Podcast appearances and mentions of carla du pree

Wrapped in shiny wrapping paper or careworn with notes scrawled in the margins-- books are gifts that give again and again. They offer a window into the heart of the author and can open our minds to a different view of the world.  Conni Strittmatter is the Youth & Family Engagement Manager for Baltimore County Public Library. Here are her book picks for kids: "Farmhouse," by Sophie Blackall"The Three Billy Goats Gruff," by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen"Good Night, Little Bookstore," by Amy Cherrix"Ty's Travels," series by Kelly Starling Lyons"The Secret Explorers," series by SJ King"Aven Green," series by Dusti Bowling"Cookie Chronicles," series by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr"Red, White, and Whole," by Rajani LaRocca     **Rajani LaRocca will be visiting several BCPL branches on March 11th. "Black Brother, Black Brother," by Jewell Parker Rhodes     **Jewell Parker Rhodes will join BCPL on January 24th at 7 p.m. for a Zoom event. "Whiteout," by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon"Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist," for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes"How To Excavate a Heart," by Jake Maia Arlow Find BCPL events here. Authors visits are listed here. Carla Du Pree is executive director of CityLit Project. Here is her list of recommendations for adult readers: "Braiding Sweetgrass," by Robin Kemmerer "Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden," by Camille Dungy"If I Survive You," by Jeffrey Escoffery"When We Were Sisters," by Fatimah Ashgar"Bigger Than Bravery," edited by Valerie Boyd"Floaters," by Martin Espada"Don't Count Me Out," by Rafael Alvarez"Pomegranate," by Helen Elaine Lee"Rest is Resistance," by Tricia Hersey"How We Heal," by Alex Elle Check out the NPR "Books We Love" list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of all the fresh books, which titles make the best gifts? Carla Du Pree of CityLit Project narrows it down. She shares top picks, from "me too" activist Tarana Burke's memoir to a novel about a daughter returning to her oil boomtown home, decades later. Du Pree was featured in the most recent issue of Bmore Art magazine. And from Baltimore City Librarian Paula Willey--titles for kids. She says the picture book "Outside, Inside," by LeUyen Pham offers a gentle way to reflect on the pandemic. For more suggestions, check out NPR's Books We Love list. Carla Du Pree's recommendations for adults Because You Just Oughta Books: "1619 Project: A New Origin Story," edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones "Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement," by Tarana Burke Raise Her Voice Books: "Girlhood," by Melissa Febos "White Magic," by Elissa Washuta "Brown Girls," by Daphne Palasi Andreades We Live in Other Worlds Books: "Hell of a Book," by Jason Mott "Speculation, n." by Shayla Lawz Show Some Local LitLove Books: "O Beautiful," by Jung Yun "Artists in Residency," by Melissa Wyse, Illustrations by Kate Lewis "Silent Winds, Dry Seas," by Vinod Busjeet "Stumbling Towards Grace," by Rosalia Scalia "Bride of the Seas," by Eman Quotah Paula Willey's recommendations for kids and teens Exciting book series for independent readers: Aru Shah series by Roshani Chokshi Tristan Strong series by Kwame Mbalia A Tale Dark and Grimm 3-book set by Adam Gidwitz Jasmine Green Rescues series by Helen Peters and Ellie Snowdon Graphic novels: History Comics series Science Comics series Read aloud books to share Vamos! series by Raul the Third "The Wind May Blow," by Sasha Quinton, illustrated by Thomas Hegbrook "Outside, Inside," by LeUyen Pham. "Change Sings: A Children's Anthem," by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Loren Long Nonfiction: "Black Artists Shaping the World," Sharna Jackson and Zoé Whitley "We're Better Than This: Young Readers' Edition: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy," by Elijah Cummings "The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat," by America's Test Kitchen Manga readers: Fairy Tail box set Akira box set Teens: Raybearer series by Jordan Ifueko "Not So Pure and Simple," by Lamar Giles   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

n anthology of Black American history...verses about the life of 18th-century poet Phillis Wheatley...short stories about girlhood in the South. These are some of the new must-read picks Carla Du Pree of CityLit Project offers us. She also previews next month’s virtual festival. And local history teacher Dante Brizill shares the unsung story of African-American war heroes who drove the Red Ball Express after D-Day. Check out Carla's book picks: Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of Africa America 1619 - 2019 - Ibram X Kendi & Keisha N. Blain The Age of Phillis and The Love Songs of W. E. Du Bois - Honoree Fanonne Jeffers  The Prophet - Robert Jones Caul Baby - Morgan Jerkins Milk, Blood, Heat - Dantiel W. Moniz We Speak For Ourselves - D. Watkins The Sum of Us - Heather McGhee How the Word is Passed - Clint Smith Children’s & Young Adult Literature: Angel of Greenwood, Randi Pink; The Life I’m In, Sharon G Flake   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calling all avid readers, accomplished writers, or those aspiring to be: we talk to the director of the City Lit festival director, Carla Du Pree, about festival highlights and hear about her goals for the daylong event. Plus, we meet podcaster Eliza Romero, to hear her thoughts on changes to required high school reading.

Celebrate Women's History Month as celeste doaks, Lady Brion, and DaMaris Hill read selections and talk about their work. Hosted by Carla Du Pree, Executive Director of CityLit Project.Poet and journalist celeste doaks is the author of Cornrows and Cornfields. Most recently, she is the editor of the poetry anthology Not Without Our Laughter. Her newest poems appear in Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America Anthology. She is University of Delaware’s Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative Writing for 2017-2019, and the recipient of a 2017 Rubys Literary Arts Grant Award. For more visit www.doaksgirl.com or check out the podcast she co-hosts called Lit!Pop!Bang! on ITunes.Brion Gill b.k.a. Lady Brion is an international spoken word artist, poetry coach, activist, organizer, and educator. She is the 2016 National Poetry Slam Champion and 2017 Southern Fried Regional Slam Champion. She received her BA in Communications from Howard University and her MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Design from the University of Baltimore. She is the author of the written & spoken word project —With My Head Unbowed, an aural-literary experience. She currently sits on the board of DewMore Baltimore and is the cultural curator for Baltimore’s grassroots think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.Dr. DaMaris Hill is a writer and academic. Her books include The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrageand Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the Heartland and Vi-zəbəl Teks-chərs (Visible Textures), a collection of poems. Dr. Hill currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her latest book, A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing, is a powerful collection of poetry about black women in bondage, each poem dedicated to a woman who has been literally incarcerated, bound by oppression, or who forced the limits that society placed on her.Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.

Celebrate Women's History Month as celeste doaks, Lady Brion, and DaMaris Hill read selections and talk about their work. Hosted by Carla Du Pree, Executive Director of CityLit Project.Poet and journalist celeste doaks is the author of Cornrows and Cornfields. Most recently, she is the editor of the poetry anthology Not Without Our Laughter. Her newest poems appear in Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America Anthology. She is University of Delaware’s Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative Writing for 2017-2019, and the recipient of a 2017 Rubys Literary Arts Grant Award. For more visit www.doaksgirl.com or check out the podcast she co-hosts called Lit!Pop!Bang! on ITunes.Brion Gill b.k.a. Lady Brion is an international spoken word artist, poetry coach, activist, organizer, and educator. She is the 2016 National Poetry Slam Champion and 2017 Southern Fried Regional Slam Champion. She received her BA in Communications from Howard University and her MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Design from the University of Baltimore. She is the author of the written & spoken word project —With My Head Unbowed, an aural-literary experience. She currently sits on the board of DewMore Baltimore and is the cultural curator for Baltimore’s grassroots think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.Dr. DaMaris Hill is a writer and academic. Her books include The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrageand Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the Heartland and Vi-zəbəl Teks-chərs (Visible Textures), a collection of poems. Dr. Hill currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her latest book, A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing, is a powerful collection of poetry about black women in bondage, each poem dedicated to a woman who has been literally incarcerated, bound by oppression, or who forced the limits that society placed on her.Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.Recorded On: Thursday, March 14, 2019

Quanice and Josh are sick & tired of being sick & tired. In this episode, they talk censorship, challenge museums on the ownership of indigenous art, put together a search party for missing salaries on job listings, and wonder what it'd take for organizations who get it wrong to just own up to the foolishness. For our "Social Justice Warrior in Action Segment," Carla Du Pree joins them for a discussion across many topics including when to walk away in fulfillment of an artistic life.

At the 22nd Baltimore Book Festival this coming weekend at the Inner Harbor writers will have a chance to get a professional critique of their work, readers a chance to meet and interact with hundreds of published authors and everyone a chance to enjoy some live music. We speak with Kathy Hornig, festivals directors for the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, novelist Jen Michalski of the “Starts Here” writers’ readings and Carla Du Pree executive director of City Lit Project to hear about festival history and highlights.