Podcast appearances and mentions of Veronica Chambers

Send us a textLangston Hughes called Jessie Redmon Fauset “the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance” with good reason. As literary editor at The Crisis magazine from 1919 until 1926, Fauset discovered and championed some of the most important Black writers of the early 20th century. Her own novels contributed to The New Negro Movement's cultural examination of race, class and gender through the lens of women's experiences. Fauset's 1928 novel Plum Bun was republished this spring by Quite Literally Books, a new publishing venture that reissues books by American women authors. The founders, Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Endo Cooper, join us to discuss their mission and take a closer look at Fauset's life and work.Mentioned in this episode:Quite Literally BooksPlum Bun by Jessie Redmon FausetThe Pink House by Nelia GardnerThe Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield FisherLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 9 on Dorothy Canfield FisherLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 140 on Zora Neale HurstonPersephone BooksVirago BooksCita PressThe Crisis magazine“What is Racial Passing?” on PBS's The Origin of Everything“The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance” by Veronica Chambers and Michelle May-CurryLangston HughesJean ToomerArna BontempsCountee CullenGwendolyn BennettW.E.B. DuboisCharles JohnsonAlain LockeRegina AndrewsThe Talented Tenth“The New Negro Movement”Harlem RhapsodSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

This week we're sharing a rerun of a favorite episode from last year in which Erica speaks with Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson about being a 16-year-old NYS and NYC Youth Poet Laureate Finalist and co-founder of a literary arts magazine, and Kelly talks with author Veronica Chambers about Ida In Love and Trouble, Black historical YA, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books, Media, and Writers Discussed Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson Chen Chen  Tony Hoagland Danez Smith A Tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki  Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Ida, In Love and Trouble by Veronica Chambers Veronica Chambers at The New York Times Suffs on Broadway Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The Memphis Diaries by Ida B. Wells Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula Giddings Quinceanera Means Sweet Fifteen by Veronica Chambers Amigas: Fifteen Candles by Veronica Chambers Sabaa Tahir The Davenports by Krystal Marquis The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden Babel by R. F. Kuang Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Jennifer Harlan and Veronica Chambers The New York Times writing contests for teens Playlist for Ida in Love and Trouble Follow Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson's art and literature magazine at Noor.org and on Instagram Donate to Noor.org on Gofundme Follow Veronica Chambers on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For fans of Bridgerton and The Davenports comes Ida, In Love and In Trouble a historical novel following the young adulthood of Ida B. Wells from acclaimed and prolific author Veronica Chambers! I loved getting to speak with Veronica about Ida, about what it takes to write historical fiction (aka the research!!) and how she too began her career as a college student interviewing incredible people all from her dorm room! You won't want to miss out on this week's episode! Follow Veronica Follow OTS Get Ida, In Love and In Trouble! Politics and Prose DC McNally Jackson NY Little City Books NJ Nomad Books UK

This week, Erica speaks with Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson about being a 16-year-old NYS and NYC Youth Poet Laureate Finalist and co-founder of a literary arts magazine, and Kelly talks with author Veronica Chambers about Ida In Love and Trouble, Black historical YA, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we'll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you'll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist's picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you'll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books, Media, and Writers Discussed Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson Chen Chen  Tony Hoagland Danez Smith A Tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki  Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Ida, In Love and Trouble by Veronica Chambers Veronica Chambers at The New York Times Suffs on Broadway Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The Memphis Diaries by Ida B. Wells Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula Giddings Quinceanera Means Sweet Fifteen by Veronica Chambers Amigas: Fifteen Candles by Veronica Chambers Sabaa Tahir The Davenports by Krystal Marquis The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden Babel by R. F. Kuang Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Jennifer Harlan and Veronica Chambers The New York Times writing contests for teens Playlist for Ida in Love and Trouble Follow Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson's art and literature magazine at Noor.org and on Instagram Donate to Noor.org on Gofundme Follow Veronica Chambers on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Without the profound connection between these two artists, would the world ever have gotten I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings? Starring: Christina Elmore as Maya Angelou and Larry Powell as James Baldwin. Also starring Angelica Chéri as Lorraine Hansberry. Source List:James Baldwin: A Biography, By David Adams LeemingThe Three Mothers, by Anna Malaika TubbsNotes of a Native Son, by James BaldwinAt 80, Maya Angelou Reflects on a ‘Glorious' Life, NPR, 2008The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, Compilation copyright 2004 by Random House, Inc.Conversations With a Native SonJames Baldwin Biographical Timeline, American Masters, PBSMaya Angelou, World History ProjectJames Baldwin's Sexuality: Complex and Influential, NBC News“James Baldwin on Langston Hughes”,  The Langston Hughes Review, James Baldwin and Clayton Riley “Talking Back to Maya Angelou”, by Hilton Als, The New Yorker“Songbird”, by Hilton Als, The New Yorker“A Brother's Love”, by Maya Angelou“James Baldwin Denounced Richard Wright's ‘Native Son' as a ‘Protest Novel,' Was he Right?” by Ayana Mathis and Pankaj Mishra, The New York Times“After a 30 Year Absence, the Controversial ‘Porgy and Bess' is Returning to the Met Opera”, by Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine“Published More Than 50 Years Ago, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' Launched a Revolution”, by Veronica Chambers, Smithsonian Magazine“On the Horizon: On Catfish Row”, by James Baldwin“James Baldwin: Great Writers of the 20th Century” “An Introduction to James Baldwin”, National Museum of African American History & Culture“‘The Blacks,' Landmark Off-Broadway Show, Gets 42nd Anniversary Staging, Jan 31”, by Robert Simonson, Playbill “Do the White Thing”, by Brian Logan“James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket”, American Masters, PBS“James Baldwin, The Art of Fiction”, by Jordan Elgrably“The American Dream and the American Negro”, by James Baldwin“The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See”, by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.“Lost and ... Found?: James Baldwin's Script and Spike Lee's ‘Malcolm X.'” by D. Quentin Miller, African American Review

