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Welcome to the end of October! Finish up those scary reads, because reading them in November just doesn’t feel the SAME, y’know? We’ve got some excellent new releases this week for all your fact-loving needs:
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon
Rock and roll! What a genre. And this new release is here to walk you through African American women’s contributions to the genre from the 1950s all the way through the 1980s. Big Mama Thornton, Tina Turner, the Shirelles, they are all here and their “powerful sonic legacy” is laid out.
Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni
Know the 1970s hit “Come and Get Your Love”? That’s the work of Redbone, a Mexican-American/Native American rock band of the ’60s and ’70s (it’s still an active band though!). This chronicles their rise to fame, and how “as the American Indian Movement gained momentum the band took a stand, choosing pride in their ancestry over continued commercial reward.”
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate
The memoir of a “guarded, over-achieving, self-lacerating young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to get psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers.” Basically, if you want to read a memoir about group therapy and how it can helpful, here it is! tw: self-harm and eating disorders
Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts by Amy Bruni
This is pushing the “host of Kindred Spirits” thing, but I’m more impressed by Bruni’s past on GHOST HUNTERS. Here she tells stories about her ghostly experiences and “thirteen truths that guide her approach to the supernatural.” If you’re into real life (?) ghost stories and the people who investigate them, here’s a read for you.
You can find me on social media @itsalicetime and co-hosting the nonfiction For Real podcast with Kim here at Book Riot. Until next time, enjoy those facts, fellow nerds.