Shelf Indulgence - Wake Forest Library

Favorite books shared by members of Shelf Indulgence at the Wake Forest Community Library

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Book cover for "Token Black girl"
Star rating for Token Black girl
Description:
"Token Black Girl unpacks the adverse effects of insidious white supremacy in the media--both unconscious and strategic--to tell a personal story about recovery from damaging concepts of perfection, celebrating identity, and demolishing social conditioning"--Book jacket flap.
Book cover for "The kindest lie"
Star rating for The kindest lie
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
2/1/2023
Description:
Needing to reconnect with the baby she gave up for adoption years earlier, an Ivy League-educated Black engineer uncovers devastating family secrets before her bond with a young white misfit scandalizes her racially torn community.
Book cover for "The personal librarian"
Star rating for The personal librarian
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Notes:
2/1/2023
Description:
"The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books,...