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There is some writing that is so exquisite I want to eat it. Thatâs how I feel about Andrea Gibsonâs writing. I love it when someone can write something that feels like the absolute truth of life and emotions in a way Iâve never seen it expressed before.
2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards Gold Medal Winner 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner 2022 Over the Rainbow Short List 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist 2021 Bookshop's Indie Press Highlights
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection.
The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between.
One of the most celebrated poets and performersâŚ
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to runâŚ
Itâs not my fault! My foremothers were strong, capable, compassionate women. I have been passionate about restoring the voices and contributions of women to history and culture. While a voracious reader of history, I enjoy historical fiction (when itâs done well). History tells us what happened; historical fiction tells us what it was like to live through events. I love authorâs notes and/or historical notes where the author explains what is real and what is imagined; and resources to learn more about the subject of the novel.Â
Wow! I loved the portrayal of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the great Mary McLeod Bethune, the âFirst Ladyâ of the work for civil rights (a businesswoman and founder of an HBCU college!). I loved their distinct personalities and passions while weaving a very real and lifelong friendship based both on personal losses and a passion for meaningful work.
I appreciated how human each woman was portrayed, and the tender work to build a friendship of trust. Each woman was a powerhouse in her own right, which clearly shines through. I so loved this that I listened to it twice!
A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethuneâan unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian.
The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herselfâŚ
