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May 2, 2022 • View in browser
Don’t Fear a Red Planet, Selections From the World’s Only Native American Comic Shop
A suggested reading list from Red Planet Books and Comics highlighting Native American literary work. | Lee Francis
Our mission has always been to curate and recommend the most dynamic and authentic Native-centric books, graphic novels, comics, games, and toys to a wide audience. We recognize that representation matters and that there is always room for more stories, especially Indigenous ones, so here is a list of eight great reads for those who want to jump into some of the best literary work Native America has to offer.
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A Photographer Captures the Magic of Venice’s Churches
100 Churches of Venice and the Lagoon by Alejandro Merizalde features religious temples from every corner of the Italian city and its islands. | Lauren Moya Ford
The Heist (or Repatriation) of the Century
Portrait of a Thief imagines what would happen if some overly confident 20-somethings proved the life of museum objects isn’t as clear-cut as it seems. | Eva Recinos
Reading a New Translation of Rumi
Translations of Rumi raise questions not only about faithfulness to the original but also who is or is not entitled to try their hand. | Elizabeth T. Gray Jr.
An Insightful Look Into the Lives of Women Over 50
The Second Half: Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty is a celebration of the strength and insight of women from across the world. | Lauren Moya Ford
Diane di Prima’s Autobiographical Work Never Received the Same Attention as Her Poetry
After her closest friend leapt to his death, the poet recorded her memories of him every day for a year. | Nolan Kelly
In Nature, a Poet Finds a Visionary Language
The poems of Cody-Rose Clevidence are shot through with a sense of nature’s vitality and with the possibility that the numinous, even the divine, may inhere in that nature. | Mark Scroggins
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