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Seven decades ago, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and changed not only the face of professional baseball in America: in ways...
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It’s Grilled Cheese Month. We’re Bookish. So here are books about grilled cheese. You’re welcome.
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Look at that smile filled with charm and smarm. Oh, Ernest. We knew you were trouble when you walked in.
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Frances Benjamin Johnston with group of children looking at her camera between 1890 and 1910.
Happy birthday to Octavia E. Butler! Butler (1947-2006) is one of the best known and most celebrated African American women writers in science fiction, having received Nebula and Hugo awards for her work, and other recognition including a MacArthur Genius Grant. Her writing is valued for its blend of social themes in fantastic settings. Visit her official website at www.octaviabutler.org.
