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Homewood books about Thomas Jefferson – groups on goodreads.com
An invitation to explore books and social media pages about a remarkable figure of the early US…
Bossypants Book Club (May 2019 Selection): Becoming by Michelle Obama
Book Overview An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African-American to serve in…
Books to TV: His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials at a Glance Author Philip Pullman’s trilogy, Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, has been given a two season order from the BBC, with HBO picking up the worldwide rights. to release in 2019. Pullman was born in Norwich in 1946, and educated in England, Zimbabwe, and Australia Secondary education at the Ysgol…
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National Poetry Month Author Spotlight: Rachel Wiley
Author At A Glance: Rachel Wiley Rachel Wiley is a poet, performer and body positive activist from Columbus, Ohio. Rachel has competed in multiple National Poetry Slam Competitions and was a finalist twice in 2011. She has toured nationally performing at Slam Venues, Colleges and Festivals Her work has been featured by the Huffington Post ,Everyday Feminism ,Frigg…
Books to TV: The Alienist by Caleb Carr
The Alienist at a Glance The Alienist was first published in 1994 Spent six months on the New York Times bestseller list The novel was inspired by his relationship with his natural father Lucien Carr. The novel became a 10-part TV series and began on January 22, 2018 on TNT The TV series was nominated…
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National Poetry Month Author Spotlight: Rupi Kaur
Author At A Glance: Rupi Kaur Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. She started drawing at the age of five Her primary genre is poetry She released her first book of prose and poems in November 2014 – it has since been translated into over thirty languages She engages with themes…