19thnews Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Tell the Rest
Lucy Jane Bledsoe
.@LucyBledsoe wants her novel about two conversion therapy camp survivors to show how queer young people can survive and thrive as adults despite their circumstances. https://t.co/lENSILj6k7
Hardcover, 2023
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics
Anastasia C. Curwood
The 19th spoke to @CurwoodA about her book, âShirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics,â and the prevailing lessons from Chisholmâs life and legacy. https://t.co/kTjNNu0Vg8
Hardcover, 2023
$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Nursery
Szilvia Molnar
Through quiet, precise and direct prose, Szilvia Molnar invites the reader into the claustrophobic landscape that is the mind of a new mother, asking them to consider what's rarely said out loud about the realities of what childbirth does to a person. https://t.co/r8lMyTJ6Ni
Paperback, 2024
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street
Victor Luckerson
In his new book, âBuilt From the Fire,â journalist and author @VLuck examines the legacy of the Greenwood district, "the neighborhood that refused to be erased." https://t.co/yqU2kk0oUr
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Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place
Neema Avashia
"Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place" is a graceful exploration of identity, community and contradictions. #19thReads via @scalawagmag: https://t.co/n0wakvlPV8
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program?: ?greater fraud prevention controls are needed: report to congressional requesters.
U. S. Government Accountability Office
Originally created to help low-income households pay their heating bills, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program has been increasingly used for cooling assistance. https://t.co/pSKDBTYTDZ
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House of Cotton
Monica Brashears
In Monica Brashearsâ debut novel, a young woman in Tennessee needs to find a way to afford an abortion while navigating poverty, religion â and being haunted by her grandmotherâs ghost. https://t.co/k01dVqins3
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Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition
Shirley Chisholm
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, with her campaign slogan âUnbought and Unbossed.â Four years later, she launched her bid to become president of the United States on this day in 1972. âŹď¸ https://t.co/sdORCdvLdR
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Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America
Katie Worth
Katie Worth's new book, âMiseducation,â says climate change deniers and the fossil fuel industry seek to influence what students learn about global warming. #EarthWeek https://t.co/iQNcBCgVgs
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
Former "iCarly" actress Jennette McCurdy discusses her abusive mother, eating disorders and Nickelodeon child star past in her memoir, "Iâm Glad My Mom Died." #19thReads via @washingtonpost: https://t.co/HGwelwFYpU
Hardcover, 2022
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book