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All You Can Ever Know||Nicole Chung||⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • • Nicole Chung’s story of transracial adoption, search for her birth parents, and becoming a mother come together beautifully in this memoir. We featured this book and author on the podcast so please check it out (link in bio). • • Chung is a beautiful writer who tells her story with so much vulnerability, that the complexities are explored and the reader is able to come to unexpected realizations and understandings. • • Chung is generous with her story, her anxieties, and her experiences, so of course I feel greedy asking for more from this book. But, I will say, I wish there had been more on her relationship with her Korean identity as an adult. Her revelations around her coming of age in White family were my favorite piece of the book, and would’ve loved more as she came into adulthood. • • You can hear Nicole Chung on #TheShortStacks, and the full #thestacksbookclub conversation of All You Can Ever Know on the website. You’ll also find my full review of the book there. To access all use link in bio. #thestacksreview Today is Futurism/Fantasy Day for #onceyougoblackout. I’m featuring our next book for #TheStacksBookClub Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. • • This collection of short stories is nearly impossible to define. In a world not too far off from the here and now, Friday Black discusses consumerism, violence, Black bodies, health and more, it is a wild ride. • • I can’t wait to discuss it with all of you on February 27th. Plus, spoiler, you’ll get to hear from the author @king_nk on February 25th’s episode of #theshortstacks. • • For much more on Futurism/Fantasy day check out today’s host @lowelowexxoo and follow the rest of the #onceyougoblackout crew @absorbedinpages @reggiereads @exlibrislls @book_girl_magic @never_withouta_book Parkland||Dave Cullen||⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • • [thank you to @harperbooks for this #freebook] Today marks the one year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A devastating event that took the lives of 17 people and injured many more. It was a tragic event that led to a powerful movement. In this book, Cullen chronicles that movement. • • Cullen is an incredibly talented author and storyteller. He guides the reader on a journey through small moments, and is never too self serious or dramatic. Cullens compassion drips off the page. He isn’t telling the story as you’ve heard it. He’s giving you nuance and depth. It’s refreshing and narrative journalism at its best. • • For those who have read Columbine, this book is not that. It’s far from it. This book is about the survivors and the movement. It’s not about the shooter or the crime. It’s mostly about the work of the activist. Parkland also doesn’t have the time for reflection or the distance from the shooting to make meaning. I wish it did. But that’s another book. • • I’m glad this book exists, though sorry it ever had to. To the kids and families of MSDHS thank you for your bravery and fight. I’m thinking of you today and always. You all are making change and that’s so hard and so necessary. And to all the kids affected by gun violence, especially in urban locations, especially the Black and Brown kids, I see you and I stand with you. Your work is important and I’m proud of you. #thestacksreview Vanessa McGrady (@vanessamcgrady) and I are so excited to finally get to discuss All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (@nicolesoojung)for The Stacks Book Club. We talk about transracial adoptions, origin stories, and the many emotions that come up in this book and for people in the adoption triad. Be warned, there are spoilers today. • • It’s a big complicated day on The Stacks, and we want to hear from you. What did you love about this book? What did you connect with most? • • To hear our conversation click the link in bio or search “The Stacks” where ever you get your podcasts. #TheStacksBookClub Angels in America||Tony Kushner||⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • • A new classic piece of theater. The story of the AIDS crisis in the mid 1980’s as told through some spectacular characters. It’s funny and crushing and was a monumental piece of art when it was first premiered in 1992 and still is today. • • Kushner uses religion, identity, and illness to tell a complex story of a moment in America. What makes this play a classic is that it still works both as a period piece and a commentary on now. It’s magical. Not to mention the uniqueness of each character. Everything in this play feels purposeful and important. • • I only wish I was watching the play instead of reading it because there’s so much density in the text to hear the words and see the vision is what truly makes this play soar. • • Have you read or seen Angels? What did you think? #thestacksreview Nicole Chung (@nicolesoojung) is the author of All You Can Ever Know, and our guest on The Short Stacks today. We talk about adoptee narratives, transracial experiences, and the writing of this beautiful book. • • Make sure you check out this spoiler free episode before we do a deep dive of All You Can Ever Know for The Stacks Book Club on Feb 13th. • • Listen through link in bio or search “The Stacks” where ever you get your podcasts. #theshortstacks

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