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The Savion Sequence

by Connie Bradley

The Savion Sequence Connie Bradley Book Review This review is of the 2011 version of The Savion Sequence My interest was recently piqued by a trailer which appeared on the AALBC.com discussion b...

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The Savion Sequence

by D. Amari Jackson

The Savion Sequence D. Amari Jackson 9780979637469 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Join Our Book Discussion on Zoom ● October 25, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT Also Available in ...

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The Savion Sequence

by D. Amari Jackson

The Savion Sequence D. Amari Jackson Excerpt PROLOGUE “How could this be?” marveled the wide-eyed Nubian, removing the protective mask covering his nose and mouth so his partner could ...

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The Savion Sequence

by D. Amari Jackson

The Savion Sequence D. Amari Jackson Excerpt PROLOGUE “How could this be?” marveled the wide-eyed Nubian, removing the protective mask covering his nose and mouth so his partner could ...

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The Savion Sequence A Masterful Blend of Mystery and Metaphysics,

Category: Author Interviews

The Savion Sequence A Masterful Blend of Mystery and Metaphysics, Author Interviews Learn more at: https://thesavionsequence.com Beneath the endless sands of the Sahara lies a secret, one of epic pro...

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The Savion Sequence (paperback)

by D. Amari Jackson

The Savion Sequence (paperback) D. Amari Jackson 9780979637452 Fiction AALBC Aspire African American Literature Book Club Join Our Book Discussion on Zoom ● October 25, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT Also A...

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New Book: THE SAVION SEQUENCE “A Masterful Blend of Mystery and Metaphysics”

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New Book: THE SAVION SEQUENCE “A Masterful Blend of Mystery and Metaphysics” Book Spotlights “Beyond Dan Brown… goes where Brown can’t go.” —Charisse Carney-Nunes, Author, Attorney & Educator Learn ...

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Deep Dive into The Savion Sequence by D. Amari Jackson

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Deep Dive into The Savion Sequence by D. Amari Jackson Author Interviews Learn more and buy the book at: https://aalbc.com/books/9780979637452

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This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk

by Selene Castrovilla

This Is Tap: Savion Glover Finds His Funk Selene Castrovilla 9780823438631 Nonfiction Holiday House Holiday House A bouncing picture book biography of the tap dancer behind the Happy Feet penguin, ill...

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Lazarus

by Rashid Darden

Lazarus Rashid Darden 9780976598602 Fiction Old Gold Soul Old Gold Soul ADRIAN is handsome, brilliant, and devoted to serving others. Under the cool exterior, however, he is tormented and unfulfilled....

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D. Amari Jackson

D. Amari Jackson 0000000530897506 D. Amari Jackson is an accomplished creator, award-winning journalist, and author known for his middle grade novel, Jelani's Key. His portfolio includes TV/web/film ...

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The Life And Death Of Savion Cortez

by Rashid Darden

The Life And Death Of Savion Cortez Rashid Darden 9780976598619 Poetry Old Gold Soul Old Gold Soul THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SAVION CORTEZ is the debut volume of poetry presented by Rashid Darden on the t...

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Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown

Ruby M. Gourdine and Annie W. Brown MULTIPLE Ruby Gourdine, a professor and former social worker of the year, has extensive experience in various social work fields and chairs the Direct Practice seq...

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Night Watch: Poems

by Kevin Young

Night Watch: Poems Kevin Young 9780593319628 Poetry Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House From award-winning poet Kevin Young comes When I Fly Away, a profound collection of poems chronicling th...

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Book Of Hours: Poems

by Kevin Young

Book Of Hours: Poems Kevin Young 9780307272249 Poetry Knopf Penguin Random House A decade after the sudden and tragic loss of his father, we witness the unfolding of grief. “In the night I brush / my ...

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Mercy (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

Mercy (American Poets Continuum) Lucille Clifton 9781929918553 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Lucille Clifton’s poetry carries her deep concerns for the world’s children, the stratification of Ameri...

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On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems

by Rita Dove

On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems Rita Dove 9780393320268 Poetry W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A dazzling new collection by the former Poet Laureate of the United States. In thes...

