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About 'Daughters of the Deer'
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About 'Daughters of the Deer'

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Introductory information on the March 2024 Folger Book Club selection, which imagines the author’s ancestors in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s.

Collection Connections: 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi, Pt. 2
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Collection Connections: 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi, Pt. 2

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Ivie Orobaton

Ivie Orobaton revisits her February 2024 presentation on Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, the second of a two-part series.

Collection Connections: 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
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Collection Connections: 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi

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Ivie Orobaton

Ivie Orobaton revisits her February 2024 presentation on Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, the first of a two-part series.

'Homegoing' Resource Guide
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'Homegoing' Resource Guide

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Resources related to Shakespeare and Black history in preparation for our February book club discussion of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.

About 'Homegoing'
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About 'Homegoing'

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Introductory information on the February 2024 Folger Book Club selection, a generational story spanning centuries.

Collection Connections: 'The Weird Sisters' by Eleanor Brown
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Collection Connections: 'The Weird Sisters' by Eleanor Brown

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Elizabeth DeBold

Elizabeth DeBold revisits her December 2023 presentation on Eleanor Brown’s The Weird Sisters, a family story threaded with Shakespearean references.

'The Weird Sisters' Resource Guide
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'The Weird Sisters' Resource Guide

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Resources related to early modern family dynamics in preparation for our December book club discussion of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.

About 'The Weird Sisters'
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About 'The Weird Sisters'

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Introductory information on the December 2023 Folger Book Club selection, a family story threaded with Shakespearean references.

Collection Connections: 'Beheld' by TaraShea Nesbit
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Collection Connections: 'Beheld' by TaraShea Nesbit

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Rachel B. Dankert

Rachel B. Dankert revisits her November 2023 presentation on TaraShea Nesbit’s Beheld and the experience of early colonists in America.

'Beheld' Resource Guide
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'Beheld' Resource Guide

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Resources related to colonial America in preparation for our November Book Club discussion of Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit.

About 'Beheld'
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About 'Beheld'

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Introductory information on the November 2023 Folger Book Club selection, which looks at the first recorded murder in the Plymouth colony.

Isaac Marion’s 'Warm Bodies': Containing and Curing Plague
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Isaac Marion’s 'Warm Bodies': Containing and Curing Plague

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Kathleen Miller

Dr. Kathleen Miller revisits her October 2023 presentation on Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies and its connection to early modern plague practices.

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