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When you're ready : a love story

Rosser, Kareem, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

927.96353 ROS

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SD_ILS:798213

Jelly Roll blues : censored songs & hidden histories

Wald, Elijah, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

782.421643 WAL

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SD_ILS:722483

Hello, friends! : stories of dating, destiny, & day jobs

Sloan, Dulcé, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

792.76028 SLO

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SD_ILS:704611

Magically Black and other essays

Walker, Jerald, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

305.896073 WAL

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SD_ILS:725717

Sing your name out loud : 15 rules for living your dream

Derulo, Jason, 1989- author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Book

Call Number

650.1 DER

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SD_ILS:681233

My people : five decades of writing about Black lives

Hunter-Gault, Charlayne, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Book

Call Number

305.896073 HUN

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SD_ILS:662646

Excuse me while I disappear : tales of midlife mayhem

Notaro, Laurie, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Book

Call Number

814.6 NOT

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SD_ILS:664964

Ali's well that ends well : tales of desperation and a little inspiration

Wentworth, Alexandra, author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Book

Call Number

927.927028 WEN

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SD_ILS:647648

Spilt milk : memoirs

Zoffness, Courtney, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Book

Call Number

813 ZOF

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SD_ILS:607332

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I'd like to play alone, please : essays

Segura, Tom, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Book

Call Number

792.7028 SEG

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SD_ILS:647715

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Bad fat Black girl : notes from a trap feminist

Bowen, Sesali, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Book

Call Number

305.42 BOW

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SD_ILS:621289

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The sunset route : freight trains, forgiveness, and freedom on the rails in the American West

Quinn, Carrot, author.

Publication Date

2021

Format:

Book

Call Number

305.48442 QUI

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Quinn, Carrot.

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