On this episode, Deirdre Harrison, Executive Director of SitStayRead in Chicago talks about how her understanding of relationships affects her reading life, the joys of being a little free library steward, and shares deep thoughts about how her organization fits into the literary lives of everyone she interacts with. She also tells some really incredible stories about her experiences with SitStayRead that will emphasize the importance of literacy learning for young children.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
Flesh by David Szalay
Books Highlighted by Deirdre:
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene by Donna Haraway
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Motherhood by Lisa Marchiano LCSW
Thirty Million Words by Dana Suskind
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Viktor Frankl Recollections by Viktor E. Frankl
The Pelican Can! By Toni Yuly
The Cool Bean by Jory John & Pete Oswald
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