SooJin and Hannah sit down with prolific author and editor, Veronica Chambers of the New York Times to discuss her recent book entitled Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter. This conversation is epic, exploring the history of the BLM movement and how we can all play a part in moving the ball forward a little bit. Veronica poses thoughtful questions and weaves in her own personal experiences as a way to shine light on the complexities and realities that parents of color face - especially Black parents - as they raise their children in a society that was built to exclude them. Her book is both stunning and hopeful, and this episode is dripping with opportunity and intention. Veronica challenges us to choose our verbs wisely because what we do (or don't do) matters and will have ripple effects into future generations. The power is ours. What verb will we choose today?Resources:Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives MatterUnbought and Unbossed (film about Shirley Chisholm)When and Where I Enter by Paula GiddingsNY Times Climate Hub Veronica ChambersNY Times Climate Hub Somini SenguptaNY Times Baking the World a Better PlaceNY Times Suffrage at 100Shirley Chisholm is a Verb!

Many of the socially pivotal moments in history were triggered by, driven by or accompanied with protests, small or large. The Black Lives Matter Movement is the most recent socially pivotal moment in U.S. history and has driven many teens to start or join protests and start asking questions about racism, black culture and black cultural history, and their role in this movement. Veronica Chambers, author of Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter,  joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler to discuss peaceful protesting, various methods of protesting, why it matters, how powerful it can be—and how to help our kids understand what they think and feel about the issues behind protests. Let's show our kids how they as individuals can come together to effect real change in the world.  Our Guest: Veronica Chambers Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 213 From Sandy: It's easier to listen and connect with your teenager when you are calm. Grab Sandy's complimentary lesson on finding calm at https://sandyfowler.com 

We spend a lot of time talking about what Tara was doing in March 1989 -- at band camp for what would be the last time -- and then it's another jokefest about REGINA, perhaps because none of us is that excited about discussing a very long and journalistically very questionable article about "Young White Racists." But Karen's advice about "How To Ask The Time Without Hyperventilating" is nearly as contentious! Is it too casual about the struggles of social anxiety, or were (are?) two of your co-hosts maybe too self-conscious for their own good? We do our best to skip over John "Toe Story" Elder's latest piece of short fiction before getting into a surprisingly inaccurate Body Talk. Then we go On The Road to New Orleans; discuss why He Said He prefers older girls; debate whether It actually Happened To Me (seems like nah); and wrap it up with a past submitter repeating in Stuff You Wrote. And hey, did we mention that as of this issue Sassy is ONE YEAR OLD? This episode is our birthday gift...to you!Visual Aids

In the summer of 2020, author Veronica Chambers had what she calls an “aha moment.”   Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Veronica's Afro-Latina heritage has always been very important to her, and she worked hard to make sure her then-12-year-old daughter felt the power of her “Black girl magic.”   But when protests were happening across the country and in their own city, Veronica realized she needed to be able to teach her daughter more about race, systemic racism and the role of protests.   Veronica's recently published book, “Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter,” was born out of this desire to teach her own daughter.    “Call and Response” is just one of many projects Veronica has produced during her prolific writing career. She is the editor of Narrative Projects for The New York Times, a public speaker, and author and editor of more than a dozen books — which span a spectrum in subject from several about food to books for kids to helping influential people with their memoirs and more.   Veronica was gracious enough to join me for an interview for this week's podcast — Season 5 Episode 4: “Blake Lives Matter: How Will You Respond?” In this interview, Veronica shares:   Thoughts on how to talk to kids — all kids, not just Black children — about police What protesting looks like for different people and finding what it looks like for you and your family. Insights on how to avoid burnout. Using your skills and what you love to do to make a difference.   It was truly an honor to read “Call and Response:The Story of Black Lives Matter” and to have Veronica share her time and thoughts with me. I sure learned a lot and know you will too!   Bite-sized Black History  Bite-sized Black History is a program that empowers you to teach the little ones you love about brilliant Black Americans who have been largely overlooked by our history books. We featured 12 different people in Season 1 of the program and will feature 12 all new Black Americans in Season 2. And, if you missed Season 1, both seasons will be available for purchase. Click here to be the first to receive the coupon code on Feb 1st when the program launches! Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode   Books edited or written by Veronica Chambers   New York Times Learning Network “Lesson of the Day: ‘Black Surfers Reclaim Their Place on the Waves'”   For info about Bakers Against Racism, read this newsletter by Veronica Chambers   “13th” documentary available on Netflix   Veronica Chambers' Instagram @vvchambers   Visit Veronica's website for additional information, including booking her for speaking events.   “The End of Policing” by Alex S. Vitale   “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson    Song Credit: “Sleeper” by Steve Adams” and “Dive Down” by VYEN  

Veronica Chambers For a lot of people Black Lives Matter became part of their lives in a concrete way in the wake of the murder of George Floyd but the story of the organization starts years earlier. In her book, with its gorgeous photographs, NYT editor Veronica Chambers takes us on not only the journey of BLM but also looks to the past and the future to see where we came from and where we might go. In this conversation Veronica and I talk about both the struggle and about how we all get free. Looking at leaders who work outside of the spotlight and what they have to teach us we get a broader picture of how we might do our individual activism.  From Ferguson to the climate conference in Glasgow we look at the intersections and how we can use them to increase our impact.  I loved this conversation because it reminded me of the power of collective action which, I think, we sometimes underestimate. It reminded me of how many remarkable people, that includes you, are out in the world doing their part. We are not alone in doing this work, no matter how isolating it can sometimes feel.  Have a listen and take inspiration from Veronica's words and her perspective. Take inspiration from the stories she shares and let's keep doing the work. About Veronica: Veronica Chambers is an award winning author and the lead editor of Narrative Projects, a team dedicated to telling multi-platform stories at the New York Times. Based in London, her most recent book is Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter. She has taught writing at several colleges and universities, including Bowdoin in Maine, Bard College at Simon's Rock, Massachusetts, and the Stanford School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, she writes often about her Afro Latina heritage. For a written transcript of this conversation click here. Action Steps: 1) Take a look at the NY Times series: Black History Continued     This series looks at pivotal moments and transformative figures in Black         history. 2) Girls Write Now:      Helping girls and young women find their voice through the tool of story. 3) Youth Communication:      Two youth run publications, one focusing on economic, gender, and racial         diversity. The other written by kids in the foster care system. Connect with Veronica: nytimes.com/pasttense Twitter Instagram Credits: Harmonica music courtesy of a friend Production support provided by the National Liberty Museum

