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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…

Reflections: #antiracistbookfest 2022

Posted on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

I know…that’s a big stack of books but nonetheless, I am grateful that Hannah found the #antiracistbookfest last spring! We both attended last April and…

Honoring Poetry: The Language of the Soul

Posted on April 24, 2022May 4, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

My love affair with poetry began young. So young in fact I don’t actually remember which teacher it was who first read Shel Silverstein’s iconic…

Becoming: A Journey with Black Feminist Writers

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

Self-reflection is a daily hobby, habit and Haddi would probably say, obsession for me.  If I take the time to tie that process to my…

The Great Escape: Victorian Mystery Recommendations

Posted on April 5, 2022May 4, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

This page may contain affiliate links which means, if you click on the link and purchase the item, The Book War may receive a commission…

Women’s History Month – Historical Fiction

Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

I am an avid reader of historical fiction and I am especially drawn to stories that feature strong and powerful women. As a woman who…

Lady Spirituality

Posted on March 8, 2022March 12, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

Lent 2022 officially began Ash Wednesday, March 2nd and as it is also Women’s History Month, as a lady pastor it only seems fitting that…

Book Club & Cocktails – February wrap-up

Posted on March 5, 2022March 12, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

Book Club & Cocktails – February 2022 Early 2020, I had the idea to start a book club and somehow, I managed to convince my…

Befriending a Theme – A Practical & Fun Way Out of a Reading Slump

Posted on March 2, 2022March 12, 2022 By Hannah Bergstrom de Leon

I love a theme.  I mean, in my twenties and early thirties, basically before I had children, I would host parties, nights out or even…

February Features – Haddi

Posted on February 26, 2022March 12, 2022 By Hadassah Bergstrom

*A few reviews and recommendations from my last four weeks of reading.  While Hannah was cuddling up under warm blankets with her hot tea or…

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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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