Vermont Humanities Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Vermont Humanities

First up on October 3 - Author Jason Reynolds visits Middlebury College to discuss his collaborative work on the book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, a re-imagining of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning. Register for this free event today: https://t.co/APpUJkFP6R

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We were sad to learn of the death in October of author Gary Paulsen, who in addition to writing many well-regarded YA novels authored one of the most lyrical books about farming and rural life we have ever read, "Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass." https://t.co/6nNkQ8HIvh

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Don't miss your chance to join author Brad Kessler on Sunday at 8pm in a free Zoom discussion about his latest book, "North." Whether you have read the book or not, join an open dialogue about sanctuary, religion, art, and activism. Register at: https://t.co/9LYOLjHODY. https://t.co/MVPMmqfFfx

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If you missed our October First Wednesdays talks you can check them out on our website! Jason Chin presented at Brownell Library on October 5th about illustrating the 2022 Caldecott Medal-winning "Watercress" by Andrea Wang. https://t.co/rBVDZBuLk5

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.@billmckibben recommends two novels by Kim Stanley Robinson about climate change: "New York 2140" and "The Ministry for the Future." Says New York 2140 is "the best book written about NY since EB White's Here is New York.'" https://t.co/POZZprIKFX

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The Brattleboro Literary Festival is coming up on September 9, at 5:00 PM! The event features a virtual Literary Cocktail Hour with Maud Newton and her book Ancestor Trouble, in conversation with Rebecca Donner. https://t.co/83pEanAchB https://t.co/HaP0WUpHTJ

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As Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy closes out his final day at the legislature after his many decades of service, we remember this moment from the summer of 1997 when he read for a group of children at the Starksboro BookWagon. (Photo by Caleb Kenna, Addison Independent) https://t.co/9jeXIryakw

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It's not too late to register for this evening's free "Thinking through the Future" talk by author @billmckibben on Zoom. Register at: https://bit.ly/mckibben-21 McKibben's "The End of Nature" is considered the first book for a general audience about climate change. https://t.co/iyhI4xEMRQ

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Congratulations to two folks w/ #VT connections for making this list: Alison Bechdel for "The Secret to Superhuman Strength," and Mannie Murphy for "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." Murphy graduated from @cartoonstudies in WRJ in 2008. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/books/best-graphic-novels-2021.html

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Don't miss tomorrow's free talk with author Eyal Press as he discusses his reporting for the book "Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America." Join us in-person at 7pm in Manchester or online at https://t.co/B1e2E0qJtc.