The summer of 2020 was different. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, millions of individuals from around the world took to the streets to make a statement: Black Lives Matter. In many ways, young adults led the charge. The history of the Black Lives Matter movement is documented in Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Veronica Chambers, an editor at The New York Times. This book is an incredible resource for young readers, teachers, librarians and parents who are looking to better understand the movement and open discussions about the importance of activism. Veronica joins Saul Marquez and Chelsea Regan to discuss the aims of Call and Response while also diving into how YA books are inspiring a generation of young readers to become activists who are changing the world. Get in touch … Let your voice be heard! There are several ways you can get in touch with us and interact with the show. Your messages might be included in the next episode! Record and send us a voice message! Follow and talk to us through Twitter! Send us an old-fashioned email! Related Links: Black Surfers Refuse to Be Excluded: ‘I Have a Right to Be on This Wave' - The New York Times Follow the guest and hosts … Veronica Chambers: @vvchambers (Instagram), @vvchambers (Twitter), Author Profile @ The New York Times Chelsea Regan: @pluckybookmark (Instagram), @chelsearegan17 (Twitter)

[REBROADCAST FROM September 21, 2021] Veronica Chambers, New York Times editor and author of a new book, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, discusses her book designed for younger readers to understand the history of the movement.

How can photography offer testaments of social movements? On this episode, we talk with Veronica Chambers, editor for narrative projects for The New York Times and author (with Jennifer Harlan) of Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, a visual accounting of the movement and responses to the movement.

Farai Chideya talks with journalist Dana Coester about her extensive reporting on how extremists recruit rural youth online. Carol Alvarado of the Texas Senate shares what it took to stage a 15-hour filibuster of a state law that would make it harder for people to vote. New York Times editor Veronica Chambers highlights the joy and lessons from the Black Lives Matter movement in her new children's book “Call and Response: the Story of Black Lives Matter.” On Sippin' the Political Tea, Eliza Anyangwe, editor at CNN's “As Equals” series, and foreign policy expert Hagar Chemali who hosts “Oh My World” on YouTube, analyze the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and the Western narratives around it.EPISODE RUNDOWN0:51 Award-winning journalist Dana Coester on how extremists recruit rural youth online12:53 Texas state Senator Carol Alvarado on her 15-hour filibuster to defend voting rights20:55 Veronica Chambers of the New York Times on her new children's book ““Call and Response: the Story of Black Lives Matter.”31:42 Sippin' the Political Tea: Eliza Anyangwe of CNN and Hagar Chemali of YouTube channel “Oh My World” on the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

In this special Fall Preview episode, sponsored by Dear Highlights: What Adults Can Learn from 75 Years of Letters and Conversations with Kids (Highlights Press, Aug. 10), Veronica Chambers joins us to discuss ‘Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter' (Versify, Aug. 17), “an educational introduction for young readers and a comprehensive primer for adults” on the movement for racial justice. And in a sponsored interview, Megan talks with Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of Being Clem (Holiday House, Aug. 3), the highly anticipated conclusion to the “Finding Langston” trilogy. Kirkus: “A compelling work whose intriguing characters readers will miss when they turn the last page” (starred review). Then our editors join with their favorite books from our Fall Preview lists.

Author Veronica Chambers joins Jess and Zerlina to talk about her new book "Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter". Out now!

This episode is a special treat because it features my mother, Lela Goodwin. This conversation features sharing her wisdom about practical and important life lessons. She has lived the full life as a mom, homemaker, entrepreneur, and matriarch. She keeps growing and being an example of how our journey continues to develop as we travel through our full life. You don't want to miss a minute of this episode because she shares information that society and school often don't tell you. She shares the truth and sheds light upon the mysteries of "adulting." Don't worry if you don't identify as a woman, the added lessons that are specific to women will help you understand the women in your life (e.g. mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and co-workers) better. What you'll learn: -Different identities of women -What it's like being a retired and an empty nester -Balancing purpose and family -The concept of having it all -Burnout with special considerations for women -Taking care of yourself vs. taking care of everybody else Resources: The Overwhelm Solution Blueprint by Dr. Ericka Goodwin: free ebook at www.overwhelmblueprint.com Fix Your Fairytale: A woman's guide to a great life, love, and legacy by Dr. Ericka Goodwin: www.FixYourFairytaleBook.com Having It All: Black Women and Success by Veronica Chambers: https://www.amazon.com/Having-All-Black-Women-Success-ebook/dp/B000XUBFQK About Lela: My name is Lela M. Goodwin, and I am a problem solver. I am the fourth born of five children, two boys and three girls. I was born in DeSoto, MO and grew up in a Rolla, Mo which make me a small town in middle America girl. My mother worked as a day worker, cleaning homes for the local doctors and she would take me with her. The relationships developed during this time would later open opportunities for me that I would not have otherwise had access to. As a young adult I spent my life as a wife and homemaker. I cooked, cleaned, sewed costumes, prom dresses, debutante cotillion dresses, was a room mother, chaperoned field trips, chauffeured to piano lessons, softball coach, was a swim team mom and loved every moment of it. I enjoyed making a home that allow my husband and daughter to be the best that they could be. Though I have been divorced more than twenty years, I think of that period as Lela 1.0. From that period in my life, I gave birth to and raised and amazing daughter and consider Lela 1.0 successful. Now in my forties dressed in my banker's blue suit, my business degree from the University of Missouri in my briefcase and my resume in hand, I was entering Lela 2.0, the employment world. After working for years in unfulfilling jobs and feeling undervalued, I was hired by INROADS, a coaching and development organization. When I left Inroads, I went to AT&T, where I managed customer service representatives and telecommunications technician. While at AT&T, I received the Network & Engineering Performance Award for my work on the build out of the internet network across the state of Texas. On November 2013, I retired from AT&T. Since retirement, my passion for helping people make their lives better has not waned; therefore, I am embarking on Lela 3.0. I volunteer as a Tax Specialist with AARP Tax-Aide, and I work with the Board of Election Commission as an Election Judge. So far, I have coached a few people through getting their social security (SS) benefits, resolving economic issues, the best tax withholding selections now that they are receiving SS and still working. I also created an internship process for BYW Investment Advisors. I am looking forward to seeing where this next chapter takes me.

