Building Community Through Books and Art

15 Jan 2024 • 27 min • EN
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This week, on episode #117 of Books Are My People, I"m visited by H. Maria Armijo a visual artist, librarian and instructor on a mission to boost community literacy.  We talk books and the importance of information literacy. Books recommended: Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran  The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. Rogers You Dreamed of Empires by Albert Enrigue translated by Natasha Wimmer The Skull by Jon Klassen Guest author recommendation: Angela Brown, author of Olivia Strauss Is Running Out Of Time recommends Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major   Visit H. Maria Armijo"s website H. Maria Armijo"s Instagram Sign up for my Read with Me January Read Along: Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang Sign up for my Book Social happening on Thursday, January 18th at 5 pm PT.  We will share what books we are reading and loving in January.  Check out @Blueshineart"s artwork and classes.  Link to copyright free songs and books.    Support the show I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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