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Tag: Book Review

“The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates is Magical

Jan 8, 2020

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Lori Tharps

in Black in the World, Get Lit(erary)!

Hello Meltingpot Community, Over the Christmas holidays I had the chance to read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ beautiful debut novel, The Water Dancer, so I wanted to share my review of the book. True confession, the reason I got to read the book is because I bought a copy for my brother as a gift, but took…
Tayari Jones’ “An American Marriage” is Winning

Jun 5, 2019

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Lori Tharps

in Get Lit(erary)!

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Today is a big day for one of my favorite American authors, Tayari Jones. Her book, An American Marriage just won the Women’s Prize for fiction in the UK. The Women’s Prize is the only literary award specifically designated for women in the UK and Tayari Jones beat out a lot of…