#Denene Millner

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Tous les fragments de son être – sa capacité à aimer, à être amour, à être aimée - étaient déconnectés depuis si longtemps qu’elle avait presque oublié ce que cela faisait d’être à la fois humaine et lumière.

Denene Millner, Du même sang

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You So Black by Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D., illustrated by London Lad

You So Black by Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D., illustrated by London Lad

You So Black by Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D., illustrated by London Lad. Denene Milner, Simon & Schuster, 2023. 9781665900348 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Picture Book What did you like about the book? This bold, bright, and powerful picture book pulls the sting out of the historically derogatory phrase “You so black?!” and turns it into a brilliant…

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Historical Fiction Recommendations

Spanning from 18th century North America to 20th century Asia, check out these historical fiction recommendations!

Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

In 1969 Vietnam, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become “bar girls” in Sài Gòn, drinking, flirting (and more) with American GIs in return for money. As the war moves closer to the city, the once-innocent Trang gets swept up in an irresistible romance with a young and charming American helicopter pilot, Dan. Decades later, Dan returns to Việt Nam with his wife, Linda, hoping to find a way to heal from his PTSD and, unbeknownst to her, reckon with secrets from his past. 

One Blood by Denene Millner

Raised by her beloved grandmother in tension-filled, post-segregation Virginia, Grace is barely a teenager when she loses her Maw Maw. Shellshocked, she is shipped up North to live with her formidably ambitious Aunt Hattie - a woman who firmly left behind her “undesirable” Southern roots in pursuit of upward mobility. Feeling like a fish out of water, Grace’s only place of sweet comfort is with the smart, handsome son of one of the society’s grand dames. However, when he gets caught up in a racial police killing and Grace ends up pregnant, she is quickly hidden away and deceived by Hattie in an ultimate act of betrayal.

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When “Willie” Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert's, arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald, the pair threatens a rift that could alter more lives than one. Additionally, in desperate need of a subject for his next book, Maugham soon finds a story worthy of fiction when coming to learn more about Lesley's past. 

The Woman with the Cure by Lynn Cullen

In 1940s and ’50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one’s life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Some of the world’s best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. The man who succeeds will be a god. But Dorothy Horstmann is not focused on beating her colleagues to the vaccine. She just wants the world to have a cure. Applying the same determination that lifted her from a humble background to becoming a doctor, she hunts down the monster where it lurks: in the blood.

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Denene Millner (October 21, 1968). She grew up in Bay Shore, New York, raised by her adoptive parents, James and Bettye Millner. She earned a BA in Communications from Hofstra University.

She was a journalist for Parenting magazine and has contributed articles to other magazines including Essence, Ebony, Redbook, and Family Circle. She has authored over 25 books and has co-authored Straight Talk, and Act Like a Lady, both of which became #1 New York Times best sellers. Her achievements earned her TV and radio appearances on the Today Show, The Meredith Vieira Show, National News Network, and National Public Radio.

Her book-writing career began with her bestselling advice book, The Sistahs’ Rules. Her other books include I Am Charlie Wilson, The Angry Black Woman’s Guide to Life, No Chaser, and Think Like a Man. She wrote the novelization of the screenplay for Dreamgirls and Sparkle. The Vow became a movie renamed With This Ring.

She wrote Miss You, Mina, which was written for Scholastic. She co-authored a teen book series, Hotlanta, and three children’s books, including My Brother Charlie. Miss You, Mina was the first in the popular Scholastic Candy Apple book series for tweens to feature an African American lead character.

She has written three novels and three books of non-fiction with her husband Nick Chiles, including Love Don’t Live Here Anymore, What Brothers Think What Sisters Know About Sex, and What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know.

She was chosen by Black Voices website as one of the 40 Influential Female Writers. She became an editor at Bolden Books.

She launched Denene Millner Books. She will lead the acquisitions for her imprint, Bolden Books, focusing on fiction and nonfiction for young readers. The first work, Early Sunday Morning, was offered in February of 2017.

She authored My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children. She founded a blog to support race and parenting: mybrownbaby.com.