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Requiem

by Kwame Dawes

Requiem Kwame Dawes 9781900715072 Poetry Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press In these ’shrines of remembrance’ for the millions of the victims of transatlantic slavery, Kwame Dawes constructs a sequen...

Film Review

Bamboozled

by Michael Dequina

Bamboozled Michael Dequina images/bamboozled.jpg Film Review Bamboozled Release Date: October 6th, 2000 (LA/NY); October 20th, 2000 (wide/moderate) MPAA Rating: R (for strong la...

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The Boley Rodeo: Poems, 2008-2026

by Marilyn Nelson

The Boley Rodeo: Poems, 2008-2026 Marilyn Nelson 9780807187265 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press Powerful, beautiful, and often deceptively simple, the poetry of Marilyn Nelson takes a...

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Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy

by Robin Coste Lewis

Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy Robin Coste Lewis 9781524732608 Poetry Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House The National Book Award, PEN/Voelcker Award, and NAACP Image...

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Death Does Not End at the Sea

by Gbenga Adesina

Death Does Not End at the Sea Gbenga Adesina 9781496244772 Poetry University of Nebraska Press University of Nebraska Press Winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry In Gbeng...

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I’m Highly Percent Sure

by Caroline A. Wanga

I’m Highly Percent Sure Caroline A. Wanga 9780063360389 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this rich, intelligent, and witty memoir, the President and CEO of Essence Ventures—a woman with a defiant i...

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Bluff: Poems

by Danez Smith

Bluff: Poems Danez Smith 9781644452981 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Written after two years of artistic silence, during which the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Minneapo...

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Archangels of Funk

by Andrea Hairston

Archangels of Funk Andrea Hairston 9781250807281 Fiction Tordotcom Macmillan Publishers “Archangels of Funk is a tour de force of Afrofunkilicious Black Girl Magic. Like all great speculative fiction,...

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Hungry Ghosts

by Kevin Jared Hosein

Hungry Ghosts Kevin Jared Hosein 9780063213418 Fiction Ecco Press HarperCollins Hungry Ghosts Longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Hist...

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ReQuiem: Poetic Canticles Producing Personal Revivals

by Marc Lacy

ReQuiem: Poetic Canticles Producing Personal Revivals Marc Lacy 9780990795360 Poetry AVO Publishing AVO Publishing, LLC ReQuiem: Poetic Canticles Producing Personal Revivals offers a creative hardlin...

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International Family Poetry Anthology: Uplifting Humanity With Inspirational Verses!

by Joseph S. Spence

International Family Poetry Anthology: Uplifting Humanity With Inspirational Verses! Joseph S. Spence B09TSWDXDC Poetry Clever Fox Publishing Clever Fox Publishing This elegant poetry book is very ins...

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No Ruined Stone

by Shara McCallum

No Ruined Stone Shara McCallum 9781948579193 Poetry Alice James Books Alice James Books No Ruined Stone is a verse sequence rooted in the life of 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns. In 1786, Burn...

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While Justice Sleeps

by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

While Justice Sleeps Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery 9780385546577 Fiction Doubleday Books Penguin Random House From celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams, While Justice ...

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[Elegies]

by Roberto Carlos Garcia

[Elegies] Roberto Carlos Garcia 9781953447920 Poetry FlowerSong Press FlowerSong Press Poetry. African & African American Studies. Latinx Studies. Garcia’s third poetry collection, [ELEGIES], centers ...

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A Portable Paradise

by Roger Robinson

A Portable Paradise Roger Robinson 9781845234331 Poetry Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press Roger Robinson’s range is wide: the joys and pains of family life; the ubiquitous presence of racism; observ...

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Pale Colors in a Tall Field: Poems

by Carl Phillips

Pale Colors in a Tall Field: Poems Carl Phillips 9780374229054 Poetry Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers A powerful, inventive collection from one of America’s most critically acclaimed po...

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The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom

by Toni Morrison

The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom Toni Morrison 9780525659297 Nonfiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House At once the ideal introduction to Toni Morrison and a lovely and movi...

