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And Then Came the Blues: My Story of Survival on Both Sides of the Badge

After being shot ten times by her fiancé and left for dead, Katrina Brownlee miraculously survived and became a decorated NYPD detective, a mentor, and founder of a nonprofit support group for at-risk women.

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The Lost Treasures of R&B: A D Hunter Mystery

D Hunter, bodyguard-turned-PI, is back, investigating a murder that lures him into the heart of rhythm-and-blues history.

Thicker Than Water: New Writing from the Caribbean

The latest release from Caribbean publisher Peekash Press celebrates some of the major new voices in Anglophone Caribbean literature

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6/14/26, 2:00pm

Jesse Malin presents Almost Grown, in conversation with Allan Jones.

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6/16/26, 6:30pm

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