Concluding their series on “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle, the women discuss fan responses, cruises, Covid dreams, swag, the greed disease, language, and bare feet.
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Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer
Lia’s artwork for From the Ashes
Indigenous Resilience: Healing Trauma Through Tradition and Resistance
University of Alberta Indigenous Canada
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
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The Book Interrupted women discuss “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, storytelling, keepsakes, empathy, and the separatism between nature and man. Lia finishes the episode and shocks the other members by cutting her Sapiens book in half for ease of carrying and reading. Discussion Points: Our ability to tell stories unifies us: corporations, money, human rights, government The collection of data Re-reading books Good luck charms/keepsakes - do you give power to your personal objects? Why we gorge food Having empathy for people you haven’t met The separatism between nature and man Looking at the global community Cutting large books in half for ease of transport Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert ...
The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “What the Robin Knows”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of sit spots, Scouts, bird watching and putting random found things in your mouth, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of the book. Discussion Points: Personal journals - what are the first impressions of the book? Do you have a sit spot/magic spot? Were you ever a Scout, Brownie, or Girl Guide? Animal and bird watching Do you put random found things in your mouth? What animals and birds do you see close to your home? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Your Parenting Mojo How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature by Scott D. Sampson The Life of Birds by David Attenborough ...
Limbo in limbo; vintage shopping; and full belly laughs. Concluding their series on “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Discussion Points: Have you ever lost a friend over their recommendation of books? Do you want to stay in the never-ending “library” like Hugo? Limboing in limbo Having sex in all the different lives - would you do it a lot? Similar themes on the screen Saving clothing that you love, even if it’s caught on fire, and the vintage shop movement Seeing Red in the library Revisiting bird calls and bird stories Full belly laughs Here’s my coffee cup and here’s what I’m reading - Insta challenge Next book cycle Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Book Interrupted Playlists Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Everything Everywhere All at Once Crash (2004) Crash (1996) Two Truths and a Lie - Book Interrupted episode styledemocracy.com-Courage My Love Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer What The Robin Knows Fan Episode - Bird Call Challenge Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel La Vie en Rose The Midnight Playlist ...
