Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and The Battle for the United Mine Workers of America by Mark A. Bradley is a non-fiction account of the 1969 murder of Mine union leader in running Jock Yablonski and his family in Clarksville, PA. Bradley's account of the inner political machinations of the Miner Unions in coal… Continue reading Review: Blood Runs Coal by Mark A. Bradley
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The Siege by Helen Dunmore follows a young woman, Anna, who is thrust into the primary caretaker role for her family during the deadly 1941 Siege of Leningrad. With a [unemployed] writer father and a infant brother, and her mother having passed at her brother's birth, Anna is the de facto leader of her family.… Continue reading Review: The Siege by Helen Dunmore
Chanticleer Book Reviews has shortlisted Raven Rock for their 2023 Goethe Historical Fiction Award. I am honored to be chosen as one of forty authors selected for the short list! Raven Rock will now advance to the semi-finals! Read more about it here!
Queen Hereafter by Isabelle Schuler reimagines Lady MacBeth pre Macbeth. An heir to the crown of Alba with Pict heritage, young Gruoch lives her life according to a prophecy made by her Druid grandmother that she will inherit the crown and be remembered for ages to come. Gruoch is often blinded by this prophecy, even… Continue reading Review: Queen Hereafter by Isabelle Schuler
Benjamin Franklin's Bastard by Sally Cabot begins in 1730s Philadelphia with Deborah Read meeting Benjamin Franklin. Their brief courtship is cut short when Franklin journeys to London for a time. When he returns, he meets a tavern serving girl named Anne. While Deborah and Benjamin are obviously historical figures, Anne is not. Rather, she is… Continue reading Review: Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard by Sally Cabot
Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies is a collection of essays co-edited by Colin Kaepernick and published through his press. This collection was very much compiled in response to the recent push back against CRT courses, as well as the atrocious state of education in Florida where Governor DeSantis and… Continue reading Review: Our History Has Always Been Contraband: In Defense of Black Studies
The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois and The First World War by Chad L. Williams is a tome of invaluable knowledge concerning America's race relations before, during, and after WWI. Williams' book focuses on the saga of Du Bois' life work in creating The Black Man and the Wounded Wolrd, an account of the experiences… Continue reading Review: The Wounded world – W.E.B Du Bois & The First World War by Chad L. Williams
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