On a Harlem morning in 1958 some of the most famous jazz musicians of the time gathered on the stoop of a brownstone to pose for Art Kane, a photographer on assignment for Esquire magazine. Years later, when author Debbie Taylor'...

  Even as a child, Kathleen D. Lindsey knew she wanted to be a writer. “When I was 4 years old,” says the author, “my Mom would give me old junk mail to keep me quiet, especially in church. I would scribble on every inch ...

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A drought destroys all the crops that Sadie’s father has planted except for the sweet potatoes. Although he is hardworking, Papa worries when a note from the bank arrives threatening to take away the fa...

Tankborn is about best friends Kayla and Mishalla, Genetically Engineered Non-humans on the planet Loka, as they begin to question the strict caste system of their world. In this BookTalk, author Karen Sandler discusses what...