Month: May 2020

Ep. 113 The Giver by Lois Lowry — The Stacks Book Club (Sue Thomas)

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We’re discussing The Giver by Lois Lowry today as part of The Stacks Book Club with guest, Sue Thomas aka Traci’s mom. The Giver is an award winning classic children’s book about a utopia and what we sacrifice for peace and stability. Today we focus in on communal memory, how children learn about atrocities, and the ways in which we read novels differently.
There are spoilers in this episode.

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Ep. 112 R. Eric Thomas//Here for It

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R. Eric Thomas is the author of Here for It and the writer behind Elle.com’s daily column “Eric Reads the News”. Eric joins the show to talk about centering his identities of Black, Christian, Gay, and American in Here for It, his collection of humorous and thoughtful essays. We also discuss pop culture as a unifying force, Maxine Waters, and how dreams really do come true (and how badly we need to remember that right now).

Pop culture. Centering naratives that are often pushed to the side. belonging.black american queer maxine waters dreams coming true

The Stacks Book Club selection for May is The Giver by Lois Lowry, we will discuss the book with Sue Thomas on May 27th.

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Ep. 111 Ethan Strauss//The Victory Machine

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Today our guest is Ethan Strauss, a basketball reporter for The Athletic and the author of The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty. The book is a workplace drama about one of basketball’s greatest teams, but this episode is more than sports talk. We get into Ethan’s love of subculture narratives, being a reporter versus an author, and the “sadness of success”. This is an episode for both lovers of the game and the page.

The Stacks Book Club selection for May is The Giver by Lois Lowry, we will discuss the book with Sue Thomas on May 27th.

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Ep. 110 Like Mother Like Daughter with Sue Thomas

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On today’s episode we have one of the earliest supporters of The Stacks and one of Traci’s biggest fans, Sue Thomas, better known as Traci’s mom. That’s right, in honor of Mother’s day get to know the person who gave Traci her love of reading and so many book recommendations.

The Stacks Book Club selection for May is The Giver by Lois Lowry, we will discuss the book with Sue Thomas on May 27th.

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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon.

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To contribute to The Stacks, join The Stacks Pack, and get exclusive perks, check out our Patreon page. We are beyond grateful for anything you’re able to give to support the production of this show. If you prefer to do a one time contribution go to paypal.me/thestackspod.

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The Stacks Book Club — May 2020

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In May we are reading our first Young Adult book, Lois Lowry’s The Giver. Written in 1993, and the recipient of the Newbury Medal, this book was instrumental in my journey as a reader. It was the first book that taught me that books could not only be important or meaningful, but that they could also be enjoyable to read.

The Giver is a haunting story about “…twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.”

We will be discussing this episode on the podcast on Wednesday, May 27th. There will be spoilers, so make sure you’ve read the book before you tune in.

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