Linda Michel-Cassidy interviews speakers at the Mill Valley Library After Hours series to discover the eight books that made them who they are.
Eight Books That Made Me
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Linda Michel-Cassidy interviews speakers at the Mill Valley Library After Hours series to discover the eight books that made them who they are.
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July 8, 2021
Eight Books That Made Me: Ryan Douglass
<p align="left"><span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Librarian Natalie McCall chats with debut author Ryan Douglass. Ryan’s book,</span> <a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S113C2407223"><span style="color: #1155cc;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><u>The Taking of Jake Livingston</u></span></span></a><span style= "color: #1155cc;"><span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><u>,</u></span></span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">is about a teenage boy who has to deal with ghosts and racism at his mostly white college prep school. It’s a horror coming-of-age story that offers both scares and the exploration of real-world issues.</span></p> <p align="left"><span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style= "font-size: medium;">Natalie and Ryan talk about what it’s like being horror-loving children, spooky racism, and what the editorial process is really like. This episode is a must-listen for any aspiring writers!</span></span></p> <p align="left"><a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/list/share/639059627_millvalleystaff_kids/1930397659_8_books_remix_ryan_douglass"> <span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style= "font-size: medium;"><u>Ryan’s Eight</u></span></span></span></a></p>
June 15, 2021
Eight Books That Made Me: Aisha Saeed
<p>Librarian Natalie McCall chats with New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed. Saeed has written books for both teens (Written In the Stars, Yes No Maybe So) and children (Amal Unbound, Bilal Cooks Daal). She has also contributed essays and short stories in various collections (Hope Nation, Our Stories, Our Voices, Once Upon An Eid).</p> <p>Natalie and Aisha talk about rewriting Goldilocks (to depict her as the little house-destroying criminal she was!), letters to Judy Blume, and how stories about people of color can be just as universal and relatable as “classics” about white people.</p> <p><a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/list/share/639059627_millvalleystaff_kids/1917976589_8_books_remix_aisha_saeed"> Aisha’s Eight</a></p>
May 19, 2021
Eight Books That Made Me: Jasmine Warga
<p>Librarian Natalie McCall chats with Jasmine Warga. Warga is the author of the New York Times bestseller Other Words For Home. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards, including a John Newbery Honor. She is also the author of young adult books, My Heart and Other Black Holes and Here We Are Now, which have been translated into over twenty different languages. The Shape of Thunder, her next novel for middle grade readers, will be published in May 2021. Originally from Cincinnati, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family.</p> <p>Natalie and Jasmine talk about books as a vehicle to ask questions about the thorny topics of life without being prescriptive, the randomness of grief, how books about girly girls can be universal for all readers, and modern reading culture (blogs! Reviews! Goodreads! Oh my!).</p> <p><a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/list/share/639059627_millvalleystaff_kids/1899474889_8_books_remix_jasmine_warga"> Jasmine’s Eight</a></p>
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