She lives with her husband and their two daughters. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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[Rezension] Das Morpheus-Gen – Tibor Rode

Klappentext: Für den New Yorker Anwalt David Berger gerät die Welt aus den Fugen: Seit Nächten kann er nicht schlafen, sondern bleibt rund um die Uhr wach. Kurz darauf werden seine Freundin und sein bester Freund ermordet, und für die Polizei steht fest, dass er der Täter ist. Unterstützung auf der Flucht erhält David von der Archäologin Nina, die aus unbekannten Gründen seine Nähe sucht. David wird bald klar: Das, was ihm bislang den Schlaf geraubt hat, kann ihn das Leben kosten. Er ahnt nicht, dass sich hinter seiner plötzlichen Schlaflosigkeit eines der am besten gehüteten Geheimnisse der Menschheit verbirgt ... Rezension: Hinten auf dem Buchdeckel steht: Wenn du schläfst bist du tot. Dies hat mich dann doch sehr angezogen. Es klang spannungsversprechend. Angefangen hat das ganze in New York mit dem Auszug der Freundin von David und ein paar Tabletten, die ihn wachgehalten haben, während der Nächte in der Anwaltskanzlei, als er seinem Chef helfen sollte. Die Tage, in denen er wach bleibt, werden aber auch immer mehr. Als er auch letztlich verdächtigt wird, seinen besten Freund und seine Ex-Freundin ermordet zu haben, geht er in ein Schlaflabor. Im Schlaflabor lernt er Nina kennen, die dann seine dauernde Begleiterin wird. Millner, ein Kommissar aus New York, der früher beim FBI gearbeitet hat, beteiligt sich auch an der Jagd und stellt relativ schnell die richtigen Fragen. Als dann das Militär und eine geheime Bruderschaft, die einen stark an Vampire erinnern, sich immer mehr in den Fall einmischen und immer öfter die Rede vom Sandmann ist, wird es immer verworrener, aber auch spannender. Wobei mir relativ schnell klar wurde, wer der Sandmann ist. Aber es ist trotzdem total faszinierend, wie sich die Geschichte weiterentwickelt und ab der Hälfte des Buches wird es stetig spannender und man selbst wird immer atemloser - und schlafloser. Man versteht diesen Spruch „Wenn du schläfst, bist du tot.“, der auf dem Cover steht, immer besser. Ich denke es ist ein Buch, für Menschen, die gerne mal etwas über Vampire lesen, wobei dadurch, dass die Personen, die in diesem Buch Vampire sein könnten auch… ach ne, das lest lieber selbst. Richtig Fahrt nimmt das Buch spätestens dann auf, als man von New York nach Berlin reist und kulturell wird es auch - in Prag und der Stadt Krumau die auch UNESCO Weltkulturerbe ist. Also dieses Buch hat doch wieder ziemlich viel zu bieten. Es ist spannend, auch wenn der Thrill zumindest am Anfang etwas kurz kommt, aber der Aufbau ist spannend, klar strukturiert mit verschiedenen Handlungssträngen, die dann am Ende richtig gut aufgelöst werden. Man bekommt ein wenig Kultur durch Prag und Krumau, aber man wird vor allem richtig gut unterhalten. Und zwar so gut, dass man vollkommen entnervt ist, wenn mal wieder das Telefon klingelt oder der Nachbar an der Tür steht. Man braucht ein paar Minuten, um wieder in die Realität zurück zu kommen. Die Frage ist dann einfach, was will man mehr von einem Buch? Wenn ein Buch einen gut fesselt und unterhält, ist dies doch die halbe Miete und es ist eine interessante Herangehensweise an den Vampirkult. Ohne Pflöcke und ohne Knoblauch, wobei so kleine Andeutungen immer wieder in dem Buch verstreut sind, so wie auch Bram Stocker ein paar Mal erwähnt wird. Den Schlaf hat mir das Buch nicht geraubt, aber es hat mich verdammt gut unterhalten und es tut gut, dass das Vampir-Genre nicht komplett vergessen wird, zumal es in letzter Zeit nicht ganz so oft bedient wurde, aber vielleicht sind sie ja noch immer unter uns und steuern uns, wer weiß das schon? Titel: Das Morpheus-GenAutorin: Rode, TiborISBN: 978-3-7325-5593-2Verlag: Bastei VerlagPreis: 9,99 € - EbookErscheinungsdatum: 27. Juli 2018 Bei unseren Partnern bestellen: Bei Yourbook.shop bestellen. Bei Genialokal.de bestellen. Bei Hugendubel.de bestellen. Bei Thalia.de bestellen. Die Buchhandlung Freiheitsplatz.de unterstützen! Die Büchergilde FFM unterstützen! Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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One Blood: #bookreview

One Blood Synopsis: “My blood flows back to my enslaved ancestors. My blood flows through everything, everyone.” Potent, poetic, powerful, told with deep love, and spanning from the Great Migration to the civil unrest of the 1960s to the quest for women’s equality in early 2000s, Denene Millner’s beautifully wrought novel explores three women’s intimate struggle with generational trauma and…

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Crown Holders Interview with Denene Millner - ONE BLOOD

Crown Holders Interview with Denene Millner – ONE BLOODListen to the entire BAN Radio Show interview with Ella D. Curry: http://tobtr.com/12281569 ONE BLOOD. THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN, LEGACY, AND SURVIVAL. Denene Millner is a six-time New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award–nominated TV show host and award-winning journalist who has written thirty-one books, among them Act Like a Lady,…

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ART 2 of The NeNe Leakes x Carlos King EXCLUSIVE Interview

Before Leakes met the producers of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, she had appeared on TV shows like The Parkers thanks to meeting casting director Robi Reed-Humes. In 2003, she landed a minor role as a stripper in the film The Fighting Temptations, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé. However, none of her scenes are present in the final edit of the movie.

