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The Cancer Journals

The Cancer Journals

Challenging and relatable.

Library, Book Review, Book Group Selection, BookCaren MartineauApril 27, 2023Non Fiction, Memoir, Feminism, Essay, Queer, LGBTQ, Lesbian, Cancer, Medical Memoir, Black Culture, Black Feminism, Women's Health, Breast Cancer

Giovanni's Room

Giovanni's Room

Powerful, consuming love

Book Review, Library, Wisdom, BookCaren MartineauFebruary 23, 2023Fiction, LGBTQ, Classic, Black Culture, Grief

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

A fragile and layered unfolding….

Wisdom, Library, BookCaren MartineauOctober 3, 2022Memoir, Daughter, Death, Pulitzer Prize, Best Seller, NYTimes bestseller, Grief, Black Culture, Murder, Violence, Transformation, Healing