Win a Copy of "John Woman" by Walter Mosely
About "John Woman"
"After getting away with murder, Cornelius Jones changes his name to John Woman and moves on with his life. He becomes a controversial professor of deconstructionist history at a southwestern university and is doing well for himself when his past begins to encroach on his present.
This absorbing book will make you reconsider how you think about history."
Reviewed for you here by librarian Michelle. Publication date is set as September 4, 2018.
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