In 2008, Leakes made her first appearance on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as an original cast member. After the first season, she co-wrote the book Never Make The Same Mistake Twice with Denene Millner. Leakes was a main cast member for the first seven seasons. In June 2015, Leakes announced that she would not be returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its eighth season. However, Leakes was featured in season 8 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta in a supporting role, reportedly earning her full salary from the previous seven seasons. Leakes later returned to the show as a full-time housewife for the tenth through twelfth seasons (2017-20).

In 2020, Leakes announced that she would not return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its thirteenth season.

Leakes has also transitioned into scripted television, playing the secretary Rocky Roades in the NBC comedy The New Normal. Ryan Murphy cast Leakes on his series Glee in the third season in a recurring role as synchronized swim coach and Olympic bronze-medalist Coach Roz Washington. In 2011, Leakes was a contestant on the eleventh installment of Donald Trump's NBC series Celebrity Apprentice. During the tenth episode of Celebrity Apprentice, after arguments with fellow cast member Star Jones, Leakes walked off the show.

Leakes has guest-hosted Anderson Live, The Talk, appeared in Betty White's Off Their Rockers and The Price Is Right. On March 4, 2014, she was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete in the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with professional dancer, Tony Dovolani. Leakes and Dovolani were eliminated in Week 7 of competition (Latin Night) on April 28, 2014, finishing in 7th place.

Leakes played the Mistress of Sensuality in Las Vegas for resident show Cirque du Soleil: Zumanity. She made her Broadway debut on November 25, 2014, as Madame in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. She played the role until the production closed on January 3, 2015. In November 2015, she was cast as playing Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago on Broadway for four weeks.

Leakes released a song, entitled "Come and Get This Hunni" in April 2020.

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Denene Millner's New Novel is a Beautiful Love Letter to Black Women

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ARC Book Review: One Blood by Denene Millner

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Book Length: 425 pages

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🤩 Many thanks to Forge Books, NetGalley, and Denene Millner for this advanced copy of the book!

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My Review: The significance of blood related to procreation and family ties was not lost on me as the reader of such a poignant story chronicling the journey of 3 black women in different time periods and walks of life. I loved the detailed writing of each woman’s struggles and triumphs. It wasn’t a doom and gloom book. It showed that Black women could endure challenges and rejoice in their triumphs. I did get a bit thrown around with some of the intrinsic timeline switches. For example, people’s ages switch on me before I can blink, so it’s imperative to keep up. There were a few times I had to go back and re-read to ensure I was following. I also read some time period related forms of communication, which I thought made sense for that particular time frame. Still, I saw some others that I had to determine if it was an old saying that made its way to the current day or if current day sayings were being misused. For example, the saying “square up” related to starting a fight threw me off cause I hear it so often in the present day but had to Google if this was a term used decades ago, too. All three women spotlighted in this book made me feel proud to be a black woman, and it also made me weep for the things that we did not only endure as black people but as women. Women take so much, and this book highlights those challenges, but again, I’m grateful for the balance with their strong and resilient sides. I appreciated the authentic storylines. I was very much invested in these ladies’ lives, from cover to cover. I recommend this book.

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💵📖 Preorder now! It was released on September 5, 2023, today.

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Que savait-elle de l’amour – cet instinct qui ordonne au coeur, parfois contre le battement même de la logique, de jouer avec le feu ?

Denene Millner, Du même sang

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29. Buch 2023: Denene Millner: "Die Farbe meines Blutes

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ARC Review: More Kids' Nonfiction Books Read in January 2023: Rebel Girls

*Summaries, Ratings, and Reviews for both books below the cut.

Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code by Corinne Purtill

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Publication Date: January 17, 2023

Synopsis:

From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a story based on the exciting adventures of Ada Lovelace: one of the world’s first computer programmers. Growing up in nineteenth century London, England, Ada is curious about absolutely everything. She is obsessed with machines and with creatures that fly. She even designs her own flying laboratory! According to her mother, Ada is a bit too wild, so she encourages Ada to study math. At first Ada thinks: Bleh! Who can get excited about a subject without pictures? But she soon falls in love with it. One day she encounters a mysterious machine, and from that moment forward Ada imagines a future full of possibility—one that will eventually inspire the digital age nearly two hundred years later. Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code is the story of a pioneer in the computer sciences, and a testament to women’s invaluable contributions to STEM throughout history. Includes additional text on Ada Lovelace’s lasting legacy, as well as educational activities designed to teach simple coding and mathematical concepts.

