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interiority, the need for instant "payoff" in entertainment, and the shifting of literature over time
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Courtney
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May 2023

Read What Makes You Happy. Or Don't.
On media literacy, thinking critically, and how we can all do a little bit better.
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Courtney
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On the Liminality of Loss
Someday, Maybe is a stirring, meditative debut that examines grief at close range.
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Courtney

April 2023

April in Review
Independent Bookstore Day, fresh book recs, and what I'm looking forward to.
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Courtney

March 2023

Books in Bloom
Regardless of whether the flowers are already blossoming where you are, here's some books to bring you some early spring cheer.
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Courtney
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On Preserving the Black Spirit in Academia
J.K. Chukwu's impressive debut considers the ways in which the so-called Ivory Tower grinds down Black women—and how, if at all, we can fight back.
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Courtney
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February 2023

Books to Brighten Your February
A bit about me, a word on Black books, a few works that have been on my mind this month
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Courtney
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January 2023

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