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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Lucy Jane Bledsoe19thnews.@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
$28.95Member price:$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics
Anastasia C. Curwood19thnewsThe 19th spoke to @CurwoodA about her book, “Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics,” and the prevailing lessons from Chisholm’s life and legacy. https://t.co/kTjNNu0Vg8
Hardcover, 2023
$36.00Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Nursery
Szilvia Molnar19thnewsThrough 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
$18.00Member price:$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 Luckerson19thnewsIn his new book, ‘Built From the Fire,’ 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 Avashia19thnews"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
$19.99Member price:$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 Office19thnewsOriginally 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 Brashears19thnewsIn Monica Brashears’ debut novel, a young woman in Tennessee needs to find a way to afford an abortion while navigating poverty, religion — and being haunted by her grandmother’s ghost. https://t.co/k01dVqins3
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Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition
Shirley Chisholm19thnewsIn 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, with her campaign slogan “Unbought and Unbossed.” Four years later, she launched her bid to become president of the United States on this day in 1972. ⬇️ https://t.co/sdORCdvLdR
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Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America
Katie Worth19thnewsKatie Worth's new book, ‘Miseducation,’ 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
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy19thnewsFormer "iCarly" actress Jennette McCurdy discusses her abusive mother, eating disorders and Nickelodeon child star past in her memoir, "I’m Glad My Mom Died." #19thReads via @washingtonpost: https://t.co/HGwelwFYpU
Hardcover, 2022
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book