My Rating: ★★★★★

My Review:

This was brilliant! I have always loved reading about Ada Lovelace and her friend Charles Babbage and their work, and even though this is written for early chapter readers, it's up there with some of my favorite stories about them.

The writing is SO good. It's easy to read and understand, and my third grader would have no trouble with it. At the same time, it tells Ada's story in a really powerful way that sucks you in and has you instantly empathizing with her as she struggles with her loneliness and her mother's strict rules and frequent changes of governess.

When she is struck with a new idea, you can really feel her excitement and eagerness and brilliance. For most of the book it felt like being dragged breathlessly along behind as she charged ahead with new ideas.

The author chooses to end the story with her feeling sharp pains but imagining what the future of computers will look like. Then in a note at the end, it says she died very shortly thereafter. I like this choice because sensitive kids can read it and not be too upset by it (in my experience, kids don't particularly like reading the notes at the end). And even if they do read it, it is related in a very dry factual way that is less impactful than ending the story (which is quite emotional) with it.

Even so I found myself tearing up a little at the end -- and when was the last time that happened with an early chapter book? Not for a Very long time.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Rebel Girls for providing an early copy for review.

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Madam C.J. Walker Builds a Business by Denene Millner

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Publication Date: January 17, 2023

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From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a story based on the life of Madam C.J. Walker: America’s first female self-made millionaire. Sarah is the first person in her family who wasn’t born into slavery in Delta, Louisiana. But being free doesn’t mean that Sarah doesn’t have to work. She cooks, she cleans, she picks cotton, she does laundry, and she babysits. And when she works, she wraps up her hair. One day, Sarah’s hair starts to fall out! It’s itchy, crunchy, patchy, and won’t grow. Instead of giving up, Sarah searches for the right products. And then she invents something better than any shampoo or hair oil she’s used before. Her hair grows and grows! That’s when she decides to rebrand herself as “Madam C.J. Walker,” and begins her business empire. Madam C.J. Walker Builds a Business is the story of a leader in the hair care industry, but it’s also an inspiring tale about the importance of empowering women to become economically independent. Includes additional text on Madam C.J. Walker’s lasting legacy, as well as educational activities designed to teach entrepreneurship.

My Rating: ★★★★★

My Review:

This book packed a LOT of information - and a lot of tough subjects - inside. I had planned to read it with my kiddo (8) but while he could read the text he isn't ready for the subject matter.

It was very well written and Sarah's journey from picking cotton to being one of the richest businesswomen in America because of her determination and drive was very compelling and fascinating reading. I enjoyed it a lot.

I would definitely recommend it to older chapter book readers (4th-6th grade) because of the content (lynching, among other things). It's an important subject to read about, and I think most older elementary school students should read it, but my sensitive 3rd grader is definitely not ready to handle it.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Rebel Girls for providing an early copy for review.

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Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers by Rebel Girls

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Publication Date: October 4, 2022

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The fifth volume of the best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers, includes 100 stories of extraordinary young women who have made their mark on the world. Readers will celebrate well-known activists Greta Thunberg and Mari Copeny and meet new names like inventors Riya Karumanchi, who developed a smart cane for the visually impaired, and Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz López, who used recycled materials to build solar-powered water heaters for families who lacked hot water. Each story is told in a whimsical fairy tale style and is paired with a bold, full-page portrait drawn by a female or nonbinary artist. In addition to showcasing the stories of incredible young people, the book features the work of young authors, artists, and editors.

My Rating: ★★★★★

My Review:

As with previous Rebel Girls books, the stories included here are inspiring and educational. This volume focuses on 'young changemakers' - girls age 5 to teens who are making a difference and changing the world in a variety of ways, from music and the arts to sports to activism to being proud of their bodies and their heritage. The one-page stories are concise and easy-t0-read but also emotional and inspiring. They are also very diverse. The illustrations are lovely and complement the text well. I would recommend this to school and classroom libraries as well as children and teens of all genders. *Thanks to NetGalley and Rebel Girls for providing an early copy for review.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Fresh Princess by Denene Millner (2019, Hardcover Book).

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An Interview with Denene Millner — The Horn Book

“We work exclusively with African American authors and illustrators. I do that because the numbers don’t lie. The numbers have us at around 3500 children’s books in 2017, and only a hundred or so were written or illustrated by black people [according to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s annual statistics]. That’s ridiculous. If no one else is going to open the door, I’ll make a point of opening my door, my windows, my garage, everything, to black authors and illustrators.”