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I’m not one of those people that makes a big deal out of my birthday. Because of that, I generally don’t disclose when it is or rather that it’s coming up. Those that happen to know when it is and choose to recognize me on the date in question are more than welcome to celebrate, honor, and acknowledge me but I by no means invite them to. The reason being in part is that it falls during the celebration of Black History in February. I don’t consider myself to anyone of importan

Igloo Books specializes in creating great quality adult and children’s book. Their books are published in 36 languages and sold in 58 countries. Igloo Books employs a team of over 140 passionate, talented, driven, and inspiring authors, illustrators, editors, etc. One of their books is entitled, My Dad is Fantastic. In this book, Little Puppy and his Dad make a complete mess at breakfast. They also went on an adventure to find buried treasure. I laughed and smiled all the way

Winsome Bingham is a master cook and a US Army war and disabled veteran. She is an educator by trade having received both her Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees in Education. Winsome also received her Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. She can typically be found on her deck writing about real life experiences in fictional settings. With that being the case, Soul Food Sunday is her magnanimous entrance into the literary world as

Angela Joy is a woman of many hats. You see she’s an author, educator, vocalist, Girl Scout Cookie Manager, wife, and mother. Angela has also worked in the television and movie industries. Her debut children’s book, Black is a Rainbow Color is her magnum opus in that it’s a celebration of black pride. Black is a Rainbow Color is stunningly illustrated by 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner, Euka Holmes. It captures the essence of the Civil Rights movement, the struggle for equality

Tradesha Woodard was born and raised in Memphis, TN. She discovered that she loved to read, write, use her imagination and tell stories as an adolescent. In time, Tradesha realized the power behind stories as she transitioned into womanhood. What I mean in that sense is that they she realized that stories could be used to uplift the society. She resultantly decided to pursue academic studies at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she earned a Bachelor's degree in M

ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴛʜᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄʜᴇʟᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ꜱᴄᴏᴜᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ, ɢɪʀʟꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴏʀʏ. ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜰᴜɴ ᴡᴀʏ. ʜᴇʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴄʏ

Michelle Knight was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Michelle, a retired veteran, wife of a retired veteran, and a proud mother of three, one of whom serves in the U.S. Army, seeks to uplift, and support others through sound, inspirational advice, and wise words of encouragement. With her wealth of life experiences and a strong interest in inspiration-based hobbies, she aims to be a source of motivation for children as well as young adults. You can read more abo

Kate Lynn Winters was born and raised in New York. She is the youngest of three siblings in a very close-knit Catholic family. She relocated to Virginia to give her children a better life. Sadly that’s where her troubles began. Those troubles led her on a journey towards writing her first book, The Chipped Cup. It was published through Covenant Books on July 5, 2022. I purchased a copy of it after meeting Kate at a book signing event at Two Scoops, Rock Hill for Markeeter Kno

I Fit In Just Right is Sherricka Carpenter Stanley’s debut book. She’s is no stranger in this literary space as I previously highlighted her in a review of her second book, Through Our Eyes on March 19, 2022. At any rate, I Fit In Just Right took me as a reader on a journey of how what I presume to be a 8 year old boy fit into his family circle. This is accomplished by highlighting members of his family on both the maternal and paternal side and his relationships with each. M

I’ve long resisted the urge to add professional book review services to my and my daughters portfolio of services. The reason being is that I struggle with imposter syndrome as I’ve shared before. But not only that I don’t like being held accountable for some things given that I have a full plate as it is. Notwithstanding some friends of mine shared with me that I’m definitely good enough. As a matter of fact one specifically said, “Dedrick this is a great service. I’ve check

Virtuous Cornwall is an alumni of Rutgers University. She’s a military wife, mother, and the CEO/Founder of VNC Books. Writing is her passion and she gears it towards children and families. Her latest book, This is our History takes children on a journey to Africa, Elkins Castle, and so much more. While the book primarily targets people of African diaspora, it actually features characters of all ethnicities. It doesn’t paint one or the other in a bad light because it’s beyond

Sherricka Carpenter-Stanley is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T SU) where she graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics Education. She is a native of Durham, NC who happens to reside in Greensboro, NC. Sherricka is a wife, mother, friend, publisher, author, and bookstore owner. In other words, she wears several hats but more on that later. Her publishing company, Wabash To Worthing Publishing, LLC, pays homage to

Dia Mixon is a Spanish teacher, children’s book author, and mother of 1. She is passionate about helping children develop intercultural competence and global awareness. Dia achieved those very edicts through the publication of her delightful book, One Whole Me. This story is told through the eyes of a 7 or 8 year old orator. He shares within that his parents are from two different countries/representative cultures. While that’s the case, his parents didn’t forget their roots.

Randolph County Public Library is headquartered in Asheboro, NC. Whether you’re a business owner, visitor or resident, Asheboro Is exactly where you want to be. It is home to rich economic, natural and cultural resources (E.g. Asheboro Zoo). Asheboro's come as you are attitude invites you to jump in and become a part of the community whether you're a permanent resident or a weekend visitor. Asheboro Public Library offers a full range of free services to the public to include

It was an absolute pleasure working with Dr. Hugues F Batsielilit again in publishing his third book, COVID-19 AFRICA, HAITI, AND THE U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. We submitted it for Literary Review with Literary Titan and received 5 ⭐️’s In doing so. They provided, “The one thing you will note about this book is the detail with which this book is written. The author is direct and provides all the information to his readers. He makes sure that readers have the full story and the dat

While I’m a native North Carolinian, I have yet to visit every city and town within the state. To be specific, I had only been to Liberty one time in the entirety of my life prior to yesterday. I’m somewhat upset about that because I didn’t know what I was missing with particular regard towards Liberty Public Library. My daughter and I received an invite from Brenda Hornsby-Heindl, Branch Manager to attend their Christmas Party. Their invite included us participating as vendo