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Book Spotlight: Hands Up by Stephen Clark
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Book Spotlight: Hands Up by Stephen Clark

Man of la BookSeptember 17, 2019

Officer Ryan Quinn, a rookie raised in a family of cops, is on the fast track to detective until he shoots an unarmed black male. Now, with his career, reputation and freedom on the line, he embarks on a quest for redemption […]

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Fun Facts Friday: Alain Locke
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Fun Facts Friday: Alain Locke

Man of la BookSeptember 13, 2019

Alain Locke (13 September, 1885 – 9 June, 1954) was a writer, educator, philosopher and a a leading African-American intellectual hailing from Philadelphia, PA.

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Book Review: The Agitator by Peter Duffy
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Book Review: The Agitator by Peter Duffy

Man of la BookApril 15, 2019

A short biography of William Bailey, an American who stood his ground against Hitler’s Germany, in New York harbor, at a time when the US was solidly neutral.

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Fun Facts Friday: James Russell Lowell
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Fun Facts Friday: James Russell Lowell

Man of la BookFebruary 22, 2019

James Russell Lowell (22 February, 1819 – 12 August, 1891) was an American editor, critic, poet, lawyer, and diplomat, born in Cambridge MA

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Fun Facts Friday: Langston Hughes
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Fun Facts Friday: Langston Hughes

Man of la BookFebruary 1, 2019

Langston Hughes (1 February, 1902 – 22 May, 1967) was a poet, novelist, playwright & translator born in Missouri, and a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance

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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram
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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram

Man of la BookNovember 19, 2018

A historical fiction book taking place in 1793, following the life of Hercules, a slave in Mt. Vernon, as well as President George Washington’s chef.

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Fun Facts Friday: George S. Kaufman
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Fun Facts Friday: George S. Kaufman

Man of la BookNovember 16, 2018

George S. Kaufman (16 November, 1889 – 2 June, 1961) was a was a professional journalist writing humor columns, playwright, humorist and critic

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Fun Facts Friday: Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Fun Facts Friday: Kate Douglas Wiggin

Man of la BookSeptember 28, 2018

Kate Douglas Wiggin (28 September, 1856 – 24 August, 1923) was an American author and educator, mostly known for her classic novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

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Book Review: Born Speaking Lies by Rob Lenihan

Man of la BookMarch 6, 2017

The story itself is very violent, sometimes brutal and mostly all the way through. The characters are well written, from the mob boss who is trying to keep his small fiefdom together, to the young guys with no parental guidance in sight trying to make a name for themselves, to the protagonist Bill the Kid, trying to find some peace in his crazy world.

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Book Review: Native Believer by Ali Eteraz

Man of la BookApril 20, 2016

M tries to find out what it means to a Muslim, devout or secular, in America

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