tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post1003372060336172957..comments2024-03-28T13:54:54.596-05:00Comments on RA for All: Monday Discussion: MLK Jr Day Diverse Books EditionBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-66083501860373970602015-01-22T16:37:37.174-06:002015-01-22T16:37:37.174-06:00Geek Love by Katherine Dunn would definitely quali...Geek Love by Katherine Dunn would definitely qualify as a "diverse" book, I think. The Berwyn Library does not own it.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555712475905654097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-57569276522970599282015-01-21T15:54:03.203-06:002015-01-21T15:54:03.203-06:00I just read Ruth Ozeki's My Year of Meats. The...I just read Ruth Ozeki's My Year of Meats. The book is set both in America and Japan. Acknowledging and accepting different cultures is a major theme of the book.cdealbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239090708039971122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-25302082978267134192015-01-20T19:20:11.445-06:002015-01-20T19:20:11.445-06:00I read and really enjoyed Americanah by Nigerian a...I read and really enjoyed Americanah by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It focuses on a Nigerian immigrant to America and her experience with American culture and the differences between being black in America and being black in Africa. <br /><br />I also love anything by Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618668989233112126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-55006684380000851552015-01-20T15:29:15.846-06:002015-01-20T15:29:15.846-06:00The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. It foll...<i>The Golem and the Jinni</i> by Helene Wecker. It follows the stories of turn-of-last-century Jewish and Syrian immigrants and brings up questions about how much immigration has changed over the last 115 years and how much it hasn't.<br /><br /><i>Two Boys Kissing</i> by David Levithan. This book also follows several interwoven story lines, all overseen by the voice of "We." Seven LGBTQ teenagers explore their world and search for a place within it as "We" look on. "We" are the gay men and women who have struggled to live our lives on our own terms, who gave our lives to police raids, queer-bashing, and the AIDS epidemic. It is the bodiless voice of "We" that reaches me the most in this book.Tara BPLteennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-1327542603157308822015-01-20T10:49:01.778-06:002015-01-20T10:49:01.778-06:00Thank you for sharing all these links. I was looki...Thank you for sharing all these links. I was looking for diverse links a few months ago.<br />LeanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-55826520118943825882015-01-19T15:09:23.407-06:002015-01-19T15:09:23.407-06:00I think the best way for libraries to celebrate ML...I think the best way for libraries to celebrate MLK is to actually acknowledge and honor the holiday.John BPL RAnoreply@blogger.com