Uptown Collective Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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#Repost #deffnotant On July 3, 1992, 23-year-old Jose “Kiko” Garcia was shot and killed by New York City police officer Michael O’Keefe in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. https://t.co/cXKwXaIBQK https://t.co/4u4wXnIx6H

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🚨UC Exclusive: Cover Reveal - Last Call at Coogan’s🚨 The much-anticipated book on the beloved Coogan’s, Last Call at Coogan’s: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar, will be released on June 6, 2023. Pre-order your copy NOW!!! Pre-order: https://t.co/iebqs1FgPt #Coogans https://t.co/C7tJw26BQR

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“I am an invisible man. No I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allen Poe: I am a man of substance, of flesh & bone, fiber & liquids, & I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, simply because people refuse to see me.” Ralph Ellison 📸: @ekwashington https://t.co/ZxUhwAzzjp

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Last year, on this date, September 6, 2021, we lost a real one. Michael K Williams was a one of one. His absence is still felt! ・・・ #Repost @questlove ・・・ The Great Michael K Williams Nov 22nd 1966 - Sept 6th 2021 There Will Never Be Another. https://t.co/QEKFk9WJJu

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UC Love: Harlem Shuffle One of our all-time fave authors, @colsonwhitehead, has a new book out. #HarlemShuffle is a heist novel set in Harlem between 1959 & 1964. So there you have it folks, make your way to @WordUpBooks & get your copy ASAP. https://www.uptowncollective.com/2021/09/22/uc-love-harlem-shuffle/ #HarlemUSA https://t.co/o144zwBuhk

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“I am an invisible man. No I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allen Poe: I am a man of substance, of flesh & bone, fiber & liquids, & I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, simply because people refuse to see me.” Ralph Ellison 📸: @ekwashington https://t.co/ZxUhwAzzjp

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#Repost @WordUpBooks Next week we're hosting the book launch of #MilesMoralesSuspended from bestselling author #jasonreynolds83 with @jennydeluxe ♥️ This is the only event celebrating this book in the northeast!! ⁠ ⁠ 🎟️ TICKETS are linked below!⁠ https://t.co/voOwnw6ZMI https://t.co/OAnkXb7dwU