Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

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Upcoming Events

Joshua Coombes — Change Please Coffee (Aurora, CO)

11/7/24, 6:00pm

Join us at Change Please Coffee for an exciting in-person event celebrating the launch of Joshua Coombes’ expanded second edition of his book: Do Something for Nothing. Meet the author, get your copy signed, and enjoy a cozy atmosphere with fellow book lovers. Don’t miss out on this special occasion to connect with like-minded individuals and […]

Chris Fabricant — Cuyahoga County Public Library (North Olmsted, OH)

11/7/24, 7:00pm

Beyond the Book Jacket Author Series featuring Chris Fabricant, author of Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System

Catalog Tag: World War II

The Book of Harlan

By: Bernice L. McFadden

During World War II, two African American musicians are captured by the Nazis in Paris and imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp.

A Mind of Winter

By: Shira Nayman

A literary psychological thriller set in 1951, reminiscent of The Great Gatsby.

The Price of Escape

By: David Unger

Three days in the life of Samuel Berkow, a German Jew escaping Nazi Germany by boat to Guatemala in 1938.