KALW 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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Counterfeit
Kirstin ChenKALWListen now: @kirstin_chen reads from her new book “Counterfeit,” a novel about two women who band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise, shattering the model minority myth along the way. https://bit.ly/3uREEKH #KALWradio #NewArrivals #Books https://t.co/0NGa7nuJvW
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays
Lauren HoughKALWFor Veterans Day, Out in the Bay presents writer Lauren Hough, who grew up in the infamous Christian free-love cult The Children of God (later called The Family). She reads from her book of essays, “Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing." #LGBTQI #queerpodcast https://t.co/TaFql3sP1P
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors
Rue MappKALWListen to Founder and CEO of @OutdoorAfro @RueMapp read an excerpt from her book, "Nature Swagger," which is about Black joy in the outdoors and highlighting images and visions of Black people outside as strong, beautiful and free. https://t.co/NPvyC9w3kK
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965-2000
Alice WalkerKALWAlice Walker is known for her gift of storytelling. Yet her personal life is a powerful story in itself. She talks about why her latest book is a collection of her journals titled "Gathering Blossoms Under Fire." https://buff.ly/38SFcHW
Paperback, 2024
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
Alice WalkerKALWAlice Walker is known for her gift of storytelling. Yet her personal life is a powerful story in itself. She talks about why her latest book is a collection of her journals titled "Gathering Blossoms Under Fire." https://t.co/WW3oBvbsop
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Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora
Sarah Ladipo ManyikaKALWIn her new book, "Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora," Sarah Ladipo Manyika guides her readers through a series of intimate encounters with some of the most distinguished Black thinkers of our times. Listen to her discuss: https://t.co/HDcve4YQuB
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Star Wars: Brotherhood
Mike ChenKALWSouth Bay writer Mike Chen's new novel, “Star Wars: Brotherhood,” follows iconic characters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker learning how to work together as equals. https://t.co/O5jOAkoWYk
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tell Me More about That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time
Rob VolpeKALWBook Break: Listen to San Francisco author Rob Volpe read from his new book, "Tell Me More About That." It's about the steps to follow to be empathetic in the moment of conversation with other people, told through my own personal stories. #booklovers https://t.co/W08LaUEaDF
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
It's a Good Day to Change the World: Inspiration and Advice for a Feminist Future
Lauren SchillerKALWLauren Schiller, of Inflection Radio, has been sharing a special segment from her new book, It's a Good Day to Change the World. in this episode, we hear from Isha Clarke about how to believe in your power. https://t.co/3jDq5Aof07
Hardcover, 2023
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Legacy
Benjamin D. AuthorKALWHappy birthday to Walter Benjamin, German Jewish critical theorist and philosopher. 🎉Listen to #PhilosophyTalk this Sunday at 11 am for an enchanting conversation with author Margaret Cohen about his intellectual legacy. #KALWradio #BayAreaPublicRadio https://t.co/55fmTYHsSt
Hardcover, 2020
$21.50$10.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book