BROWN STORIES

I’m the kind of reader that when I see a particular book being talked about all over the place I become curious and want to find out what all the hype is rea...

Being in summer mode I've been into reading more leisurely type books. For me this typically means suspenseful type of narratives, mysteries, who done its. ...

Reading Michelle Obama's book Becoming, was just what I expected it to be, an immersion into an inspirational life told with beauty and grace. What I did no...

When I first saw the title to Tayari Jones' newest novel I was immediately intrigued by the title. What makes a marriage "American"? How can a marriage hav...

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season filled with new memories. We had a lovely low key holiday with our college age daughter who w...

I'd been hearing a lot of buzz about Tayari Jones' recent novel An American Marriage, and became curious of her earlier works. I found Silver Sparrow at a l...

If you're a fan of the Harry Potter series like I am and are always looking for books that incorporate magical realms, you're going to love Tomi Adeyemi's Ch...

If you're wondering how to talk to your children about immigration in a way that they can understand you need to read to them La Frontera--My Journey With Pa...

The little known history of a Mexican American pioneer woman. To celebrate Latino Heritage Month this year I'll be featuring stories and books by and about L...

Full disclosure on this one. The author of The First Rule of Punk and I attended the same high school and were great friends. And thanks to the miracle of Fa...

I hope you have all been enjoying your summer and are ready as I am to make the seasonal switch to Fall.  It's been pretty quiet around here this summer beca...