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Connection happens when we share and listen to each others stories. Here you'll find bimonthly episodes highlighting experiences with engaging, memorable, favorite, and sometimes painful, lovely books. Lovely Book inspire connection and we want to connect! We want to go beyond the book!Our host, Emmy B uses: Author Interviews, Unique Perspectives, Personal Favorites, and a LOVE for Own Voices Literature, to cover every genre and topic, hoping to create a global community connected through the books we love. Above all, we hope to give you something to think about, something to laugh about, and something lovely to read!
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E:37 Black History Month: 5 Own Voices Books We Highly Recommend!
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EmmyB w/ Tara Bleazard
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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In this episode, Emmy B and Tara Bleazard discuss why these 5 BOOKS w/ African American Authors, have our hearts! Wrapping up Black History Month, here are some great books to diversify your current book list.
"If You Come Softly" by Jaqueline Woodson (Teen Romance)
"Punching The Air" By Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam (Fiction)
"Grown" by Tiffanie D Jackson (Adult Fiction)
"Between The World & Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Memoir)
"Ghost" by Jason Reynolds (Middle Grade)