Episode 14: History and Hope

Jessica, Mari, and Cheryl talk about reading during complicated times, ALA book award season, and book purchasing.   Cheryl’s Books:    American Primitive: Poems by Mary Oliver They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us:  Essays by Hanif Abdurraqib Mentioned: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 edited by Bill McKibben A Rose, A Bridge and a Wild Black Horse by Charlotte Zolotow Mentioned: A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib Books by Bill McKibben Books by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Hope and Joy book list Jessica’s Books:   Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery Waiting For the Long Night Moon: Stories by Amanda Peters Life Hacks for a Little Alien by Alice Franklin Mentioned: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction: https://www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2025-winners Mari’s Books:    Will’s Race for Home: A Western by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2025 Mildred L. Batchelder Award: John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan For a complete list of ALA’s 2025 Youth Media Awards visit: https://tinyurl.com/37ncj3c9 Tangleroot by Kalela Williams

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