider-legged people and crooked houses. As you got better, you replicated and created...

Cover To Cover …‘Who are Venus and Serena Williams’ (Terri's Book Review Sept. 13)

Site Editor - September 15, 2017

“You kids quiet down!” If you’re feeling wild, you’ve no doubt heard that, or PIPE DOWN, or KNOCK IT OFF, or something similar, for sure....

Cover To Cover …‘Truth Doesn’t Have a Side’ (Terri's Book Review Aug. 23)

Site Editor - August 24, 2017

Everyone you meet has an effect on your life. Somehow, in some way, others change you: a stranger’s smile lifts your mood. Kindness makes you...

Cover To Cover …‘There’s a Dragon in My Closet’ (Terri's Book Review August 9)

Site Editor - August 9, 2017

You didn’t do it. Whatever it was, it wasn’t your fault. You didn’t do it—you weren’t even around when it happened. You don’t know who...

Cover To Cover …‘This is How We Do It’ (Terri's Book Review Aug. 2)

Site Editor - August 3, 2017

This morning, you woke up to a big day. Like most days, you’ll eat breakfast and get ready to leave the house. Every hour is...

Cover To Cover …‘Called to Rise’ (Terri's Book Review July 26)

Site Editor - July 27, 2017

Your life is entirely wrapped up in your job. You never aimed for that to happen, but it’s okay: what you do for a living...

Cover To Cover …‘Sin of a Woman’ (Terri's Book Review July 19)

Site Editor - July 21, 2017

Nothing’s set in stone. Few things are. Lucky for you, there’s usually a chance to change your mind or have a do-over. You can often...

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