I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Mary Jane, the title character gets a summer job at a doctor’s home to babysit his daughter. She …
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Book Review | Born a Crime
In Born a Crime, Trevor Noah, comedian and host of The Daily Show, writes stories of his childhood in South Africa. He speaks of his family, friends, early relationships, adolescence, and the tense situation of the country at the time. When he was born, racist laws made it illegal for black people and white people …
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