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  • by Jessie Redmon Fauset

    “An important book.” —The New York Times
    Jane Austen meets the Harlem Renaissance in this novel of three young, ambitious Black Americans striving for love and success in the big city.
    Originally published in 1924, There Is Confusion received critical acclaim for its portrayal of middle-class Black America. Author Jessie Redmon Fauset served as literary editor of the NAACP’s official magazine, The Crisis, from 1919 to 1926 and fostered the careers of such Harlem Renaissance authors as Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes.
  • Author: William Maxwell Length: 192 pages
  • Author: William Kent Krueger Length: 464 pages
  • by Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt

    “A miraculous book in praise of women, in praise of both their shortcomings and their strengths” from the internationally bestselling author (l’Express).
    “Schmitt writes movingly about three women, divided by time and distance, whose lives connect when they attempt to break free of expectations imposed by society . . . Schmitt’s three complex stories are beautifully translated and masterfully written.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
  • by Elaine Breslaw

    “A fascinating re-examination of the Salem witchhunts and the woman whose confession initiated them” (Robynne Rogers Healey, University of Alberta).
    A landmark contribution to women’s history and early American history, Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem sheds new light on one of the most painful episodes in American history, through the eyes of its most crucial participan
  • To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Author: Harper Lee Length: 336 pages
  • by Hanya Yanigihara

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the award-winning, best-selling author of the classic A Little Life—a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.
    A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: VOGUE • ESQUIRE • NPR • GOODREADS
  • by Betty Smith

    "A rediscovered treasure." — Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
    From Betty Smith, author of the beloved classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, comes a poignant story of love, marriage, poverty, and hope set in 1920s Brooklyn. Rich with the flavor of its Brooklyn background, and filled with the joys and heartbreak of family life, Tomorrow Will Be Better is told with a simplicity, tenderness, and warmhearted humor that only Betty Smith could write.  
  • Tortilla Flat

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    Author: John Steinbeck Length: 208 pages
  • Author: Solomon Northup Length: 174 pages
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