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Tanya Talaga: Seven Fallen Feathers (Book Review)

by Barbara the Bibliophage | May 24, 2021 | RESIST: Social Justice

Canadian journalist Tanya Talaga investigates a series of tragic deaths among First Nations youth in Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City. She walks a fine line between emotion and distance, based on her own connections as a member...

Robin Wall Kimmerer—Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Book Review)

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Sep 14, 2020 | LEARN: Everything Else

From indigenous American botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass is absolutely beautiful in concept and execution. It’s the perfect antidote and balm for the world of 2020. Kimmerer takes indigenous wisdom and marries it with both science and social...

Book Review: There There by Tommy Orange

by Barbara the Bibliophage | May 8, 2019 | RELAX: Other Relaxation

There There by Tommy Orange wasn’t the book I’d hoped it would be. Where Heart Berries was a deep dive in one woman’s psyche, There There is a shallow dip into the lives of many, many characters. That they both center on the varied experiences of Native Americans in...

Book Review: Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 26, 2019 | RELAX: Memoir

Terese Marie Mailhot bares it all in her memoir, Heart Berries. Nothing’s off limits—abuse, mental illness, dysfunctional family and relationships. I often say that a good memoir lets me slide inside the author’s skin. This is a rough skin to spend time in, and I give...

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