Oregon Humanities Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Great to hear Sallie Tisdale on #ThinkOutLoud yesterday speaking about her research into memory and her recent essay which appeared in our Summer 2022 issue. https://t.co/5tqyzciCMi

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"Racial diversity and inclusion are not only moral issues but imperatives for the survival of our species." Jennifer Perrine on how @Verde_NW, @WildDiversity, @westernlaw, and others are reclaiming the Black and Brown roots of environmental justice: https://t.co/f3wdOiwdeP

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Consider This continues in March! Just us March 10 for a live conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of "Braiding Sweetgrass" and "Gathering Moss." This free event takes place online at 5 p.m. Pacific. RSVP here: https://oregonhumanities.org/programs/consider-this/consider-this-with-robin-wall-kimmerer/

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Congratulations to Portland writer Heather Arndt Anderson @voodoolily on winning an Outstanding Food Writing award for her 2021 essay, published in #BeyondtheMargins! Read "Saved By the Bell": https://t.co/bdF3sUGZUu https://t.co/nkPYMlmpfM

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Join us March 7 for a conversation on race, place, power, and belonging with @kieselaymon, author of "Heavy" and "How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America." 7 pm at the @albertarosepdx in Portland or live at https://t.co/G9lWykk2J5. https://t.co/3gX7q1wH7x

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In an excerpt from her book "Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest," @j_woolington highlights the work of tribal members and conservationists trying to sew together a patchwork of native prairies in the #WillametteValley. https://t.co/DRXlXNxXNC

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We're back at the @albertarosepdx in May! Join us May 11 for a live #ConsiderThis conversation on love, marriage, and capitalism with Laura Kipnis (@laurakipnis), author of "Love in the Time of Contagion." Tickets and registration info: https://t.co/KWr4F8pjU9

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JOIN US next week 4/5 for a workshop on cultivating community healing & wellness, presented by Darrell Wade, founder of Black Men's Wellness. Read more about Darrell's work in this interview w/ @OPB: https://t.co/kq9Udx1Ftw

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Join us April 18 for a conversation on creating connection across political divides with Mónica Guzmán (@moniguzman), author of "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times." More info: https://t.co/XxOmE03hBQ https://t.co/SbB6lznwl2

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Sending congratulations to Omar El Akkad @omarelakkad, who has just received the Oregon Book Award in fiction for his most recent novel, "What Strange Paradise"! https://t.co/4MeBrqXkKz