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The Nickel Boys by Colston Whitehead book with red cover
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The Nickel Boys by Colston Whitehead

  • Posted byby Kayleigh
  • April 17, 2025

A devastating read that’s even more terrifying when you realise it’s based on a real Floridian “reform school” – Dozier. What horrors and secrets lie in the archives and burial…

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Modern Baptists by James Wilcox
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Modern Baptists by James Wilcox

  • Posted byby Kayleigh
  • October 9, 2024

This was a bit of a revelation! In the intro they make the point that Wilcox perhaps never attained the same reputation as his contemporaries writing about similar social issues…

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Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers
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Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers

  • Posted byby Kayleigh
  • June 4, 2024

This was a great book that took you on a journey that felt both profound and deeply connected to the ways in which ignorance, racism, and fear permeate small communities….

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