Slavery, Racist Violence, American Apartheid: The Case for Reparations Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua [from New Politics, vol. 8, no. 3 (new series), whole no. 31, Summer 2001] Beginning in July 2001, SUNDIATA KEITA CHA-JUA will direct the Afro-American Studies and Research Program and teach in the history department at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Cha-Jua has worked in many local and national organizations in the Black Liberation Movement …

This is the 3rd year in a row I m posting info on the historical novels with the greatest reported sales. (See also the figures reported from 2008 and 2007.) The source for all of these is Publishers Weekly s annual Facts and Figures issue, and the corrected version of the article with the 2009 data appeared on April 5th. Earlier this year, PW asked publishers to submit sales figures on titles that sold more than 100, copies during 2009. Only sales …

After reading a post at pjmedia, I was reminded of how much I enjoy historical fiction so I took Paula Bolyard’s recommendations The 5 Best American Historical Fiction Books to Read Aloud to Your Kids and compared them to the Common Core recommended reading list. Surprise, well not really, they were not on the CCSS list. Before getting to the recommendations, why read aloud to your children? Bolyard’s post is spot on: Jim Trelease, author of the The …

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 2:17 pm Historical Fiction Rules the Newbery Maybe it’s because I’ve started serving on the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction committee, but all of the sudden I’ve noticed renewed interest in children’s historical fiction. As a big HF fan, it’s neat to see this uptick reflected in four of the five 2011 Newbery picks. (Interestingly, the fifth title happens to be a poetry picture book, Joyce Sidman’s Dark Emperor and …

“Mister hit Josephine with the palm of his hand across her left cheek and it was then she knew she would run.” It is this sentence that pulled me in and the moment I suspected that what lay ahead in the next 369 unread pages would be nothing short of an adventure. The House Girl is an unforgettable tale that intertwines the story of Josephine Bell,a house slave in antebellum Virginia and Lina Sparrow,a modern day New York City lawyer assigned to find …

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By on February 18, 2013 Without question, my favorite genre of books is historical fiction. Whenever someone posts on Facebook, I need a new book to read. Any recommendations? the books I always recommend are historical fiction. I love learning about different period through well-researched fiction. So, if you are looking for something great to read, might I recommend one of these books? (You can find many of these books in the used section of Amazon …

This annual look at the bestselling historical novels in the U.S. from the past year is online a little late. Publishers Weekly s Facts & Figures issue, which listed the hottest-selling titles from 2012, was published on March 18th. The subtitle of Daisy Maryles compilation for hardcovers is Familiar names dominate, but units continue to erode. In other words, we re seeing many of the same authors on the list, but fewer print editions …

Relive U.S. history through story. These recent books are just a few of the many wonderful novels set in our country’s past. Biographical Fiction Douglass’ Women Jewell Parker Rhodes Frederick Douglass, Anna Douglass, Ottilie Assing Locating additional library materials in the Library Catalog: Not all fiction records in the Library Catalog include subject or setting information, but you can find some additional historical novels with a keyword subject …

Troy The Clan of the Cave Bear Mother Earth, Father Sky Sphinx s Princess Blood Red Horse Anahita s Woven Riddle Zazoo Keeping Corner In the Time of the Butterflies Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti The Kitchen Boy The Book of the Maidservant Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague The Book of the Lion The Midwife s Apprentice Incantation Newes From the Dead Babylonne A Spy in the House The Ruby in the Smoke …