My Name was Supposed to be Elizabeth Ann

— Stories from the Roads (Not) Taken

(Second in an occasional series on BOOKS THAT MATTER AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM) So what IS a book that matters? And who gets to choose? When I spoke with my friend Lorita Foster for this series, she confessed to being initially annoyed with my questions. “They’re not fair,” she said, thinking I wanted …

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I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but I do like the idea of resets and fresh starts. In that spirit, I’m trying something a little different this year, sharing not only stories about books that matter to me, but those that matter to my reader friends, an occasional series I’m calling BOOKS THAT MATTER …

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