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   This is a re-broadcast of the October 4 2018 edition of "Black Book Talk".   Guests Perry Gardner and Tamyka Miles of Multnomah County Library shared books on their current reading list.  Among the titles discussed were:   Take You Wherever You Go, a Memoir, by Ken... Read more

  An interview with Coco LaBon, author of The Legend of the Chocolate River.    This story recounnts the adventures of Manda, a baby elephant, and his best friend, Mr. Crowley, a wise, old frog, as search for the legendary Chocolate River.  Manda announces that he wants... Read more

  Have a book you can't wait to finish?  An African-American author that you want to introduce to the world?   Or, maybe you're looking for new titles by Black authors?  Something to curl up with during the long winter hours?  Then  "What I'm Reading" is the perfect "Bl... Read more

  Call during this broadcast and contribute to KBOO's Fall Membership Drive.  Give to KBOO and get a copy of Betty Before X...a powerful middle-grade fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Sh... Read more

  The hosts of Black Book Talk welcome author, lawyer and professor Renee Simms to discuss her new book Meet Behind Mars.  Call (503) 231-8187 to join the conversation and talk about what you've been reading this Summer. Renee Simms is a novelist and lawyer interested in... Read more

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the... Read more

Teen author and blogger Jolie Brownell is committed to helping other young girls boost their confidence. Her book Me Too: Just a Collection of Reasons why You are so Freakin'... contains inspiring short stories, quotes and poems covering four topics: Body acceptance, con... Read more

Afro-Japanese  author, William Hayashi has written a sci-fi trilogy called Darkside.  Discovery 1 is the first volume I of the three.  It tells the story of  a community of African American scientists who  beat Neil Amstrong to the moon and are there four decades before ... Read more

Looking for family-friendly programs and some curl-up-and-read ideas?  Then our North Portland Library Ladies -- manager Kirby McCurtis and outreach/programming specialist SyNova Blackwell-- have ideas for you!   From fall programs for all ages to must-read suggestions, ... Read more