Alanda Greene’s Napi’s Dance (2012)

2014-03-20T14:58:41-04:00

It recalls Sharon Butala's love of the prairie, reverence for the land. It brings to mind Lee Maracle's focus on relationships between women, love and friendship and sustenance. And it reminds me of Louise Erdrich's unflinching consideration of violence against women and the world. But Alanda Greene's Napi's

Alanda Greene’s Napi’s Dance (2012)2014-03-20T14:58:41-04:00

BIP’s Snips: Thoughts on three books

2020-05-21T16:09:05-04:00

Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie's Aya de Yopougon 4 Gallimard, 2008 Read: At the table, because I said that I would use my dictionary to look up all the French words that I don't know (of course I always say that, but I never do) Warning: As the fourth book in

BIP’s Snips: Thoughts on three books2020-05-21T16:09:05-04:00

Drawing Conclusions: A Serial Reader, Plague Stories

2022-06-14T15:04:53-04:00

What does Captain Trips mean anyway? NY: Marvel Publishing Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Writer Mike Perkins, Artwork Laura Marin, Colourist If you could ask General Bill Starkey he would NOT say 99.4% communicability, 99.4% excess mortality. He can't say that: he works for the government. But that's what it means.

Drawing Conclusions: A Serial Reader, Plague Stories2022-06-14T15:04:53-04:00

Inuit Folktales

2024-06-20T14:12:22-04:00

The story begins with background about the Qalupalik. Are you acquainted? Readers learn that they have an amauti made of eider duck skins, which they use to kidnap children, and they live in the water, so their skin is like fish scales. Inhabit Media, 2011 Readers -- and

Inuit Folktales2024-06-20T14:12:22-04:00

BHM: Uncovering a Hidden Heritage

2014-03-15T19:24:39-04:00

William Loren Katz's Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage 25th Anniversary Edition  Though Canadian students are not taught American History in any detail, most can likely name Plymouth Rock as the first foreign colony in the United States. Some might even dredge up Jamestown, or the Lost Colony of

BHM: Uncovering a Hidden Heritage2014-03-15T19:24:39-04:00
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