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Book Picks - Oblong Books And Music

Book covers for the books listed below on this page
provided - assorted publishers

      This week's Book Picks come from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Millerton and Rhinebeck, New York.

List:
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster
Black Futures edited by Kimberly Drew & Jenna Wortham
The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto by Charles M. Blow
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman
Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration by Doyin Richards, illustrated by Joe Cepeda
She Persisted: Claudette Colvin (by Lesa Cline-Ransome) & Harriet Tubman (by Andrea Davis Pinkney)
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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