A Man Called White and Exploring America’s Darkest Secret in “White Lies” – Chicago Review of Books

A Man Called White and Exploring America’s Darkest Secret in “White Lies” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] When we speak of the peak years of the Civil Rights Movement, typically we refer to the period beginning with Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56—which thrusted Martin Luther King, Jr. onto the national stage. This canonical era concludes with the passage of the Voting Rights … Read more

See the cover of DARK AND SHALLOW LIES and read an excerpt!

See the cover of DARK AND SHALLOW LIES and read an excerpt!

[ad_1] We are so excited to show you the cover for Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain! A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp like water rot, in this chilling debut supernatural thriller for fans of Natasha Preston, Karen McManus, and Rory … Read more

Love and Lies in “White Ivy”

Love and Lies in “White Ivy”

[ad_1] Susie Yang’s debut White Ivy is focused around issues of identity, belonging, and the inherent anxieties that accompany those who simultaneously seek to conform and hide. Where does an “average and nondescript” Chinese American girl belong in white America? In what form does racial prejudice make itself visible in a fractured modern world? Yang … Read more