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Book Review: The Great Mrs. Elias

Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

The Great Mrs. Elias – Barbara Chase-Riboud This novel combined two of my favorite things…history and mystery!! Chase-Riboud intertwines a real-life murder investigation with the…

Book Review: Let There Be Light

Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

– It’s Okay A title will often speak to me and particularly titles recommended by a friend and nothing will speak to this preacher’s heart…

Book Review: Human Acts

Posted on May 18, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

– Completes Me! There are books in the world that you read because you know it is a beautiful book even as it tells the…

Book Review: The Secret Life of Anna Blanc

Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

The Secret Life of Anna Blanc – Jennifer Kincheloe The author’s intention and primary premise were intriguing: a brilliant and wealthy young woman in the…

What Do We Really Know?: Reflections on the Antiracist Book Festival

Posted on May 14, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

“I circled right…back to the questions that science does not ask, not because they aren’t important, but because science as a way of knowing is…

Book Review: Four Hundred Souls

Posted on May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

Four Hundred Souls – Edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain This book is a ‘must-read’ history for all Americans! Not only does…

Book Review: Girl On Fire

Posted on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

– Worth It! I love graphic novels and I love superhero stories about young girls, so when Alicia Keys’ book, “Girl On Fire” came out…

Book Review: A Tale of Two Murders

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

A Tale of Two Murders – Heather Redmond Sometimes you just want to curl up with an interesting mystery and enter into another time and…

Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer Ok, I am NOT anything even close to what could be called a ‘plant person!’ Honestly, I’m pretty bad…

Book Review: Unbossed

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

– It’s Okay You can barely go a day without hearing someone say, if only the news reported the good things that are happening in…

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YouTube Video VVVBVExlbmJFb2xfZjhlbTNVYzdaemtnLnA1VlktWjVqdjdz Haddi and Hannah talk about the sessions they attended during April 30th's Antiracist Book Fest.  Books and authors discussed are below.

On Global Migration: 8:42
- Infinite Country by Patricia Engle
- Concepcion by Albert Samaha

On Black Biography: 15:15
- Until I am Free by Keisha N. Blain
- The Sword and Shield by Peniel E. Joseph

On Black and Brown Girls: 19:41
-Unbossed by Khristi Lauren Adams
- For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

On Indigenous Justice: 24:49
- The Removed by Brandon Hobson
- Covered with Night by Nicole Eustace

On (Un)documented Truths: 31:15
- Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
- Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

On Abolition Feminism: 36:05
- Abolition. Feminism. Now. Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners, Gina Dent, and Beth E. Richie

On 1619: 41:38
- The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain

On Indigenous Histories: 45:33
- Unworthy Republic by Claudio Saunt
- An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays

On Feminism: 48:56
- Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria
- The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan
Haddi and Hannah talk about the sessions they attended during April 30th's Antiracist Book Fest.  Books and authors discussed are below.

On Global Migration: 8:42
- Infinite Country by Patricia Engle
- Concepcion by Albert Samaha

On Black Biography: 15:15
- Until I am Free by Keisha N. Blain
- The Sword and Shield by Peniel E. Joseph

On Black and Brown Girls: 19:41
-Unbossed by Khristi Lauren Adams
- For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

On Indigenous Justice: 24:49
- The Removed by Brandon Hobson
- Covered with Night by Nicole Eustace

On (Un)documented Truths: 31:15
- Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
- Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

On Abolition Feminism: 36:05
- Abolition. Feminism. Now. Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners, Gina Dent, and Beth E. Richie

On 1619: 41:38
- The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain

On Indigenous Histories: 45:33
- Unworthy Republic by Claudio Saunt
- An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays

On Feminism: 48:56
- Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria
- The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan
Biblio Talk - The Antiracist Book Fest 2022
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Introducing The Book War - Haddi & Hannah
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A review of March's Mentionables and a preview of April's Theme #bannedbooks

Books Mentioned in Video:
Island Queen by Vanessa Riley
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Katharine Parr, the Sixth Wife by Alison Weir
Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, PhD

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
BiblioTalk 03-20-22
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