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 bookLeaving 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 bookGathering 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
Hardcover, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first bookGathering 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
Hardcover, Large Print, 2022
$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first bookSpell Heaven: And Other Stories
Toni MirosevichKALWAuthor and poet Toni Mirosevich finds peers on the Pacifica Pier. On @OutintheBaySF this Friday, she reads from her book, "Spell Heaven and other stories," in which a lesbian couple moves to a coastal town and finds belonging. Listen now: https://t.co/pGEzHSreNF
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first bookBetween 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 bookDonations: Notebook
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Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Michael W. TwittyKALWChef Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora in his new book Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew. Listen now: https://t.co/kryuvor6hj
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first bookTell 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 bookLegacy
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