Recommended Reads
Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million by Tanya Smith
It is a true story about an unsuspecting woman who creates an ingeniously clever white-collar scheme that manipulates the Federal banking system out of millions. Smith was born and raised on the Northside of Minneapolis, where her father ran the Capri Theater, famous for launching the career of Prince. She was inspired by her daughter to write her memoir.
Cocoa Inferno: Tempting Lyrics of Blazing Mahogany Ecstasy
by Marc Lacy
This page burner is guaranteed to draw you in as Lacy’s lyrics promise to pleasantly hold your attention hostage as you consume the poetic flow with absolutely no ransom available. And if that’s not enough, there is also a short story surprise.
A Cloud of Women: The Powerful Connection Between Black Women and Women of the Bible by Georgia A. Hill and Diane Proctor Reeder
Connects the lives of biblical women like Eve, Esther, and Mary with the experiences of contemporary and historical Black women, offering empowering insights that inspire leadership and service in today’s world.
Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Moving beyond the familiar, quotable essays, Gumbs describes Lorde’s lesser-known engagement with the natural world, uncovering how her poetry and writings reflect a deep connection with the planet’s ecological and geological dynamics. For Lorde, survival wasn’t just about enduring oppression or illness; it was about embracing the totality of our relationship with a transforming earth.
Kaleidoscope by Brenda L. Thomas
Recently widowed, Sasha Borianni (who we first met in Brenda’s bestselling book Threesome) is now the sole owner of The Lodge at Sugar Hill, the only African American five-star ski resort in Park City, Utah. Trying to navigate through this new chapter of her life, she decides to take a much-needed vacation to Costa Rica, to clear her mind and heart. Only, clues her husband left behind have now emerged, giving Sasha reason to believe he didn’t die of a heart attack after all.