You've heard me tell her family's horrifying story,  but in this Q&A, you'll get to hear some of the most troubling details directly from Veronica Chambers herself!

New York Times editor Veronica Chambers talks about her book about the American suffrage movement "Finish the Fight!" and the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Thursday on Lake Effect: We meet the subject of the documentary, Ahead of the Curve , which tells the story of the founder of the world’s most successful lesbian magazine. Then, we learn about the lesser-told history of the women involved in the suffrage movement. We hear an essay about size stigma. Plus, we look at disparities in how men and women experience heart attacks. Guests: Jen Rainin, director and co-producer Ahead of the Curve ; Franco Stevens, lead cast and founder of Curve magazine Veronica Chambers, editor for narrative projects at The New York Times Jessica Young, community activist and writer Dr. Nicole Lohr, medical director of cardiovascular clinical trials at Froedert & an associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Today would have been the 90th birthday of literary giant Toni Morrison, who died in 2019. New York Times editor of Narrative Projects Veronica Chambers joins us to discuss Morrison's life and legacy, and recommends Morrison's books from her new article "The Essential Toni Morrison." 

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 27, 2020] Chef, restaurateur and opera singer Alexander Smalls joins us to discuss his new cookbook Meals, Music and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen. Event: Smalls will be signing books at the Williams Sonoma Columbus Circle on February 29 at 2 pm.  Recipe: Excerpted MEALS, MUSIC, AND MUSES: Recipes From My African American Kitchen by Alexander Smalls with Veronica Chambers. Copyright © 2020 by Alexander Smalls. Reprinted with permission from Flatiron Books. All rights reserved. Photography by Beatriz da Costa. LADY LIMA SUCCOTASH SALAD WITH FRESH MINT I have been eating succotash salad all my life. I wanted to own the dish and bring it home with a twist . . . What better way to do that than to marry the concept of lima beans, or what we in the South call succotash, with the succulent taste of crabmeat? The dressing is a moment to create flavor. The heavy cream is for texture, the Champagne vinegar for taste. This is a simple but grand dish. I love to serve it to international guests whose experience with American cuisine might be limited. This is almost always something they’ve never tasted before. How often can you say that?Makes 6 servings 4 garlic cloves, unpeeled6 ears corn, shucked¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 cups frozen lima beans1 red bell pepper, chopped1 yellow bell pepper, chopped2 cups grape tomatoes, halved½ cup chopped red onion¼ cup minced fresh parsley3 tablespoons sliced fresh mint2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar2 tablespoons heavy cream¼ teaspoon sugarSalt and pepper Preheat the oven to 350°F. Wrap the garlic in aluminum foil. Roast until soft, about 30 minutes. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Meanwhile, heat a grill to medium-high. Squeeze the roasted garlic between your fingertips to release the cloves; discard the papery skins and finely chop the cloves. Transfer to a large bowl. Brush the corn with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Grill the corn, turning occasionally, until tender and charred in spots, about 13 minutes. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then cut the kernels from the cobs and add them to the bowl with the garlic. Fill a medium bowl with ice and water. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the lima beans to the boiling water and cook until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain and transfer to the ice water to cool. Drain the lima beans again and add them to the bowl with the corn. Add the bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, parsley, mint, vinegar, cream, sugar, and remaining 1/4 cup oil. Toss until evenly coated. Taste and season with salt and black pepper. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 days before serving.    

Wednesday on Lake Effect : We learn about the enduring legacy of Japanese internment camps through the book, Setsuko’s Secret . Then, we learn about the lesser-told history of women of color involved in the suffrage movement in America. Plus, a look back at Schuster’s Holiday Parade with historian John Gurda. Guests: Shirley Ann Higuchi, author of Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration ; Kathy Saito Yuille, subject & Higuchi's aunt Veronica Chambers, editor of narrative projects at The New York Times John Gurda, writer and historian

Links: FINISH THE FIGHT edited by Veronica Chambers: https://bookshop.org/books/finish-the-fight-the-brave-and-revolutionary-women-who-fought-for-the-right-to-vote-9780358460282/9780358408307CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson: https://bookshop.org/books/caste-oprah-s-book-club-the-origins-of-our-discontents-9780593230251/9780593230251Donate to Reverend Warnock: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/warnockrunoffDonate to Jon Ossoff: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ossoffrunoffDonate to Fair Fight: https://fairfight.com/Volunteer to help Fair Fight wherever you are: https://fairfight.com/fair-fight-2020/

Kelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood. A gift for my brother who isn’t a big reader. He’s in college, loves soccer and video games, and hasn’t enjoyed a book since reading Holes in middle school. Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith; Slay by Brittany Morris; The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry; Booked by Kwame Alexander; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; Warcross by Marie Lu; Feed by MT Anderson. New, contemporary, socially conscious, diverse. Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed and Becky Albertalli; The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert; Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam; Running by Natalia Sylvester; We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid; Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Diverse body positive books. What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume; Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter; My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann; Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero; If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann; Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen. YA dealing with survivors of sexual abuse/pedophilia/other childhood trauma: some of my favorites that I’ve read are Sadie, Girl in Pieces, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, Perks of Being a Wallflower and Speak. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson; Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough; The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith; Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringyimana; Wrecked by Maria Padian; Infandous by Elana K. Arnold; In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. A YA book to get my friend who doesn’t really read….p.s. she really likes Disney. Disney’s Twisted Tales; Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige; Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo; Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. One of my high school students likes mysteries and fantasy novels, but doesn’t like any “kissing” (i.e. lots of romance or a focus on a relationship). What suggestions could I give her? Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera; Endangered by Lamar Giles; Jennifer Lynn Barnes; Karen M. McManus; Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. A book for my 16 year old nephew who is a very particular reader. Used to love Rick Riordan but has moved on. Beyond Riordan, the only books I’ve sent him that he has actually called begging for the sequels is Scythe. He likes Agatha Christie “because it makes him think” (to figure out what is going on). I’ve tried AS King and Going Bovine, but have not gotten a reaction and all the fantasy tried and trues. Would love an idea from you! Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore; The Future will be BS-free by Will McIntosh; The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Warcross and Legend by Marie Lu. A contemporary with some magic and some romance, but the story does not center grief. Now and When by Sara Bennett Wealer; Displacement by Kiku Hughes; Lobizona by Romina Garber. I am looking for a fantasy novel with romance that ideally is part of an almost finished or finished series. I have already read many of the popular ones, so I guess I am looking for those that were a bit more under the radar. I have read/started the Folk of the Air Series, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series, Red Queen Series, all of Cassandra Clare, etc. and loved them all! Looking for something in that realm. Blythewood by Carol Goodman; Lost Voices by Sarah Porter; The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd; Brooklyn Brujas by Zoraida Cordova. Warm fuzzy story about family (chosen, biological, adopted, whatever) with winter holiday(s) (not necessarily Christmas, but Christmas ok) as a backdrop and a happy ending. Something wintery and hopeful. (At least something that leaves the reader with some hope.) I like a variety of things. Some writers whose work I’ve enjoyed: Katie Henry, Karen McManus, Tomi Adeyemi, Jenny Han, Nina LaCour, and too many names to list. A few books I’ve read and enjoyed because of this podcast: Agnes at the End of the World, We Are the Perfect Girl, and Orpheus Girl. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston; The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel; The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody. A feminist book like Rules for Being a Girl. Girls Like Us by Randi Pink; The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann; Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina; Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan. Books for a 13 year-old. She loves the Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and anything written by Rick Riordan. Recently, I loaned her my copy of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (one of my favorite YA authors ever) and she loved it. I’d really like to give her books in a genre she loves and one that will expand her reading material. Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert; New Kid/Class Act by Jerry Craft; Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden; Akata Witch/Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor. Something that will make me laugh, but also teach me something. The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers; Cherry by Lindsey Rosin; Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan; We Are The Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan. I’m looking for at book for my niece (18 years old). She is not an avid reader out side required reading in school. She’s not that into fantasy and Sci fi, she likes contemporary fiction better. She might like a short story collection because 40 pages is not as daunting as 350 pages (or more if it’s a series) for a story. Books she had liked recently: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera and Broken Things by Lauren Oliver. Try Margarita Engle, Nikki Grimes, Stephanie Hemphill, Kwame Alexander as an alternative to short stories but still with a lot of white space, as it may be less intimidating; Toil and Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe; Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’m interested in spooky tales, thrillers, science fiction, and non-WWII fiction. No dystopias or urban fantasy, please! The most important thing to me as an aromantic asexual person is that’s there’s no significant romantic element. I don’t want the main character to have any romantic partners or to spend several pages daydreaming about their crush(es). Thanks! Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke; Dread Nation by Justina Ireland; Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham; The Blood Confession by Alisa M. Libby; The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupecho; Jackaby by William Ritter; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour. A book for my 19 year old sister who loves Wilder Girls and The Poet X. She is a fan of feminism, horror, and queerness in books. The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters; Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge; The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian; The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. A book for my daughter. She recently told me that she is gay. I want to show her how much I love her and accept her. She loves graphic novels and has read many of the most popular ones featuring same sex relationships. Everything Noelle Stevenson! Lumberjanes, Nimona, The Fire Never Goes Out; Queer: A Graphic History by Meg John Barker and Julia Scheele; Skim by Mariko Tamaki; Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu; Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw; Moonstruck by Grace Ellis and Shae Bragl. Something heavily folklore-based (Maggie Stiefvater or higher level of “heavily”) and LGBTQ+ please? European and Asian folklore are my favorite but I’ll be happy to dive into any other as well. Anna-Marie McLemore; A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh; Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco; A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha; Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao; Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardost. A fantasy or science fiction novel, preferably action-packed. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger; The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; Cut Off by Adrianne Finley; Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. An awesome ghost story. The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco; Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn; Horrid by Katrina Leno; The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour; Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. School for Good & Evil read-alikes for 14-year-old reluctant reader. Thanks! Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; The Irregular at Magic High School manga series by Tsutomu Sato; The Black Mage by Daniel Howard Barnes; Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki; A Blade so Black by LL McKinney; Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim; Liz Braswell’s Twisted Fairy Tales series; Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Links: FINISH THE FIGHT edited by Veronica Chambers: https://bookshop.org/books/finish-the-fight-the-brave-and-revolutionary-women-who-fought-for-the-right-to-vote-9780358460282/9780358408307CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson: https://bookshop.org/books/caste-oprah-s-book-club-the-origins-of-our-discontents-9780593230251/9780593230251Donate to Reverend Warnock: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/warnockrunoffDonate to Jon Ossoff: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ossoffrunoffDonate to Fair Fight: https://fairfight.com/Volunteer to help Fair Fight wherever you are: https://fairfight.com/fair-fight-2020/

