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When shes not watching melodramatic television or reading magical realism, shes reading memoir, watching the great british bake off, or eating her way around new york. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to. Read some of the best fiction and nonfiction by contemporary black authors, including books in every genre from literary fiction to personal memoirs. Clearly, we could all use some generational storytelling about now.
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