Black Book Talk

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Every first Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Monthly program featuring interviews and discussions of works by African American authors. Co-hosts Emma Jackson Ford, O B Hill and Patricia Welch review works in all genres by well-known and emerging authors. Occasional call-in shows allow audience members to talk directly to authors and/or share their opinions on works by Black authors.

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Award Season

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  Our guest for Thursday is Kirby McCurtis, administrator for Multnomah County's North Portland Library.  We will discuss book awards like Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Caldecott Awards. Read more

Betty Before X author Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 02/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the sp... Read more

The Akee Tree by Stephen Hanks

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  In this previously aired episode of  Black Book Talk the hosts interview Stephen Hanks, author of The Akee Tree. What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississi... Read more

17-year-old author Jolie Brownell

Airs at: Thu, 12/07/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Teen author and blogger Jolie Brownell is committed to helping other young girls boost their confidence. Her book Me Too: Just a Collection of Reasons why You are so Freakin'... contains inspiring short stories, quotes and poems covering four topics: Body acceptance, confid... Read more

Discovery

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Afro-Japanese  author, William Hayashi has written a sci-fi trilogy called Darkside.  Discovery 1 is the first volume I of the three.  It tells the story of  a community of African American scientists who  beat Neil Amstrong to the moon and are there four decades before bei... Read more

Library Ladies' Fall Reading Suggestions

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Looking for family-friendly programs and some curl-up-and-read ideas?  Then our North Portland Library Ladies -- manager Kirby McCurtis and outreach/programming specialist SyNova Blackwell-- have ideas for you!   From fall programs for all ages to must-read suggestions, the... Read more

Betty Before X

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the feeling that her mother doesn’t want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the sp... Read more

The Power of a Rose: Man-to-Man on Women, Romance and Communication

Airs at: Thu, 08/03/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Rebroadcast of the  April 2017 interview with Portland author Mario DePriest regarding his new book, The Power of a Rose.    Subtitled "Man-to-Man on Women, Romance and Communication," this is a primer for men who want to improve their relationships with the opposite sex.  ... Read more

Black Book Talk on 07/06/17

Airs at: Thu, 07/06/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Robert Greer, cowboy detective writer

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Author Robert Greer returns to " Black Book Talk" to discuss the latest work in his cowboy series set in Colorado.   Astride a Pink Horse,  we must question if the Cold War ended years ago or not.  For Thurmond Giles, a decorated African American Air Force veteran found dea... Read more