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The Prime Anniversary

by Jay Wright

The Prime Anniversary Jay Wright 9780998169583 Poetry Flood Editions Flood Editions Poetry. Drama. African & African American Studies. THE PRIME ANNIVERSARY is comprised of a sequence of poems and a o...

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Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply

by Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply Dawoud Bey 9781477317198 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press Winner, Lucie Photo Book Prize / Photography Book of the Year, 2019 Recipient of a ...

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Wade in the Water: Poems

by Tracy K. Smith

Wade in the Water: Poems Tracy K. Smith 9781555978136 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The extraordinary new poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith, the Poet Laureate of the United StatesEven the men...

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Albert Murray: Collected Novels & Poems: Train Whistle Guitar / The Spyglass Tree / The Seven League Boots / The Magic Keys/ Poems (The Library of America)

by Albert Murray

Albert Murray: Collected Novels & Poems: Train Whistle Guitar / The Spyglass Tree / The Seven League Boots / The Magic Keys/ Poems (The Library of America) Albert Murray 9781598535617 Fiction Library ...

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The Magic Lamp: Dreams of Our Age

by Ben Okri

The Magic Lamp: Dreams of Our Age Ben Okri 9781786694508 Fiction Head of Zeus Head of Zeus A lamp found in the attic of a London house inspires a sequence of images and writings. Meditations or storie...

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Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems

by Danez Smith

Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems Danez Smith 9781555977856 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith―“Hallelujah is an understatement” (Patricia Smith)Award...

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War Angel Trilogy (Collector’s Edition)

by Keith Kareem Williams

War Angel Trilogy (Collector’s Edition) Keith Kareem Williams 9781545555620 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Compiled here for the first time are all three volumes of Keith Kareem Williams...

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Sex Degrees of Separation

by Mahogany Star

Sex Degrees of Separation Mahogany Star 9781542445610 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Unorthodox indulgences. The Sweetest Taboo. The theory is that everyone is just six introductions ...

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Bestiary: Poems

by Donika Kelly

Bestiary: Poems Donika Kelly 9781555977580 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Donika Kelly’s bold debut collection, longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award and winner of the 2015 Cave Canem Poet...

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S.T.U.F.F. Happens!!!: Situations That Unleash our Focus & Faith!

by R. Sporty King

S.T.U.F.F. Happens!!!: Situations That Unleash our Focus & Faith! R. Sporty King 9781532895753 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Life doesn’t happen in order, but celebration doesn’t nee...

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Handbook For An Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata And My Crazy Mother, And Still Came Out Smiling (With Great Hair)

by Rosie Perez

Handbook For An Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata And My Crazy Mother, And Still Came Out Smiling (With Great Hair) Rosie Perez 9780307952394 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Oscar...

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You’ve Got It Bad: Dr. Feelgood Sequel

by Marissa Monteilh

You’ve Got It Bad: Dr. Feelgood Sequel Marissa Monteilh 9780970414199 Nonfiction 4D Publishing 4D Publishing The good doctor, Dr. Makkai Worthy, returns as Dr. Feelgood in the steamy sequel of a hands...

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The Cineaste: Poems

by A. Van Jordan

The Cineaste: Poems A. Van Jordan 9780393239157 Poetry W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A remarkable montage of poems that explore film, poetry, and the elusiveness of reverie. A. V...

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Faster Than Light: New And Selected Poems, 1996-2011

by Marilyn Nelson

Faster Than Light: New And Selected Poems, 1996-2011 Marilyn Nelson 9780807147344 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press Conjuring numerous voices and characters across oceans and centuries...

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Ardency: A Chronicle Of The Amistad Rebels

by Kevin Young

Ardency: A Chronicle Of The Amistad Rebels Kevin Young 9780375711619 Poetry Knopf Penguin Random House Now in paperback, a haunting chorus of voices that tells the story of the captivity, education, l...

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Skin, Inc.: Identity Repair Poems

by Thomas Sayers Ellis

Skin, Inc.: Identity Repair Poems Thomas Sayers Ellis 9781555975678 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press The ambitious, combative, and spot-on new poetry book by Thomas Sayers Ellis, author of the awa...

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Back Of Mount Peace

by Kwame Dawes

Back Of Mount Peace Kwame Dawes 9781845231248 Poetry Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press Characterized by a beautifully realized reciprocity between outer landscape and the characters’ inner worlds, t...

