Feb 07 2025 51 mins 4
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
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
