Friday Reads May 10: Queer & Indigenous authors + rhododendrons
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- In this booktube episode I talk about Indigenous-authored (Nlaka’pamux, Syilx, Heiltsuk, Métis, Nehiyaw, & Tewa) works in speculative short story, poetry, memoir, picture book and audio formats, as well as a queer Singaporean memoir in essays.
00:00 Intro: dandelion latte, lilac water and rhododendrons
02:50 Springathon buddy reading The Living Mountain
03:49 🏳️🌈🇸🇬🇨🇦🎧 Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario; audiobook read by the author; published by HarperAudio
08:36 🇺🇸 Shaped by Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman [Osage], Barbara Gonzalez [Tewa], and Aphelandra [Oneida / Filipino]; published by Albert Whitman
10:52 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 Crushed Wild Mint: Poems by Jess Housty [Heiltsuk / settler]; published by Nightwood Editions
16:09 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence by Nicola I Campbell [Nlaka’pamux / Syilx / Métis]; audiobook read by the author; published by HighWater Press
20:58 🇨🇦 Tales for Late Night Bonfires by GA Grisenthwaite [Nlaka’pamux]; published by Freehand Books
26:10 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Last Woman: Stories by Carleigh Baker [Nehiyaw / Métis / Icelandic]; audiobook read by a cast of seven; published by McClelland and Stewart
31:44 Outro
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Other Mentions:
Springathon (nature writing) hosts and their #Springathon announcements:
Natalie • Read Nature Writing wi...
Heidi • Springathon Announcement
Doris • Springathon Announcement!
Emma A Cup of Books • Springathon Announceme...
Ryan B Patrick talks to Tania De Rozario on CBC’s The Next Chapter: www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapt...
Halfbreed by Maria Campbell
Shi-shi Etko by Nicola I Campbell
A Day with Yayah by Nicola I Campbell
Home Waltz by GA Grisenthwaite
Bad Endings by Carleigh Baker
This was almost as much fun as our weeding conversation! Looking forward to listening to previous posts.
Awwww! Thanks Carol! I pulled up another 3/4 of a bag of shiny geranium this morning. 🤪
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Hi Lindy, today, May 10, would be my mother‘s 108th birthday and her favorite flower was lilacs. On to your video…
The feathered hair descriptions! Takes me back to watching my brothers girlfriend in 8th grade doing her hair at my house. I was entranced, The skill! The patience! The expertise! I knew it was a style I was never going to master.
I know! These descriptions brought me right back to that era. 😁
I shared Shi-shi-etko with my students. It’s lovely. 💜
Your students were lucky to have you. I’m so glad when I hear about teachers sharing books that portray the realities of Canadian residential schools.
I was a teenager in the 80s - big hair was everywhere. Loved those hair excerpts! Your rhododendrons are lovely.
The bigger the hair, the closer to god. 😉
Hi Lindy! The lilac water looks beautiful and refreshing! I think that Last Woman and Dinner on Monster Island sound the most interesting to me from this batch of books. Haunted malls and big hair! I enjoyed hearing about these books.
Hello Angelia! Dinner on Monster Island is an eye-opener, and I predict Ladt Woman will be on Canadian award lists this year. 👍
Beautiful and for me unusual flowers. Every day, my mother took me to the Brooklyn botanical Gardens when the lilacs were in bloom. It was always on her birthday in May so it was bittersweet to see the lilacs. I never had Farrah Fawcetthair. No matter the decade, I wore my hair long and straight with bangs. Now that my thick hair has turned thin, I keep it pretty short; in fact, I plan to cut it tomorrow. See you soon. I love your reading style. Aloha to your friend.
I never had Farrah Fawcett hair either, but I did have a perm once when I was in my teens. I hated seeing myself with curly hair! Never again.
@@lindysmagpiereads I had a few perms when I was in my early teens. I only had short hair when I was 13 and I would pin curl it. But this was in the early 60s and I quickly learned my hair looked better straight and straight it has always been
Lilacs are out in the UK too - my favourite flower 🌸
Several people have commented on lilacs here; I am smiling to learn that there are so many fans! 😊😘
Hi Lindy. That dandelion latte looks delicious, and I love how you kind of matched the decor! 😊 Last Woman sounds like something I want to read. De Rosario’s book does also, but I might find it almost too disturbing. The real-life monsters she’s encountered are horrifying. Great video, as usual!
