Books – Gathering Books

by Myra Garces-Bacsal January 27, 2022 0

#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Adult Award-Winning Books Genre International Lifespan of a Reader Literary Fiction Reading Themes

Reclaiming the Silenced Voice Of A Black Caribbean Witch: A Retelling Of A Footnote In The Salem Witch Trials

… in Maryse Conde’s “I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem.”

by Myra Garces-Bacsal January 26, 2022 0

#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Books Early Readers Features Genre Lifespan of a Reader Non-fiction Wednesday Nonfiction Picture Books Reading Themes

[Nonfiction Wednesday] Defying Kuyashii through Cuisine Art and Storytelling

… in Chef Niki Nakayama’s picturebook biography.

by Myra Garces-Bacsal January 24, 2022 5

#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Award-Winning Books Early Readers Features Genre It's Monday What Are You Reading Lifespan of a Reader Middle Grade Picture Books Reading Themes

[Monday Reading] Always Room (and a Cot) for Everyone in 2021 Picturebooks

Come one, come all.

by Myra Garces-Bacsal January 22, 2022 0

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[Saturday Reads] What Does It Mean To Decolonize One’s Bookshelf?

“… how we read what we choose to read, the act of reading itself, is also illuminated as a vital benefit when we set our compass in a decolonial direction” – Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne, and Kadija Sesay.

by Myra Garces-Bacsal January 21, 2022 8

Adult Books Lifespan of a Reader Poetry Poetry Friday

[Poetry Friday] David Malouf to Start The Year with Some Longing

“I’m writing this for you, wherever
you are…” – David Malouf