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Miscellany

Joni Mitchell, Tom Hanks, and Gabrielle Union: This Week’s New Releases

"By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong..." Joni Mitchell inspired more than just other female recording artists - she is still to this day one of the best and most influential songwriters in the world. She contracted polio at the age of nine, which…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 17, 2017

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“All In:” An Inspiring and Intimate Self-Portrait of a Champion’s Victories On and Off the Court

All In (Knopf), Billie Jean King’s newly released autobiography, is not only for tennis lovers, athletes, sports fans, equal rights activists and history buffs, it's also for anyone who wants to be inspired by a complex and legendary woman who started out as a young girl from Long Beach, CA,…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 13, 2021

Children's Books

“Mother Jones” Encourages Children to Stand Up for Justice

So begins Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children (Random House Children's Books), a picture book for children aged 4 to 8 written by Jonah Winter. It’s the story of the Children’s Crusade told from the perspective of the formidable Mother Jones, an activist who in her time was…

Cynthia ConradMarch 9, 2020

Listicles Listicles - Featured Miscellany

12 Books by Those Who Strive to Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream a Reality

“The world now demands a maturity of America that we may not be able to achieve.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words in the face of crisis back in 1967, but it seems like he could have spoken them five minutes ago about our present day. As we…

Judy MorenoJanuary 17, 2022

BookBites

BookTrib’s BookBites: Three Moving Personal Stories and an Rx for Healthcare

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BookTribOctober 13, 2020

Listicles Nonfiction

9 Books to Awaken the Activist in All of Us

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/untamed-equality.jpg Given our nation’s current climate and the looming election, discussions of equality have entered the forefront of our political discussions. This selection of books discusses equality on all fronts and how each of us can become a catalyst for positive change. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Told from the…

Gabby TorrentiNovember 3, 2020

Miscellany Podcasts

DIY MFA Radio Episode 134: Literature as a Reflection of Society – Interview with Dr. Sally Parry

In this week's timely episode on DIY MFA, Gabriela Pereira interviews Dr. Sally Parry, Executive Director of the Sinclair Lewis society. They discuss Lewis’ novel It Can’t Happen Here and talk about the role of literature in activism and how books can be more than simply a reflection of society.

BookTribFebruary 17, 2017

Joni Mitchell, Tom Hanks, and Gabrielle Union: This Week’s New Releases

“All In:” An Inspiring and Intimate Self-Portrait of a Champion’s Victories On and Off the Court

“Mother Jones” Encourages Children to Stand Up for Justice

12 Books by Those Who Strive to Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream a Reality

DIY MFA Radio Episode 134: Literature as a Reflection of Society – Interview with Dr. Sally Parry

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