Nicole and Matthew talk about the election, political leadership, and using your voice to bring about democratic change.  This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love, and Emporia State University’s School of Library & Information Management. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! Relevant Links: PebbleGo Vote Scholastic’s “Elections” resource bank Teaching Tolerance “Voting and Voices” Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books: Future President by Lori Alexander; illustrated by Allison Black A Kids Book About Votingby Next Up We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders If You Go with Your Goat to Vote by Jan Zauzmer; illustrated by Andrew Roberts V Is for Voting by Kate Farrell; illustrated by Caitlin Kuhwald Vote for Our Future! by Margaret McNamara; illustrated by Micah Player Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America by Deborah Diesen; illustrated by Magdalena Mora When Penny Met POTUS by Rachel Ruiz; illustrated Melissa Manwill Lift as You Climb: the Story of Ella Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm by Katheryn Russell-Brown; illustrated by Eric Velasquez Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb by Veronica Chambers; illustrated by Rachelle Baker Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by Laura Freeman Middle Grade: We the People: The United States Constitution Explored and Explained by Evan Sargent; illustrated by Aura Lewis Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne Twins by Varian Johnson; illustrated by Shannon Wright Closing note: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In conversation with: Rachelle Baker, illustrator; Jennifer Harlan, writer; Steffi Walthall, illustrator Veronica Chambers is the editor for Narrative Projects at The New York Times and a co-author of "Finish the Fight!" She joined The Times in 2018 as the lead editor of the Past Tense project, which told stories using photographs unearthed from the paper's archives. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, her other works include the critically acclaimed memoir "Mama's Girl," the anthology "Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter," and the new children's book "Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb." Jennifer Harlan is a member of the Special Projects team at The New York Times and a co-author of "Finish the Fight!" As a reporter on the Past Tense project, she wrote about all sorts of overlooked histories, from private eyes to roller derby, with a focus on women's history. She also writes for The Times about books, board games, the opioid crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. She is from Louisville, Kentucky, but currently calls Brooklyn home. Rachelle Baker is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, MI. In addition to "Finish the Fight!", her illustrations have been published in several books including "Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream" by Blair Imani, "Shirley Chisholm is a Verb" by Veronica Chambers, and the forthcoming "Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop,'' by Clover Hope, which comes out in February 2021. Steffi Walthall is a Virginia-based illustrator, a sometimes comic artist and all times storyteller that celebrates diversity in all forms. She loves working on character-centric stories whether they are fictional or historical. In addition to "Finish the Fight!" her work includes "The Field Guide To The North American Teenager" by Ben Philippe, "50 Fearless Women Who Made American History" by Jenifer Bazzit, and "The Story Of: Martin Luther King Jr" by Christine Platt. Books available through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 10/28/2020)

Mrs. van Kan and Mrs. Peel share the newly voted Virginia Readers' Choice Award (VRCA) winning book! They also discuss how the VRCA process works and the 10 titles nominated for this school year. These titles are listed below, along with their availability on Hoopla at the Prince William County Library. Episode Resource List: 2019 - 20 VRCA Middle School Award Winning Book: Restart by Gordon Korman 2020 - 2021 VRCA Nominees New Kid by Jerry Craft (available as an audiobook and eBook at the PWC Library) The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden (available as an audiobook and eBook at the PWC Library) It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (available as an audiobook at the PWC Library) Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Deep Water by Watt Key Breakout by Kate Messner Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald (available as an audiobook and eBook at the PWC Library) The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers

Nina talks with writer and editor Veronica Chambers. 

Mass Media shapes our reality and when there's diversity in media – our world opens up to possibility. Color Farm Media's mission is to build an ecosystem that fosters greater equity, inclusion, and diversity in media and that empowers and elevates voices that are underrepresented, overlooked, and undervalued. I spoke with co-founders Ben Arnon who brings a depth of experience in tech and entertainment and a sensibility shaped through social and political activism and community organizing and Erika Alexander, actress, activist, entrepreneur, creator producer and director. https://www.colorfarmmedia.com/First we check in with Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati, founder of the Literary and the African American Children's Book Fair, for her monthly feature VLS Journeys. She speaks with author Veronica Chambers; author of “Shirley Chisholm is a Verb.” PA State Rep. Malcom Kenyatta talks books for the feature “What's Philadelphia Reading?”https://rb.gy/ahxbpc

