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Pima County Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs

Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

Folks know about Frederick Douglass or TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE, but might not be as familiar with INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL by Harriet Jacobs, which is definitely a necessary read! #AskALibrarian https://t.co/IpfQsurR4y

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Book Cover for: On a Sunbeam, Tillie Walden

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

We read ON A SUNBEAM by Tillie Walden for our #RainbowReads book club last weekend and it was a DELIGHT! Couldn't put it down. #AskALibrarian https://t.co/hpUP97fQgc

Paperback, 2018

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance, Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

Still reading THE 1619 PROJECT because it is LONG and intense, but also just started listening to A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA: NOTES IN PRAISE OF BLACK PERFORMANCE by Hanif Abdurraqib, which is a much more joyful look at Black history in the US. #AskALibrarian https://twitter.com/PrinceWmLibrary/status/1496893762701824004

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Iola Leroy or Shadows Uplifted, E. W. Harper Frances E. W. Harper

Iola Leroy or Shadows Uplifted

E. W. Harper Frances E. W. Harper
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, a long-neglected voice in the Black canon. And we got a LOT of her work, including IOLA LEROY, OR SHADOWS UPLIFTED, considered one of the earliest influences for Black romance, when we added hoopla to our resources! Hooray! #AskALibrarian https://t.co/5GXDDHJV10

Paperback, 2007

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: African-American Six Book Treasury - The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,: Incidents in the Life of, W. E. B. Du Bois

African-American Six Book Treasury - The Souls of Black Folk, Up From Slavery, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,: Incidents in the Life of

W. E. B. Du Bois
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

Folks know about Frederick Douglass or TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE, but might not be as familiar with INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL by Harriet Jacobs, which is definitely a necessary read! #AskALibrarian https://t.co/IpfQsurR4y

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Book Cover for: Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor, Genelle Guzman-McMillan

Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor

Genelle Guzman-McMillan
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

@alexaplaybts1 Hi! Sorry this got lost in our notifications but we have some great recommendations. Angel in the Rubble by Genelle Guzman-McMillan tells the story of the last survivor pulled from the 9/11 Ground Zero debris.

Paperback, 2014

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

We agree, THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS is great! We also recommend THE SOULMATE EQUATION by Christina Lauren, THE FASTEST WAY TO FALL by Denise Williams, and RAMON AND JULIETA by Alana Quintana Albertson, which just came out! #AskALibrarian https://twitter.com/opl_bpo/status/1489293475963154439

Paperback, 2021

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Yesterday Is History, Kosoko Jackson

Yesterday Is History

Kosoko Jackson
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

Kosoko Jackson's YESTERDAY IS HISTORY and Tiffany Reisz's THE NIGHT MARK are two favorites in this office (JP) #AskALibrarian https://t.co/H8R3dIauWu

Paperback, 2022

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Music Is History, Questlove

Music Is History

Questlove
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

On our website: Drum Roll, Please: Join Big Library Read & Enjoy Questlove’s “Music Is History” https://t.co/S95NBGOibi

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11, Joseph Pfeifer

Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11

Joseph Pfeifer
Pima County Public LibraryPima County Public Library

@alexaplaybts1 Ordinary Heroes by Joseph Pfeifer is a memoir from former assistant chief of the New York City Fire Department who was working that day.

Hardcover, 2021

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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