Books

April 2023 @RozzieBound Events

Book Ambassador: Kerri Greenidge

Thursday, April 20, 6 – 7:30 PM, Roslindale Branch, 4246 Washington St

Dr. Kerri Greenidge will discuss her new book, The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery In An American Family. She will be in conversation with educator Dr. Kim Parker. Both of Greenidge’s books, The Grimkes and Black Radical, will be available for purchase at the event. Co-sponsored by The Friends of the Roslindale Branch.

Emily Kline & Ellen Braaten

Saturday, April 29, 12-2 PM, The Substation, 4228 Washington St

Join us for an author conversation between Emily Kline, Ph.D., and Ellen Braaten, Ph.D. Kline is the author of The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations With Your (Almost Grown) Kids, and Braaten authored Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less: How to Rekindle Your Child’s Motivation. A Q& A will follow the conversation, and books will be available for purchase at the event.

My Year in Books 2022

The thing about owning your own bookstore is that you don’t really have time to read books!

This is what I did read:

White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa Susan Williams
The Yellow House Sarah Broom
The Light We Carry Michelle Obama
American Midnight Adam Hochschild
Breathe: A Letter To My Sons Imani Perry
Negroland Margo Jefferson
The Sex Lives of African Women
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Yonder Jabari Asim
Overground Railroad Candacy Taylor

 

Here are my nonfiction recommendations from Rozzie Bound