“On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur, aka JoAnne Chesimard, lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local,…
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“This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. The book is set on the island of Leyte in the…
Written in alternating chapters, a mother and daughter describe the accident that nearly killed the daughter and left her paralyzed, and…
“In Palestine’s Children, each story involves a child—a child who is victimized by political events and circumstances, but who nevertheless…
“Why was AIDS allowed to spread unchecked during the early 1980s while our most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat? In this…
“A breakaway bestseller since its first printing, All Souls takes us deep into Michael Patrick MacDonald’s Southie, the proudly insular…
“In Waiting, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author Ha Jin draws on his intimate knowledge of contemporary China to create a novel of…
“‘They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.’ So begins Toni Morrison’s Paradise, which opens with a…
“Elizabeth Martinez’s unique Chicana voice arises from over 30 years of experience in the movements for civil rights, women’s liberation…