A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The New York Drama Critics’ Circle named it the best play of 1959. I read this powerful work for the Classics Book a Month challenge. It’s the story of the Younger family, an African-American family living in…
This is a beautifully written book. Woodson is known for writing award-winning children’s books; this is her first adult novel in twenty years and was a finalist for the National Book Award. In it she tells the story of August, who returns to Brooklyn for her father’s funeral and runs into an old friend. This…
There are books that stay with you, and this is one of them. I always hear raves about Octavia Butler, yet her books aren’t exactly mainstream titles. I knew I wanted to read something by her, but wasn’t sure where to start (thanks to favorite blogger Alley for her review). Kindred has a deceptively simple…
The Book Stop 