Carl Sagan’s reading list, courtesy of Brain Pickings. A few selections:
- Young Archimedes and Other Stories by Aldous Huxley
- Timaeus by Plato
- Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
- Who Speaks for Man? by Norman Cousins
- The Republic by Plato
- The Immoralist by André Gide
Diversity in Kid’s Lit — 110 and Counting.
Inspired by Roxane Gay at The Rumpus, here’s a long old list of diverse kid’s lit writers and illustrators. And I promise you, it is not complete.
1. Taro Yashima, picture book writer and illustrator
2. Sherman Alexi, YA
3. Karen Katz, picture book writer and illustrator
4. Lenore Look, chapter book writer
5. LeUyen Pham, illustrator
6. Jacqueline Woodson, writer all ages
7. E.B. Lewis, illustrator
8. Jorge Argueta, picture book writer
9. Yuyi Morales, picture book writer and illustrator
10. Pat Mora, writer
11. Charles R. Smith Jr., photographer
12. Sheila Hamanaka, picture book writer and illustrator
13. Jason Chin, nonfiction
14. Beatrice Hollyer, nonfiction
15. Francisco X. Alarcon, poetry
16. Maya Christina Gonzalez, picture book writer and illustrator
17. Alice Faye Duncan, picture book writer
18. Taeeun Yoo, picture book writer and illustrator
19. Allen Say, picture book writer and illustrator
20. Sandra L. Pinkney, picture book writer
21. Myles C. Pinkney, photographer
22. Jill Krementz, nonfiction
23. Karen English, chapter book writer
24. Pamela S. Turner, nonfiction
25. Walter Dean Myers, writer, various ages
INFOGRAPHIC: Summer Reading List Based On Your Favorite TV Shows
This is a really cool idea - and the selections are all so awesome and diverse!
(Source: twitter.com)
Books to Replace Your Favorite Canceled TV Shows
A pretty fun list put together by iO9. Definitely added a few titles to my wishlist.
Links & Resources.
Feminism
- Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog - Frequently Answered Questions
- Feminist Literature (Tumblr)
- Feminist texts written by women of color (Tumblr)
- fuckyeahfeminists (Tumblr)
- grrrlpower (Tumblr)
Racism, Race, & Culture
- Institutional/Structural Racism Within a Context: A Historical Glimpse at the Concept of “Race”
- Definitions - Racism Free Ontario Initiative
- Different Forms of Racism
- What is a Microaggression? What are Racial Microagressions?
- Appropriation vs. Appreciation
- A Look at the Myth of Reverse Racism
- Who are People of Colour? Why can’t I use the term “coloured”?
- Colourblindness: Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism
- The Angry Eye (YouTube)
- Racialicious (Tumblr)
- ladyatheist (Tumblr)
Sizeism & Body Positivity
- Truth Behind Fat: References
- Obesity, Health, and Metabolic Fitness
- Don’t You Realize Fat Is Unhealthy?
- Diets Don’t Work, But…
- Reality vs. Relativism
- THE HAES MANIFESTO (pdf)
- Fat Acceptance FAQ
- redefiningbodyimage (Tumblr)
GSM (Gender & Sexuality Minorities)
- Project Queer (Tumblr)
- TransWhat?
- Trans* Awareness (Tumblr)
- Trans Etiquette 101: No Offense, But That’s Offensive (Tumblr)
- Cissexism, Transphobia, & Cissupremacy. (Tumblr)
- So what’s a genderqueer, eh? (Tumblr)
- Gender Neutral Pronoun Blog
Ableism
- The Spoon Theory written by Christine Miserandino
- Ableist Word Profile
- Don’t Support Autism Speaks
- I’m Autistic, But Autism Speaks Doesn’t Speak for Me.
- An Autistic Speaks About Autism Speaks
- Why I am against Autism Speaks (Tumblr)
Privilege
- Checking Your Privilege 101 (pdf)
- Male privilege checklist (pdf)
- White Privilege Checklist (pdf)
- Binary-Gender Privilege Checklist
- Cis Privilege Checklist
- Heterosexual privilege checklist (pdf)
- Checklist of Neurotypical Privilege
- Christian Privilege Checklist
- Christian Privileges in American Society: Hidden Ways Christians are Privileged
- Privilege even in veganism
- Vegan Privilege
Reproductive Health
Classism
Misc/Other
Reblogging and bookmarking for later
Add: Hearing Privilege
Thanks, Penguin Teen!
I am going to need to start organizing all these book and reading lists for future reference (and I know I have more somewhere around here… will compile a future post with links to these). Tumblr has been awesome for this lately.
I will also try to reblog ANY reading lists I find on tumblr - all will be filed into the tag reading resources. I often come across some unique queer themed or feminist or ya reading lists/suggestions/recommendations, that a lot of people probably didn’t even know they were looking for or needed.
PS, Anything YA gets the tag ya lit. Just so you know how this blog rolls.
World Book Night for Librarians
Even if it’s too late, you can still celebrate it with a quick program or information packet at your library! And, you’ll know for next year.
The list of selected titles has some really fantastic reads on it, especially for teens.
I have collected so many articles on the Hunger Games about race, disability, and female portrayal. I am going to compile them all here. I know there are some missing, because unlike good librarians, I didn’t make a book mark folder (good going cait!).
race:
White Until Proven Black: Imagining Race In The Hunger Games
Katniss Is Olive-Skinned, Deal With It (loved this one, a more personal post - check out the rest of her blog for more THG posts)
Hollywood Whitewashing (And yes it hurts)
The Hunger Games: I Want My Bread And Roses Back (discussion starts about halfway thru)
Why Do Social Justice Nerds Love The Hunger Games?
Yes, There Are Black People In Your Hunger Games
disability:
So, How About THOSE Hunger Games? (i tumbl’d this article not too long ago and got some really interesting responses).
This is the BEST response concerning deafness (PLEASE READ IT)
In the Hunger Games, What Happens To The Disabled Competitors?
there are unfortunately not a lot of articles that i’ve come across about disabilities in THG :(
female portrayal/misc.:
Why We Need More Female Characters In Film Like Katniss Everdeen
Why Katniss is A Feminist Character (And It’s Not Because She Wields A Bow and Beats Boys Up)
Julie Clawson on The Hunger Games, Consumerism, and Justice
Power, Public Life, and The Hunger Games
Was The Hunger Games Inspired By Battle Royale
the thing i’ve really enjoyed about these books is the mass discussion it’s sparked. if you have any that aren’t listed, please contribute?
UPDATED TO ADD:
The Hunger Games & Katniss, Part 1: The Novel - Feminist Frequency (part 2 to come soon)
The Hunger Games, Hollywood, and Fighting Fuck Toys
Collins wrote for “Clarissa Explains It All” - what do Katniss & Clarissa have in common?
