Nonfiction
Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families by Judith Ann Giesberg | The post-Civil War state of America and the Reconstruction movement led to the rise of many formerly enslaved people desperate to find loved ones. After being separated during slavery — bought, sold, and resold — many African Americans were left to their own devices, resorting to ads in newspapers calling out to family members with any details they were still clinging onto of their memories. For readers interested in U.S. history and genealogical studies.
Fiction
The Dissenters by Yusuf Rakha | After the death of his mother, Nour finds that she was not the woman he thought he knew. Desperate for answers, he reaches out to his sister, who has been estranged from both their family and their country. Deemed as “hallucinatory, erotic, and stylish,” this novel is for readers who like a story centered around a strong female character.
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Mystery Monday Book Club | April 21 at 11 a.m.
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Spanish 103 | May 6 at 5 p.m.
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