News and Events In this second episode of WLT Book Buzz, Laura Hernandez & Bunmi Ishola cover 42 books that connect with history. Find out what they read this summer and why these books should be on your shelf. Partition, World War II, the Tulsa Race Massacre, and the architect Zaha Hadid: these are just a few of the topics covered in this show with shout-outs to Jewell Parker Rhodes, Jacqueline Woodson, and NSK finalist Laurie Halse Anderson. Books in Episode 2, Historical Fiction & Nonfiction: Magic City, by Jewell Parker Rhodes Black Brother, Black Brother, by Jewell Parker Rhodes Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, by Carole Boston Weatherford & illustrated by Floyd Cooper Dreamland Burning, by Jennifer Latham The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice, by Scott Ellsworth Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read, by Rita Lorraine Hubbard & illustrated by Oge Mora Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, by Vashti Harrison Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist, by Julie Leung & illustrated by Chris Sasaki The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist, by Cynthia Levinson & illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, written & illustrated by Jeanette Winter Building Zaha: The Story of... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2021-08-04 15:40:39 UTC ]
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News and Events In this second episode of WLT Book Buzz, Laura Hernandez & Bunmi Ishola cover 42 books that connect with history. Find out what they read this summer and why these books should be on your shelf. Partition, World War II, the Tulsa Race... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-08-04 15:40:39 UTC ]
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News and Events Laura and Bunmi celebrate 41 books by Black authors. From Black joy to history to empowerment, the books on this list provide affirming messages for children and young adults with a special shout-out to NSK Neustadt Prize finalist Jason... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2022-02-24 19:13:40 UTC ]
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A reading list about inspiring figures, empowerment and intersectional stories to help kids navigate the world. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2024-03-27 09:45:24 UTC ]
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These books by Black authors include moving explorations of the past, bold visions of the future, and sage advice for the present. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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There are few better placed to critique and narrate the history of the digital media landscape, never mind the sub-sector of ad tech, than Ari Paparo. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2023-12-11 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Mysteries from China, short stories from the Balkans, a French-Morrocan autobiography and more. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-08-17 13:31:43 UTC ]
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Before you read House of Sky and Breath, how well do you remember Crescent City book 1? Here's a recap to get you ready for the sequel. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-02-10 11:40:00 UTC ]
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In this week’s episode, Kendra and Jaclyn discuss books around the theme of incarceration. From the episode: Kendra: My first pick is From the Desk of Zooey Washington by Janae Marks. It’s titled The Faraway Truth in the UK. This was one of our recent Patreon Book Club picks, and we had a great... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-01 08:48:56 UTC ]
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No matter if it is Austen or Atwood, the Brontës or Booker winners, data shows men are reluctant to read women – and this has real world implicationsThe byline at the top of this piece reads MA Sieghart, not Mary Ann. Why? Because I really want men to read it too. Female authors through the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-09 07:00:41 UTC ]
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News and Events WLT is joining the BookTube world! The show is WLT Book Buzz, hosted by two former interns who now work in children’s book publishing. After watching Laura Hernandez and Bunmi Ishola read more books than anyone else we knew, we convinced... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-06-23 21:26:25 UTC ]
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Scott Ellsworth’s book centers on the voices and experiences of the city’s Black residents. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Dear reader, I know what you are thinking! Isn’t Women’s History Month basically over? Isn’t it a little too late for this listicle? No! To put this reading list before you at the very beginning of the month would be to subscribe to the idea that March is the set time to educate yourself on […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-03-26 19:40:27 UTC ]
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A list of nonfiction Black history books you can read this month to learn more about the history of racism and being Black in the U.S., including Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-09 11:31:00 UTC ]
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In this episode, New York Times bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd discusses her upcoming novel The Book of Longings, which is from the point of view of Ana, the wife of Jesus. Kidd talks to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about how alternate histories... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-09 17:30:46 UTC ]
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Researchers have used machine-learning (a reading robot!) to read 3.5 million books published between 1900 and 2008, and tally all the adjectives used to describe men and women. Not surprisingly, women in books are beautiful and men are true-hearted! Yup, when positively described, women (or... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-28 13:30:07 UTC ]
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Up to 89% of history textbook references are devoted to men, so “Lessons in Herstory” aims to restore women’s standing in the American story. Open up most elementary and high school history books and you’ll find stories of corruption, triumph, innovation, conflict, and resolution, that all have... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by debut author and illustrator Vashti Harrison as part of a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doris Kearns Goodwin, left, and Rachel Maddow talked about presidents past and future over lunch in the Gotham Lounge at the Peninsula Hotel in Manhattan. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 24/03/2011 - 08:34 Bloomsbury's The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: the History of a Civilisation from 3,000 BC to Cleopatra has won this year's £3,000 Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History. Written by Toby Wilkinson, the book was commended by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get ready for summer with domestic suspense novels by Lisa Scottoline, Sally Hepworth, Katie Gutierrez and Amanda Jayatissa Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-14 12:00:14 UTC ]
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