Reader's Roundtable Episode 46: Black History Month
This time we’re talking Black History Month, the Carnegie Medal, and more.
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Mari Picks
When The Schools Shut Down by Yolanda Gladden / Keisha Morris
We Shall Overcome by Bryan Collier
We Wait for The Sun by Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
Jessica Picks
Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem by Gary Phillips
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
Cheryl Picks
We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy by Natalie Baszile
Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
Brief mentions (previously discussed):
§ Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo (Ep. 42)
§ My Broken Language: A Memoir by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Ep. 42)
§ Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke (Ep. 44)
Andrew Carnegie Medals or Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction