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            2 articles posted on April 2022

            First-Year Reading: Memoir & Biography
            April 28 2022

            “Genie in a Bottle” by Ian Manuel, author of MY TIME WILL COME

            Ian Manuel, author of My Time Will Come, was sentenced to life without parole at 14 years old. His memoir is a paean to the capacity of the human will to transcend adversity through determination and art—in Manuel’s case, through his dedication to writing poetry. Here is his poem, “Genie in a Bottle”:   I’m

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            “Genie in a Bottle” by Ian Manuel, author of MY TIME WILL COME

            First-Year Reading: Memoir & Biography
            April 28 2022
            First-Year Reading First-Year Reading: Fiction
            April 26 2022

            Dolen Perkins-Valdez on her new novel, Take My Hand

            “I believe that in order to heal, we must remember. Once we remember, we acknowledge. Once we acknowledge, we can take more significant action.”   Watch Dolen Perkins-Valdez discuss her inspiration for writing Take My Hand:   Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African

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            Dolen Perkins-Valdez on her new novel, Take My Hand

            First-Year Reading First-Year Reading: Fiction
            April 26 2022
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