Thanks Pat. I expect to see Last Woman on award lists 🤞 and Dinner on Monster Island might receive recognition as well. There’s a lot to get indignant/enraged about in De Rozario‘a memoir, and I really appreciated the way it opened my eyes to life in Singapore.
@@lindysmagpiereads I had no idea it was such an oppressive govt there. Horrible!
Nice little cat cameo in the background. The lilacs and rhododendrons are out here too.
Fortunately for me, Frida didn’t do something embarrassing like sit down, raise one leg and start playing the violin. 😉
It’s the middle of the night here but Joni’s barking made sure we didn’t miss something out of the ordinary taking place outside: a raccoon spat. 🦝
@@lindysmagpiereads our out of the ordinary event last night was that we could see the northern lights. An exceptional event in southern England.
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We don't see those rhododendrons as much here, but I remember them thriving back there all over the place, so nice to see some. The rhody festival should be this month on the peninsula I think, used to love going to that.
I just did a quick internet search and discovered there are rhododendron festivals on both coasts of the US and Canada as well as in other countries like Japan and Bhutan. They are amazing shrubs!
@@lindysmagpiereads When I went to Ireland I was surprised to discover very familiar flora because of the similar climate, including loads of rhododendrons! They're actually got a bit of a problem with it being quite invasive there though.
@@ReadBecca Beautiful plants but in the wrong environment. Isn’t that always the way with nonnatives? I remember being amazed at fuchsia plants growing as immense bushes in Cornwall.
Hi Lindy! Greetings from chilly and windy Helsinki ❤ I loved the dandelion latte, it looks so yummy! And I got inspired to use lilac to infuse water, I am going to try it, when lilacs will start blossom here ❤
Greetings from sunny Victoria! It was 24 C here yesterday and the forecast is for more of the same. When your lilacs bloom -soon? - let me know what you think of lilac water.
@@lindysmagpiereads Frankly, I am not sure when exactly lilacs blossom here, I will just feel their smell all around (I have one favourite spot in the park nearby). I am afraid it depends from year to year here in Finland. For instance, we are still eagerly waiting for cherries to blossom, and it feels every spring that there is a long lasting winter, then we blink and here is a summer. So springs are so so short. Right now it is warmer than last week, +14, but quite strong wind from the sea, which we can feel even in the city centre.
@@kassandrik I know that kind of spring because it is similar to northern Alberta. Every few years there are blizzards near the end of May in Edmonton. My family informs me that the leaves have just started to emerge on the trees there. And suddenly it will be summertime in June. Victoria has a long, luxurious spring and I love that.
@@lindysmagpiereads That's also one of the reasons I watch your videos with full attention, I just enjoy the view in the background ❤️
The dandelion latte looked really yummy indeed. Have you ever tried a beetroot latte? It might not be for everyone, but I like it and it doesn't really taste that beetrooty imo.
I was tempted by the beetroot latte at that same café! Next time, I might try that one. 😊
Hi Lindy! I'm a first time viewer and I'm so glad youtube recommended your video because I really enjoyed it! I'm looking forward to watching your backlog and new videos too! :)
Hi Karla! I’m delighted that you found my channel and introduced yourself. Welcome! What are some of your favourite books or authors? Please tell me a little about your reading tastes.
@@lindysmagpiereads Classics are probably what I enjoy most. Jane Austen and Leo Tolstoy are top authors for me. I also love historical fiction, non fiction, memoirs, literary fiction, and translated fiction. I find my taste hard to pin down but I tend to not need a lot of plot and like when books are character focused and discuss human experiences, relationships and connection, maybe get a little philosophical, and/or discuss art (I love art). Lately I've been trying a lot of new literary fiction and haven't liked a lot of it so I'm trying to branch out more. Some other random favorites are The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, Heavy by Kiese Laymon, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Women, Race and Class by Angela Davis, and Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Thank you for asking! How about you? You seem pretty varied which I love!
@@karlalikestoread Yes, you and both have eclectic tastes. 😊 I wonder if you have already read these works of literary fiction that focus on art:
With or Without Angels by Douglas Bruton
Landscapes by Christine Lai
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
@@lindysmagpiereads Landscapes is the only one I'm aware of, the other two are new to me. I'll have to check them out. Thanks for sharing!