ASJA Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Memoir/Autobiography Honorable Mention: Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi This emotional and imaginative book was beautifully written, often lyrical. Emezi’s evocative language reinforced the memoir’s drama and personal angst. https://bit.ly/3854LFA https://t.co/ufnrJ5cDLD

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Honorable Mention: Strange Sea Creatures, by Erich Hoyt https://bit.ly/3efgcL8 Erich Hoyt engages his readers with fascinating, well-researched facts about sea creatures of all sizes, from the surface to the sea bottom and everywhere in between. https://t.co/nvH5WQpS7Z

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ASJA 2023 Award: Books: Service Winner: The Book Bible by Susan Shapiro in Tablet Susan Shapiro offers practical and actionable advice along with personal nuggets to make what could be a run-of-the-mill how-to book engaging and fun to read. https://t.co/iRZMc8DEW7

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Children (Book) Winner: Sea Otters, A Survival Story, by Isabelle Groc https://bookshop.org/books/sea-otters-a-survival-story/9781459817371 This engaging and informative book for middle grade readers details sea otters’ lives and their impact on the ecosystem. https://t.co/gmnw4nOgW6

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ASJA 2023 Award: BOOKS: Memoir/Autobiography Winner: The Loneliest Places: Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home by Rachel Dickinson https://t.co/FaVPDvQyNr

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Biography Winner: The Unanswered Letter: One Holocaust Family’s Desperate Plea for Help, by Faris Cassell https://t.co/fnTcgppjto This beautifully written book, the product of many years of research, skillfully combines history and biography. https://t.co/2NC7WeQfim

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BOOKS General Nonfiction Winner: The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon An imaginatively conceived, vividly written and deeply researched book on a vital topic. https://bit.ly/3LAhnCv https://t.co/yAqF4jytBQ

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BOOKS General Nonfiction Honorable Mention: The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias by Jessica Nordell A thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the impact of multiple types of biases in our society. https://t.co/WQjtbnlJKd https://t.co/sbig2bt8yC

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General Nonfiction (Book) Winner: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, by James Nestor https://bookshop.org/books/breath-the-new-science-of-a-lost-art/9780735213616 https://t.co/3eqThcOuPg

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Service (Book) Winner: Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living, by Kris Bordessa https://bookshop.org/books/attainable-sustainable-the-lost-art-of-self-reliant-living/9781426220548 Kris Bordessa delivers a timely and beautiful book that offers a lifetime of guidance. https://t.co/7hfcErl8TC