Aja Naomi King
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English
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When five hyper-successful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder. Brett's the fan favorite. Tattooed and only twenty-seven, the meteoric success of her spin studio--and her recent engagement to her girlfriend--has made her the object of jealousy and vitriol from her cast mates. Kelly, Brett's older sister and business partner, is the most recent...
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Series
Good Morning America Book Club volume 2021
Language
English
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Black History Month 2023 Adults
Black Voices | Adults PEQ
MCL - Barnes & Noble Book Club
MCL - Good Morning America Book Club
Black Voices | Adults PEQ
MCL - Barnes & Noble Book Club
MCL - Good Morning America Book Club
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"Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she's thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They've only...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Black History Month 2023 Adults
Black Voices | Adults PEQ
JEF - Black Voices for Black History (Adult)
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Black Voices | Adults PEQ
JEF - Black Voices for Black History (Adult)
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Description
"A young woman descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings driven from her neighborhood by a white militia. A university professor studying racism by conducting a secret social experiment on his own son. A single mother desperate to buy her first home even as the world hurtles toward catastrophe. Each fighting to survive in America. Tough-minded, vulnerable, and brave, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's precisely imagined debut explores burdened inheritances...
4) The upside
Language
English
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
5) The rewrite
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
[English version].
Language
English
Description
Screenwriter Keith Michaels was once on top of the world. Now he's divorced, broke, approaching fifty, and hasn't written a hit film in years. So when a university in the quiet town of Binghamton asks him to teach a course in screenwriting, Keith can't say no. His attitude slowly begins to change once he gets to know his students, including Holly, a single mom looking to start a new chapter in life.
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English
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"A young woman descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings driven from her neighborhood by a white militia. A university professor studying racism by conducting a secret social experiment on his own son. A single mother desperate to buy her first home even as the world hurtles toward catastrophe. Each fighting to survive in America. Tough-minded, vulnerable, and brave, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's precisely imagined debut explores burdened inheritances...
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Language
English
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Description
"The night before his assassination, King retires to room 306 in the now famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people."--Book cover.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As the body count rises, Frank, Bonnie and the Keating Five dive into a docket of daunting new cases. Meanwhile, the shocking discovery of who killed Rebecca leads into the mystery of who shot Annalise. Instead of answers, this stunning development will set the stage for a series of shicking secrets, bitter betrayals and gasp-worthy revelations that will prove beyond all reasonable doubt, that under the right circumstances, anyone can be a killer....
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities." --
10) 36 Saints
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Language
English
Description
Bodies are piling up and Manhattan police detectives Joseph and Michael are confronted with a series of ritualistic murders. As evidence mounts and more body bags are gathered, the detectives uncover the serial killer's sinister motive – that with the murder of 36 righteous individuals, the world will descend into eternal darkness.
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