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Non-Fiction Reads April 2024
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Where I'm coming from : selected strips 1991-2005
by Barbara. Brandon-Croft
Few Black cartoonists have entered national syndication, and before Barbara Brandon-Croft, none of them were women. From 1989 to 2005, she brought Black women's perspectives to an international audience with her trailblazing comic strip Where I'm ComingFrom. From diets to day care to debt to dreaded encounters with everyday racism, no issue is off-limits. This remarkable and unapologetically funny career retrospective holds a mirror up to the ways society has changed and all the ways it hasn't. The magic in Where I'm Coming From is its ability to present an honest image of Black life without sacrificing Black joy, bolstered by unexpected one-liners eliciting much-needed laughter.
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The history of sketch comedy : a journey through the art and craft of humor
by Keegan-Michael Key
Building on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award-winning podcast, the authors, in this entertaining part memoir, part masterclass, take us on a rollicking ride through the history of comedy with the help of essays from such comedy greats as Jordan Peele, Mike Myers, Ken Jeong, Christopher Guest and Jim Carrey.
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Dirtbag : essays
by Amber A'Lee Frost
The co-host of the Chapo Trap House podcast looks back at the successes and failures of millennial socialism from Occupy Wall Street to the Labour Party's unexpected victory in the UK.
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Pig : poems
by Sam Sax
This imaginative and singular poetry collection interrogates the broadest ideas surrounding the humble pig--farm animal, men/masculinity, police and state violence, desire, queerness, global food systems, religion/Judaism and law--to reimagine various chaotic histories of the body, faith, ecology, desire, hygiene, and power.
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Creep : accusations and confessions
by Myriam Gurba
Myriam Gurba's informal sociology of creeps, a deep dive into the dark recesses of the toxic traditions that plague the United States and create the abusers who haunt our books, schools, and homes. Through cultural criticism disguised as personal essay, Gurba studies the ways in which oppression is collectively enacted, sustaining ecosystems that unfairly distribute suffering and premature death to our most vulnerable. Yet identifying individual creeps, creepy social groups, and creepy cultures is only half of this book's project--the other half is examining how we as individuals, communities, and institutions can challenge creeps and rid ourselves of the fog that seeks to blind us.
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The screentime solution : a judgment-free guide to becoming a tech-intentional family
by Emily Cherkin
Author Emily Cherkin-aka The Screentime Consultant-has written a compelling and necessary book about parenting in the modern digital age. Unlike any previous generation, children's excessive screen use today at home and at school impacts mental health and family relationships. Parents have concerns about the amount of time children spend on devices and want to do better. They're just not sure what to do or where to start.
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Want to request any of these titles? Place a hold through the online catalog or or call the library for assistance 831-768-3404.
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Watsonville Public Library
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