As the nation marks 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote, WCBS' Lynda Lopez spoke with New York Times editor Veronica Chambers who discovered a problem with how we understand history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trevor covers the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Common talks about "Com&Well," and "Finish the Fight!" author Veronica Chambers discusses the U.S. suffrage movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debut YA novelist Jordan Ifueko joins us to discuss Raybearer (Amulet Books, Aug. 18), “A fresh, phenomenal fantasy that begs readers to revel in its brilliant world” (Kirkus, starred review). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week, including books by Veronica Chambers, Raquel Vasquez-Gilliland, Ilan Stavans, and Margot Livesey.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Raybearer, The Less Dead, Betty, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko The Less Dead by Denise Mina Betty: A Novel by Tiffany McDaniel   The Switch by Beth O’Leary  Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy by Kelly Jensen  Soul Full of Coal Dust: The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice by Chris Hamby Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner WHAT WE’RE READING: Unpregnant by Jeni Hendricks and Ted Caplan Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife by Ariel Sabar The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Celtics and the NBA’s Greatest Team of All Time by Peter May No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon The Second Mother: A Novel by Jenny Milchman Treason: A Sallie Bingham Reader by Sallie Bingham Blood World by Chris Mooney Nightshade: A novel by Annalena McAfee Displacement by Kiku Hughes Loathe at First Sight: A Novel by Suzanne Park  The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built WorldWhat Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World by Sara Hendren The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow) by Margaret Owen I Want You by Lisa Hanawalt  The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists Of The Jazz Age by Trina Robbins Northernmost: A novel by Peter Geye Borges and Me: An Encounter by Jay Parini Three by D.A. Mishani, Jessica Cohen (translator) Assassin’s Strike by Ward Larsen  Be All In: What Sports Can Teach Us about Succeeding in Life by Christie Pearce Rampone, Dr. Kristine Keane Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology Book 2) by Emily Tesh Gideon’s Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice by Jonathan Rapping The New American by Micheline Aharonian Marcom All Eyes on Her by L. E. Flynn Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks  The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls: A Novel by Ursula Hegi Villa of Delirium by Adrien Goetz, Natasha Lehrer (translator) The Heatwave by Kate Riordan Ordinary Hazards: A Novel by Anna Bruno Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers, The Staff of The New York Times Atomic Love by Jennie Fields The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way by Geraldine Woods  Unwitting Street: Stories by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, Joanne Turnbull (translator) The Way Out by Ricardo Piglia, Robert Croll (translator) 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders by Rozlan Mohd Noor Dopeworld: Adventures in the Global Drug Trade by Niko Vorobyov Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny by Debora L. Spar The Queen of Tuesday: A Novel by Darin Strauss Show Them You’re Good: A Portrait of Boys in the City of Angels the Year Before College by Jeff Hobbs Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn by Sanjay Sarma, Luke Yoquinto The Glass Kingdom: A Novel by Lawrence Osborne Grown Ups: A Novel by Emma Jane Unsworth Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy by Wolfram Eilenberger  Seven Days in Summer: A Novel by Marcia Willett The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager The Second Wife by Rebecca Fleet Breathe the Sky by Michelle Hazen Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole: A Novel by Hans-Olav Thyvold, Marie Otsby (translator) Revolutionary Feminisms : Conversations on Collective Action and Radical Thought by Brenna Bhandar, Rafeef Ziadah Hysteria by Jessica Gross Etiquette for Runaways: A Novel by Liza Nash Taylor Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor The Dazzling Truth: A Novel by Helen Cullen  Losers: Dispatches from the Other Side of the Scoreboard by Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas  What He Did in Solitary: Poems by Amit Majmudar Noumenon Ultra: A Novel by Marina J. Lostetter Royal: A Novel by Danielle Steel Anodyne by Khadijah Queen A Room Called Earth: A Novel by Madeleine Ryan Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion by Bad Religion, Jim Ruland Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez Black Bottom Saints: A Novel by Alice Randall Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control by George Dyson Death at High Tide: An Island Sisters Mystery by Hannah Dennison The Wright Sister: A Novel by Patty Dann Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul  Stealing Mt. Rushmore by Daphne Kalmar Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Ignite the Sun by Hanna Howard  What Goes Up by Christine Heppermann The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell Middle Distance: Poems by Stanley Plumly Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It by K. J. Parker  When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Little Disasters: A Novel by Sarah Vaughan This Is Not the End of Me: Lessons on Living from a Dying Man by Dakshana Bascaramurty Killing the Story: Journalists Risking Their Lives to Uncover the Truth in Mexico by Témoris Grecko, Diane Stockwell (translator) Little Deadly Secrets: A Novel by Pamela Crane Summer of the Cicadas by Chelsea Catherine  The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South by Chip Jones The Search Party by Simon Lelic  Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens She’s My Dad! : A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative Jillian Garcia (Illustrated by), Sarah Savage

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified exactly 100 years ago Tuesday, the culmination of decades of activism that finally gave women the right to vote.Finish the Fight! is a new children’s book that chronicles the stories of some of the lesser-known suffragettes that made the 19th Amendment possible. Greta talks with author Veronica Chambers about 100 years of women’s suffrage and some of her favorite, lesser-known suffragettes. 

Veronica Chambers is an award-winning writer and entrepreneurial journalist who has built an inspiring creative career. To date, her talent has touched everything from magazines to television to newspapers to bestselling books for young adult readers, and more. And she’s done all this while keeping her marriage and motherhood at the center of her decision-making. In this episode, she joins us for a candid conversation about the hard work behind living her dream. @vvchambers Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

I recently shared a terrific book on my blog, Between Harlem and Heaven, Afro- Asian- American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day, a collaboration between J.J. Johnson and Alexander Smalls with Veronica Chambers. This is not just a cookbook, but a melting pot of cultural stories with the advice of "just try the sauces on everything". This is a must-have as you begin to grow this season and celebrate the diversity found in the garden. You can read this review on my blog, https://www.cottageinthecourt.com. As I focus on cooking and growing, it is the perfect time to chat with a friend that understands cultural cooking. The Chinese Kitchen Garden - Growing techniques and family recipes from a classic cuisine by Wendy Kiang-Spray is another book to reference. A local gardener in the DMV, Wendy has such a delightful story to share. The story of how this book came about is quite touching. Wendy shares moments with her Dad in the garden. Together they sowed seeds of unspoken love, trials, and truth of immigrant survival. Wendy also shares her perspective on engaging with the earth for beginning as well as seasoned gardeners. Published by Timber Press it is a story, a resource, and more than worthy of being in your kitchen. A Timber Press book is always a good thing to have - especially when the topic is gardening! Follow Cottage In The Court on social media as I have fun engaging in all things gardening! Twitter/Instagram: @cottageincourt, FB: Https://www.facebook.com/cottageinthecourt as well as the blog: Https://www.cottageinthecourt.com You can also follow me on a collaborative podcast - Gardens 'n Plants. Peggy Riccio (Pegplant.com) and I chat about gardens and gardening events in the DMV (District, Maryland, and Virginia...and sometimes beyond) We are passionate Garden Communicators that want to share all things garden to our listeners. Join us? Enjoy!!

