The Laundromat Project 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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Bed Stuy: A Love Story
Jerry McGill
Tomorrow! From 12:00–3:00pm outside The LP, join Create Change Fellows for an art pop-up to design a set of fabric flags that interpret what Bed-Stuy means and represents to you. 1476 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy. Learn more: http://laundromatproject.org/events https://t.co/3z00ypV0an
Paperback, 2021
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
At the Bottom of the River
Jamaica Kincaid
During these cold days and nights, cozy up with some selections from The LP's Reading Group. This month we dived into two stories from “At the Bottom of the River,” by Jamaica Kincaid and discussed coming of age and sensory memory. http://www.laundromatproject.org/resourcelibrary/ https://t.co/8C9zALWmSv
Paperback, 2024
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Escapes: Stories
Joy Williams
Our 2023 Create Change Artist-in-Residence, Kira Joy Williams will share her oral history and visual storytelling project, “Home is in the Stories,” and facilitate a workshop on storytelling and placemaking in collaboration with Brooklyn FAM!
Hardcover, 1990
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
8 Conversations To Have With Your Daughter: Family
John Martin
This year the family of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is requesting “no celebration without legislation,” a pause from celebration of the holiday, to take action in urging Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act #MLKDay https://t.co/BqBpzYqh4e
Paperback, 2020
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book