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@CSWILLs @jduffyrice Second this! Also All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr. Luminous epic of a child’s survival in WW II Germany. And Cutting For Stone, by Abraham Verghese. Wonderful contemporary epic.

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Bookvent, Day 3: By Her Own Design, by ⁦@piperhuguley⁩. Wonderful historical fiction based on the life of Ann Lowe, a brilliant Black designer who became much in demand by East Coast socialites, including Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, in the 1950s. https://t.co/79VumS4bGC

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@RSGAT @jduffyrice Second that. Also Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient.

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Bookvent, Day 2: Stories From the Tenants Downstairs, by Sidik Fofana. Interconnected short stories about the residents of a Harlem tenament. The characters are “keeping their heads above water/making a way when they can” despite the cards stacked against them. #bookvent https://t.co/xEmJA31UT3

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@_megconley @alissamarie @KosherSoul The Taste of Country Cooking, by the great Edna Lewis—mostly memoir with a great recipes scattered throughout. My Life In France, by Julia Child recounts her introduction to the delight of eating well.

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Still processing the loss of Hilary Mantel. Her Wolf Hall trilogy is one of the best things I’ve ever read. So sad.

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@_megconley @alissamarie @KosherSoul The Taste of Country Cooking, by the great Edna Lewis—mostly memoir with a great recipes scattered throughout. My Life In France, by Julia Child recounts her introduction to the delight of eating well.

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Bookvent, Day 4: Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson. Haunting tale of Afro-Anglo family angst, misunderstandings through three generations on two continents. Good example of how we only THINK we know our parents. Sometimes the big reveal comes after they’re gone. #Bookvent https://t.co/fB7cluZIjl

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@itsJhyphenM I think the heroine of When No One Is Watching, by Alyssa Cole, might fill that bill.

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Bookvent, Day 4: Aphrochic: Crlebrating the Legend of the Black Family Home, by Bryan Mason and Jeanine Hays. A beautiful coffee table book that showcases all kinds of Black homes, from palatial to cozy. Inspiration aplenty! #Bookvent 2022. https://t.co/gcsPbO9bao