Power of Books Author Series: Edward Underhill
I n this edition, we chat with Edward Underhill, author of Always The Almost and This Day Changes Everything. We talk about the importance of LGBTQIA representation in books and media, and joy as a form of resistance. Efforts to ban books during the 2022-2023 school year are up 33 percent from the 2021-2022 academic year. And the number... Read More.
The Color Purple: Defining Text of Womanism
D escribing The Color Purple as a womanist work is like saying the Iliad is a heroic poem. It isn’t merely an example – it’s the defining text of that genre.[1] Womanism emerged from the work of African-American author Alice Walker. And the term isn’t just a new label for Black feminism. While womanism does have an important relationship... Read More.
Power of Books Author Series: Jamie Jo Hoang
I n this edition we talk with Jamie Jo Hoang, author of My Father the Panda Killer. We touch on generational trauma. And, how books engender empathy and understanding, which can help break the cycle of generational trauma. Efforts to ban books during the 2022-2023 school year are up 33 percent from the 2021-2022 academic year. And the number... Read More.