Scholastic has designed a classroom library that helps teachers connect to materials and resources this episode outlines how using poetry books from the classroom library can support STEM/STEAM learning environments. https://ncte.org/blog/2020/04/where's-poetry-classroom-library/ and The Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers

Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Curdella Forbes. Curdella is a Jamaican writer who lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, and teaches at Howard University. Her latest novel, A Tall History of Sugar, has been praised by BuzzFeed, Essence, Bookish, The Rumpus, Electric Lit, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, SyFy, and many others. Writing for the New York Times Book Review, Veronica Chambers said of the novel: "Forbes’s writing combines the gale-force imagination of Margaret Atwood with the lyrical pointillism of Toni Morrison.” In this episode Curdella and I discuss: The inspiration behind A Tall History of Sugar Writing about the experience of not belonging Moving between third and first person The dark origins of fairy tales The story behind the title “A Tall History of Sugar” Plus, her #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: www.diymfa.com/296

Love is intoxicating, but dating can be hard. In Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, a love-obsessed poet tells fantastical stories of romance gone very, very wrong. Based on the works of 19th-century Gothic horror writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, the opera is a journey through desire and loss – a journey that just might make you feel better about your own dating disasters!  In the aria “Ô Dieu! de quelle ivresse,” the poet-protagonist Hoffmann professes his passionate love to the courtesan Giulietta. In this episode, Rhiannon Giddens and her guests explore the intoxicating power of romance, and the magically mysterious world created by both E.T.A. Hoffmann and Offenbach. Tenor Matthew Polenzani sings the aria onstage at the Metropolitan Opera.  The Guests Tenor Matthew Polenzani has just wrapped up his 22nd season at the Metropolitan Opera, which is one of many places he’s performed the role of Hoffmann. As a happily married man, he can’t quite relate to the poet’s unending heartbreak, but he does believe that all artists should have a touch of crazy in them. Veronica Chambers is a writer and editor for The New York Times. In 2006, her essay “Loved and Lost? It’s O.K., Especially if You Win” was published in the Modern Love column, detailing her long list of doomed romances. But, like Hoffmann, she kept her heart wide open to the possibility of love. Stage director Beth Greenberg directed The Tales of Hoffmann for New York City Opera back in 1996. She counts Jacques Offenbach among the greatest composers, in part because of his extraordinary sense of satire. She likes to think of him as “the Mel Brooks of the Champs-Élysées.” Francesca Brittan is an Associate Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University. Her work focuses on 19th- and 20th-century music, and her 2017 book Music and Fantasy in the Age of Berlioz details her fascination with the fantasy genre in literature and in music. She loves exploring the secret worlds imagined by E.T.A. Hoffmann and writers like him.

La Jefa y Jeva Veronica Chambers, Escritora y “Visual Storyteller, nos cuenta de sus comienzos como escritora, las dificultades de ser una mujer Afro-Latina, como involucra sus pasiones en su trabajo, su secreto financiero y más. Suscríbete a Jefas y Jevas y comparte el podcast con las mujeres empoderadas de tu vida. #SoyJefayJeva

Writer and editor Veronica Chambers on Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits, demanding a better education, and the power of family lore. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out The Exorcistby William Peter Blatty, Queen Beyand Mama's Girlby Veronica Chambers, and The House of the Spiritsby Isabel Allende. You can find transcripts of this episode and past ones on LitHub. Check out the new podcast Case Closed and old favorites from the Quick and Dirty Tips network, and the Start Doing collection from Macmillan Audio. For more great stories from Macmillan Podcasts, subscribe to our newsletter at http://bit.ly/mpnnewsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Luvvie is feeling good about the student who turned her into his Black History Month project. She rants about folks really not respecting basic hygiene rules that keep us all safe and healthy. And she spotlights being a contributor in the super-dope book called Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonce Knowles-Carter. This book is a project by Veronica Chambers – a four time NYT best-selling author! She then chats with the woman who is love epitomized, Latham Thomas, wellness maven and doula!Follow Latham on her Instagram and Twitter (@glowmaven). Follow @Luvvie everywhere on social – Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Buy her New York Times best-selling book I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual.Share on social media using the hashtag #RantsandRandomness or post at the official podcast Twitter or Instagram accounts. Email LuvvieRants@gmail.com with thoughts and questions!Recorded at: Chicago Recording Company

Veronica Chambers, author of more books than we can count (seriously) including her most recent YA book, “Resist”, tells Carmen what drove her to get her abuela's name permanently placed at her alma mater before she even had enough money in the bank; why investing in art is her passion and how she did it while broke; and what drives her and the rebel-rousers of history in “Resist” to keep going, no matter what. Rate and review this podcast on iTunes! for more wit & wisdom go to thecarmenshow.net Sign up for the newsletter and follow on social media: Twitter: @carmensense Instagram: @its_the_carmen_show

We welcome the inimitable Alexander Smalls: self-described "social minister," chef, restaurateur, opera singer, and creator of Minton's Supper Club and The Cecil in Harlem. Most recently, alongside JJ Johnson and Veronica Chambers, he's the co-author of "Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights and Every Day." Perhaps the only guest we'll ever welcome who is a winner of both a Grammy and Tony Award (for a cast recording of "Porgy and Bess" with the Houston Grand Opera, in 1976), AND Esquire's "Best New Restaurant in America" (for The Cecil, in 2014), Alexander gives us the low-down on the new book, his philosophies behind African diasporic cuisines, and, of course, what he's recommending. Recommended Reading with Food Book Fair is powered by Simplecast

Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir Mama's Girl, and the New York Times Bestseller Yes Chef, which was co-authored with chef Marcus Samuelsson and won the prestigious James Beard literary award in 2012. In 2016, Veronica co-authored the book 32 Yolks with celebrated chef Eric Ripert, which soon Continue Reading…

Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir Mama’s Girl, and the New York Times Bestseller Yes Chef, which was co-authored with chef Marcus Samuelsson and won the prestigious James Beard literary award in 2012. In 2016, Veronica co-authored the book 32 Yolks with celebrated chef Eric Ripert, which soon Continue Reading…