If you’re of a certain age, you probably have some experience with mixtapes. Mixtapes are great, right?

Ronald Wimberly has gathered and presents quotes from a dozen black luminaries in mutliple fields. He provides illustrations of each person, some background information, and their most memorable quotes.

If you're looking for the definitive Robin Williams bio, look no further.

Right now, in the Pacific Ocean, is a widening gyre of plastic garbage, and among the junk food wrappers are heaps of forsaken toys, broken, exploded by firecrackers, and forgotten by spoiled children across the world. Intrepid explorers through this archaeological landscape will be able to timestamp their findings to the early to mid-1980s when they stumble upon the impressive figure of He-Man.

As a self-proclaimed “foodie,” I love trying new cookbooks and learning from different chefs. I recently discovered local Nashville chef and author Laura Lea Bryant, and her cookbook has quickly become a favorite.

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Alice Dalgliesh's The Thanksgiving Story is an uncomplicated story of food, friendship, and national origins. Teaching the real story of Thanksgiving, or a more accurate one, however, requires that we go further than the traditional lessons of Pilgrims and Indians.

It’s almost fall, which means it’s almost time to curl up with a blanket and hot chocolate and read some classics!  Here are some lesser-known suggestions.

Emily Guendelsberger spent several months working at an Amazon fulfillment center in Kentucky, a Convergys call center in North Carolina, and a McDonald’s in San Francisco.  Her account of this time is an enraging, eye-opening, essential book.

Jebediah Foster used to be a bad man, but then he feel in love with a lovely widow and decided to begin his life anew. He will soon learn that one can't simply forget the past and move on.

Need a few more books to hit your reading goal for this year? Check out some of these awesome graphic novels!