I hope you all had a good weekend. I’ve been reading some poetry, writing in my journals and of course trying to process the news. I know many of you are probably overwhelmed with a lot of resources but I wanted to share a few others. I thought this was a good list from NPR which shares a list of books, films and podcasts about racism. If you feel like there’s more you can do but you don’t know what, take a look at this great post on Letters to Write for Change via Punkpost. I know I’ll be sending some letters soon.
On the book front, I cannot believe I had not heard about Black Pearl Books. This woman-owned indie bookstore is based out of Austin. They don’t have a store front but do pop-ups and mail-order. So excited to have found them and look forward to doing some shopping with them soon.
Speaking of book shopping, a recent order arrived from B&N. I had placed this order with some gift cards I had received. I got Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor and I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez. Both books I’ve heard a lot about so I wanted to add them to my shelves.
So that’s it for tonight. Now to do a bit of reading and then time to sleep to get ready for a busy work week. Stay safe, everyone!
I’ve seen the NPR list and several others. Congratulations on finding a woman-owned indie bookstore–I checked it out and love that it has such a variety of books that cover racism.–including YA and kid-lit!
Hope you have a good week this week! And those new books of yours look really good. 🙂
Thank you for sharing the NPR list. I have several books on my shelves that I want to read that address the issues of race, but I know I’ll add more to my TBR stacks/lists over the next few months. I’m anxious to hear your thoughts on Erika Sanchez’s novel. It’s been on my radar for quite some time, but I still haven’t bought it!
Have to love it when you find a great indie bookstore! Have a good week.
Hope you enjoy your books and that you’ve a great week, Iliana!
It’s always fun to “discover” another indie bookseller. And now you’ve got a good REASON to buy more books!
For those who don’t know, indie bookshops can special order anything in print, so even if there are items that you’ve been ordering from other suppliers, you can request them, using the ISBN (or whatever other publishing information you have) and get the books you want when that store is placing their regular order with that publisher.
With just a little bit of planning, we can make our purchasing power work towards a better future: good news!