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Best Book Ever


Sep 13, 2021

I’ll never pass up a chance to talk to a bookseller! Marianne Reiner of Run for Cover Books in San Diego joined me to talk books today. We talked about the special handwritten notes she adds to the books she sells, and how a non-reading child can become a book obsessed adult if they can only find the right book. We also talked some heavy subjects, including white privilege and the books that make you confront that. Marianne considers “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson to be a fundamental book, and I completely agree.

 

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Discussed in this episode:

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Oprah’s Book Club

Reese Book Club

Read with Jenna

Target Book Club

Susie Morgenstern

The Equal Justice Initiative

Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama

Amnesty International

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

Immediate Family by Ashley Nelson Levy

Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter’s School by Courtney E. Martin

Howard Zinn, historian, playwright, and activist

Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen

 

Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip:

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

 

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