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Feed Me the Sun: Collected Long Poems

by Chris Abani

Feed Me the Sun: Collected Long Poems Chris Abani 9781845231569 Poetry Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press A collection of imaginative and witty poems, this work displays astonishing energy; beauty of...

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My Father’s Kites

by Allison Joseph

My Father’s Kites Allison Joseph 9780982416921 Poetry Steel Toe Books Steel Toe Books The centerpiece of Allison Joseph’s sixth full-length poetry collection is a sequence of thirty-four sonnets about...

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Reading Harry Potter Again: New Critical Essays

by Giselle Liza Anatol

Reading Harry Potter Again: New Critical Essays Giselle Liza Anatol 9780313361975 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group Reading Harry Potter Again: New Critical Essays extends the d...

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Ship Shape

by Dorothea Smartt

Ship Shape Dorothea Smartt 9781845230586 Poetry Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press Focusing on a sense of dutyto record family history, to envision wholeness out of fragments, and to dissolve the di...

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Becoming Billie Holiday

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Becoming Billie Holiday Carole Boston Weatherford 9781590785072 Nonfiction Wordsong Boyds Mills Press Before the legend of Billie Holiday, there was a girl named Eleanora. In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave bi...

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The Fifth Figure

by Jean “Binta” Breeze

The Fifth Figure Jean “Binta” Breeze 9781852247324 Poetry Bloodaxe Books Bloodaxe Books Jean “Binta” Breeze is a popular Jamaican Dub poet and storyteller whose performances are so powerful she has be...

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Social Studies Curriculum and Methods for the Caribbean

by Anthony D. Griffith and James L. Barth

Social Studies Curriculum and Methods for the Caribbean Anthony D. Griffith and James L. Barth 9789766401252 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Press Developm...

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American Sublime: Poems

by Elizabeth Alexander

American Sublime: Poems Elizabeth Alexander 9781555974329 Poetry Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A brilliant new collection by Elizabeth Alexander, whose "poems bristle with the irresistible quality of ...

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Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric

by Claudia Rankine

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric Claudia Rankine 9781555974077 Nonfiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press In this powerful sequence of TV images and essay, Claudia Rankine explores the personal...

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The Splendid Drunken Twenties: Selections from the Daybooks, 1922-1930

by Carl Van Vechten

The Splendid Drunken Twenties: Selections from the Daybooks, 1922-1930 Carl Van Vechten 9780252028489 Fiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press This generous, representative sa...

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Songs of Silence

by Curdella Forbes

Songs of Silence Curdella Forbes 9780435989576 Fiction Heinemann Educational Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A sequence of beautifully crafted tales, Songs of Silence is a colourful patchwork of obser...

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Amistad: A Novel Based on the Screenplay

by Alexs D. Pate

Amistad: A Novel Based on the Screenplay Alexs D. Pate 9780451195166 Fiction Signet Penguin Random House Based on the true story of the 1839 mutiny on board the Spanish slave ship, Amistad, here is th...

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The Great Migration: An American Story

by Jacob Lawrence

The Great Migration: An American Story Jacob Lawrence 9780780753488 Nonfiction Perfection Learning Perfection Learning Around the time of WWI, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their ho...

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The Great Migration: An American Story

by Jacob Lawrence

The Great Migration: An American Story Jacob Lawrence 9780064434287 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Around the time of WWI, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their homes in the r...

Film Review

Flight

by Kam Williams

Flight Kam Williams flight-moive-poster.jpg Film Review Hero Pilot Participates in Cover-Up in Special F/X-Driven Legal Thriller Flight (2012) In Theaters: Nov 2, 2012 Wide Drama Directed By: Robert...

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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

by Kam Williams

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Kam Williams startrek-2013-blueray.jpg Film Review Read the comments now. Read our review after you see the film (there some spoilers). Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Co...

Book Review

Alternate Sources

by Eryka Parker

Alternate Sources Eryka Parker Book Review When picking up a prescription, you probably haven’t given much thought to how many hands the contents passed through before reaching the bottle. You may tr...

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