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Tag: The Bridge Of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart

by Myra Garces-Bacsal January 22, 2022 1
#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Adult Award-Winning Books Features International Nonfiction Reading Themes Saturday Reads

[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 9, 2021 1
#SurvivalStories2021 Award-Winning Books Features International Literary Fiction Nonfiction Reading Themes Saturday Reads

[Saturday Reads] #SurvivalStories2021 – Decolonizing Our Bookshelves: A Reading Plan – Part 1 of 2

Decolonize your bookshelves!

by Myra Garces-Bacsal October 20, 2019 Number of comments0
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[BHE 387] Book Hunting In The US of A (Part 3): Goodwill (Book) Hunting and NYRB 24-Hour Book Haul

NYRB Classics 20th Anniversary Sale 2019!

by Myra Garces-Bacsal September 8, 2019 1
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[BHE 381] Books That I Hand Carried With Me From Singapore to Al Ain, Our New Home

The First Few Books I Hand Carried With Me To Our New Home In Al Ain.

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