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Pratt Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Book Cover for: Poems on Various Subjects - Religious and Moral, Phillis Wheatley

Poems on Various Subjects - Religious and Moral

Phillis Wheatley
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The Special Collections Department also houses "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," by Phillis Wheatley, one of the first published African American poets. https://t.co/fqUFZdBWnp

Paperback, 2016

$14.90$7.45 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez

Furia

Yamile Saied Méndez
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Celebrate another successful year of One Book Baltimore! Join us on February 10th for a reception featuring program partners and local Baltimore students inspired by this year's selection, Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez. @BaltCitySchools @TRowePrice https://t.co/MgQF52zkkh https://t.co/JJWdZRWuSc

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir, Kat Chow

Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir

Kat Chow
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Our next author on the Writers Live! stage made @PureWow's August reading list. Don't miss @katchow #atthepratt tomorrow evening to talk about her memoir Seeing Ghosts, and her story emigrating from China and Hong Kong to Cuba and America. Tune in at 7pm. http://ow.ly/ywpP50G3hR3

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, Dan Charnas

Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

Dan Charnas
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Writers LIVE! Dan Charnas, Dilla Time https://t.co/8g1PONJg7C

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century, Youssef Daoudi

Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

Youssef Daoudi
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Writers LIVE! Adrian Matejka with Jason Reynolds, Last On His Feet https://t.co/1tje4D8fBK

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments, D. Watkins

Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments

D. Watkins
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Mark your calendars for the very first CEO Book Club Series event featuring @dwatkinsworld! Join Pratt Library CEO Heidi Daniel as she interviews Watkins about his latest book, Black Boy Smile. https://t.co/FNBBOSu7bC

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Caul Baby, Morgan Jerkins

Caul Baby

Morgan Jerkins
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Following the success of her first two books, @nytimes bestselling author @MorganJerkins returns with her electrifying fiction debut, Caul Baby. Join us tomorrow for Writers Live! with Morgan Jerkins, in partnership with @CityLitProject! Dial in at: https://t.co/JqzuDsM0aC https://t.co/95EiCL7p2S

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral., Wheatley Phillis 1753-1784

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.

Wheatley Phillis 1753-1784
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The Special Collections Department also houses "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," by Phillis Wheatley, one of the first published African American poets. https://t.co/fqUFZdBWnp

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Book Cover for: Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today, Eboni K. Williams

Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today

Eboni K. Williams
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Writers LIVE! Eboni K. Williams, Bet on Black https://t.co/qTm9ejag44

Hardcover, 2023

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Soul of the Butterfly, Scott Carruba

Soul of the Butterfly

Scott Carruba
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Black artist-activists in Baltimore have been making change since the 1960s. Learn more about Chicory, the poetry magazine published by the Pratt Library and Black arts activism in the exhibit Soul of the Butterfly. Opening this Friday, 6/24. https://t.co/Xf092VdaeM https://t.co/pFzi0k2fO6

Paperback, 2019

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book