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  Renee Foster

  

  6 days ago

  These 13 Books Are So Good You Might Never Want To Put Them Down

  BuzzFeed - Elizabeth Cotton

  "I read a chapter before going to bed, and I couldn't fall asleep until I knew what happened next." If, like me, you're always on BookTok, then you're probably drowning in endless recommendations for your next read... I know, I know. I also have that giant pile of "TBR", but there's no harm in window …

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  Renee Foster

  

  5 days ago

  The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023

  lithub.com - Literary Hub

  It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times, but at least the reading was good. Here are the Literary Hub staffers on the best books—both …

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  Renee Foster

  

  The 20 Most Influential Mystery Novels of the Last 10 Years

  bookriot.com - Senjuti Patra

  Crime fiction has always been one of the most popular genres of fiction. The attraction of a book that has you holding your breath as you turn its …

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  Renee Foster

  

  Eight Books That Explain How the World Works

  The Atlantic - By Chelsea Leu

  Technologies such as skyscrapers, airplanes, and sewage systems are fundamental—and confusing. These titles explain how they actually work. Maybe this sounds familiar: You’ve stared idly through an airplane’s window and wondered, How exactly does that jet engine work? Or you’ve tracked a shipment …

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  Renee Foster

  

  7 Books That Tell A Forgotten Black British History

  Refinery29 - Hena Bryan

  The origins of Black British history (the who, what, why, when and where...) remain a constant source of confusion and contention in the UK, with many in disagreement as to how a strategically marginalised group of people came to shape the very essence of British identity. Earlier this year, …

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  Renee Foster

  

  Six Books That Will Scare You—And Make You Think

  The Atlantic - By Hannah Giorgis

  Black writers have long used science fiction, fantasy, and horror to dramatize the terrors of racism or to tell frightening tales. In 1920, W. E. B. Du Bois published Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil, a collection of essays, spirituals, and poems that channel his anger toward what he calls the …