Don't You Fall Now is a hauntingly beautiful family memoir that tells the story of how the author's eighteen-year-old son, Kamau Burney, survived a jump from a six story parking structure near the campus of the University of Kentucky. Kamau landed face first, shattering all the bones in his face, along with breaking his hip, clavicle, and neck. His survival was a miracle. Mair's story is a lyrical exploration of what it means for a mentally ill mother to care for a mentally ill and brain injured son. Told in sparse prose, the chapters are intentionally short, meditative, and intense. The result is a riveting story that is raw, real, and ultimately hopeful.

Don't You Fall Now

Biographies & Memoirs

Mair, Claudia Love

Memoirs

NewSeason Books

When Dr. Francine Carty imagined becoming a tenured professor at one of Philadelphia's most revered institutions of higher learning, she never considered just how winding the road to fulfilling her dream would be. The financial and psychological hardships she encounters as an adjunct professor seem to diminish her dreams into fantasies. Complicating matters is her intermittent relationship with a handsome but annoying colleague. Taking advantage of a moment of clarity, Francine lands the opportunity of lifetime—a research fellowship to Ghana sponsored by a secret global network of highly successful women. But calamity awaits as Francine learns just how low she can fall when an unfortunate decision goes viral on social media and devastates her reputation at home and abroad. Humbly, Francine faces her truth and does the work to overcome the pain of shame and rejection with the help of an incredibly intriguing stranger. Despite a second chance, Francine is unsure if she can climb out of the muck of her own making when she returns stateside to face expectant family, friends and colleagues. Will she have to give up the life she envisioned? Which of her relationships will survive the fall out?

The Search for Susu (A Scandal in Academe)

Giggetts, T.M.

McCoy-Deh, Marcella

Literature & Fiction

When Philly-born playboy, Jason White, discovers a devastating family secret about the identity of his biological father, he launches an angry quest to find and confront the man. A lengthy investigation into his father, a prominent pastor of a large church in North Carolina, spurs a quick, covert, out-of-town visit to the pastor s church on Easter Sunday. Will Jason follow through on his desire to destroy the man he believes left him alone and in poverty?In Raleigh, North Carolina, the greedy and lecherous Bishop Quincy Stewart's less than discreet history of deceit and all around messiness is threatened with exposure when he loses control over his manufactured persona. A chance encounter and life-changing lunch unlocks the chains holding Stewart s wife, Lucy, hostage and sets the stage for a much needed shift in her life. In a desperate act to break his wife s spirit and force her into compliance, Bishop Stewart does the unthinkable. Will he go down for his horrific actions? Will Lucy ever be set free from the pain he has caused her?The Camelot-like existence of popular and honorable Bishop James Collins becomes shrouded in an indefinable dark cloud when his wife, Victoria, invites an unstable element into their lives. Will Bishop Collins overcome being blindsided by the ugly truths he s forced to face or will his life and ministry be forever changed?

Hidden in Plain Sight (Under the Shadow of the Almighty)

Moore, Sharon D

United States

Set in Chicago, "The Gospel According to Sasha Renee" is the first of four "gospels" chronicling three generations of women in an African American family and reveals the compelling story of a young woman wrestling with her views of herself, love, and spirituality. The feisty and stubborn Sasha Billingsly overcomes seemingly insurmountable circumstances with the help of her soul-mate, Langston Germaine, and the unseen forces of the spirit realm. While many Christian fiction offerings focus on characters that are already Christians, Lewis takes the reader on SashaÂ’s amazing journey to salvation and beyond. "I want to challenge the often peripheral and passive roles in which Christian writers are branded within the African American and arts community at-large. It's time for a revolutionary approach to the message."-Tracey Michae'l Lewis

The Gospel According to Sasha Renee

Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts

Religion & Spirituality

Interruption: The Gospel According to Crystal Justine  by Tracey Michael Lewis is the long awaited sequel to 2004 s The Gospel According to Sasha Renee. It is the second book in the Gospel trilogy. Each book examines the deeply rooted issues that have plagued three generations of women in one family.  The story is a fascinating journey through the life of Crystal Justine (CJ), a young woman who has, for most of her life, been compared to her mother, Sasha Renee, in both the best and the worst ways. Even as she struggles to escape the image and legacy of this enigma of a woman, she finds herself unconsciously acting out her mother's (and grandmother's) past mistakes. Her relationships with men, although few and far between, has been tainted by the thing she cannot say; and her faith has been weakened by the emotional and spiritual blows her life has taken. This dynamic story of deliverance keeps readers, page by page, on the edge of their proverbial seats, wondering if CJ will simply succumb to the darkness that has chased her soul for as long as she could remember or if she will be the one to finally put an end to the generational curse that has tried to consume her family. Will she find true love, joy, and peace for the first time?

Interruption: The Gospel According to Crystal Justine

Tracey Michae'l Lewis

The Unlikely Remnant is a dynamic story about four very different people all alleged Christians who find themselves locked inside a North Philadelphia church AFTER the Rapture. FAYE sits on the mother board of a prominent AME church. She has spent 40 years of her life working for the Lord. CHAD is a super-conservative radio talk show host and political pundit. He enjoys riling up the masses about issues related to race, gender, and class. JEREMIAH is a popular televangelist. The charismatic pastor of a popular mega-church, he is celebrated for his knowledge of scripture. ROSA is a single mom. An English teacher in the Catholic school she grew up in, she is a survivor of domestic abuse. More than left behind, the characters in The Unlikely Remnant are left to deal with the personal truths and tragic secrets that led to them literally missing God all while wrestling with the prejudices that inevitably surface in their relationships with each other. The book posits the impossible question of Are you really ready? in a way that is both thought-provoking and powerful. Believers and unbelievers alike will find themselves enthralled by the characters and their quest for understanding and restoration in the midst of great turmoil.

The Unlikely Remnant

Lewis, Tracey Michae'l

Love, Loss, Loyalty...and Murder?!Is it possible to forgive the ones who have hurt you deeply?Certain that she doesn’t want to live a life that lacks significance, Vivian Grace sets about working to empower the people in her community. She believes she’s found her true calling working as a member of the Black Panther Party in Chicago. What Vivian doesn’t count on finding is love. But Vivian’s love affair with the charismatic Black Panther Party leader, Reggie, takes a turn for the worse when his abusive side surfaces. To protect herself and her unborn child, Vivian has to commit a cardinal sin in order to escape the relationship with her life. She finds refuge in the most unlikely place and begins her long journey toward healing. If Vivian can receive God’s forgiveness and extend the same to those who have hurt her, waiting for her is a love she never imagined before. This dynamic story shows how the struggle to choose courage over fear and forgiveness over bitterness is a real but necessary fight—but one we don’t fight alone.

The Next Thing is Joy: The Gospel According to Vivian Grace (The "Gospel of Grace Women" Series)

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