Book Nook: Magnolia Flower

 Magnolia Flower is a tender retelling of folklorist Zora Neale Hurston’s, and is steeped in history, culture, and poetic prose. Born to parents who fled both slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower has a vibrant spirit and desires to connect with others who also long for freedom. She finds this in a man her father disapproves of, and now must go on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with their heart, and how nothing is as powerful as love. 

Ibram X. Kendi is a National Book Award–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. His books include Antiracist Baby; Goodnight Racism; How to Be an Antiracist; and How to Raise an Antiracist. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. In 2020, Time magazine named Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has also been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.