Category: Get Lit(erary)!
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Book Review: The Wedding Gift
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Have you heard the buzz about The Wedding Gift? It’s seriously one of those great stories of an author self-publishing her work, thousands of people reading it and then a major New York City publisher swoops it up and makes the author a star. That’s kind of what happened to Marlen Suyapa…
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My Top-Ten List of Meltingpot-Flavored Fiction for the Summer
Hi Meltingpot Readers, Just because August is barreling down on us like a bat out of hell, doesn’t mean we have to pack up our bathing suits and start back-to-school shopping just yet. I say, summer isn’t over until it says September on the calendar. And for me, one of my favorite summer indulgences is…
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Queen of Sheba and King Solomon:Interracial Romance Goes Biblical
Hi Meltingpot Readers, My mother has a close friend who loves the Lord. A lot. And she wants to ensure that friends and family enjoy a similar kind of love. As such, she worries about me and mine, given that my search for a religion I can call my own has taken me down some…
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Meltingpot Mary and Her Little Lamb
Everybody knows Ms. Meltingpot loves books like a chunky boy loves cake. And of course, I want my kids to share my love for the written word. Babygirl seems to be on the right track, but like all babies in the under two set, reading books and eating books is much the same thing to…
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Archie Goes Black!
Archie Comics played an important role in my childhood. I wasn’t big into comics as a genre, but I read every single Archie comic I could get my hands on. Keeping up with the trials and tribulations of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie, satisfied my pre-adolescent need for romance, drama and adventure. For me,…
