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A Reading List from Prose Before Bros

Established in 2018, Prose Before Bros is a social book club for Women of Color (WOC) in Portland, Oregon. PBB is a community that provides a safe space for WOC to exist without explanation. We read literature that centers and prioritizes the Black and brown woman. We seek to amplify their voices and value their stories and perspectives. We currently have over 400 members (and counting) who attend our monthly book events and activities.

The Bandit Queens

Shroff, Parini

Book
Pachinko

Lee, Min Jin

Book
Fiona and Jane

Ho, Jean Chen

Book
Parable of the Sower

Duffy, Damian

Book
Cantoras

De Robertis, Carolina

Book
The Collected Schizophrenias

Wang, Esmé Weijun

Book
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du...

Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne

Book
The Secret Lives of Church...

Philyaw, Deesha

Book
You Were Born for This

Nicholas, Chani

Book
Caste

Wilkerson, Isabel

Book
When No One Is Watching

Cole, Alyssa

Book
Cemetery Boys

Thomas, Aiden

Book
Crying in H Mart

Zauner, Michelle

Book
Seven Days in June

Williams, Tia

Book
The Death of Vivek Oji

Emezi, Akwaeke

Book
Mediocre

Oluo, Ijeoma

Book
The Water Dancer

Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book
Washington Black

Edugyan, Esi

Book
Piecing Me Together

Watson, Renée

Book
Survival Math

Jackson, Mitchell S.

Book
The Sun Is Also A Star

Yoon, Nicola

Book
My Sister, the Serial Killer

Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Book
An American Marriage

Jones, Tayari

Book
Wow, No Thank You

Irby, Samantha

Book
The Body Is Not An Apology

Taylor, Sonya Renee

Book
The City We Became

Jemisin, N. K.

Book
Girl, Woman, Other

Evaristo, Bernardine

Book
Luster

Leilani, Raven

Book
So You Want to Talk About Race

Oluo, Ijeoma

Book
American Spy

Wilkinson, Lauren

Book
Becoming

Obama, Michelle

Book
Americanah

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Book
Homegoing

Gyasi, Yaa

Book
Hood Feminism

Kendall, Mikki

Book
The Hate U Give

Thomas, Angie

Book

Juneteenth resources for the whole family

Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the U.S. Civil War had ended, marking the end of slavery for African Americans in this country. Since then, June 19th or "Juneteenth" has been observed as a holiday, celebrating the end of slavery in America, and its meaning to the culturally resiliency of African Americans over the years.

Opal Lee and What It Means to...

Duncan, Alice Faye

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Juneteenth

Lee, Opal

Book
Free at Last

Rolle, Sojourner Kincaid

Book
All Good in the Hood

Reed, Dwayne

Book
A Flag for Juneteenth

Taylor, Kim (Quiltmaker)

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The Night Before Freedom

Armand, Glenda

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Juneteenth

Winn, Kevin P.

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Juneteenth

Garrett, Van G.

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Jayylen's Juneteenth...

Lavette, Lavaille

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Let's Celebrate...

Abari, Tonya

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The Juneteenth Story

Agostini, Alliah L.

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What Is Juneteenth?

Jewel, Kirsti

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Juneteenth

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

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Recognize!

Book
Juneteenth

Dolbear, Emily J.

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Juneteenth

Crayton, Lisa A.

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Juneteenth

Van Dyke, Julian

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Miss Juneteenth

DVD
The History of Juneteenth

Norwood, Arlisha

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Juneteenth

Ponto, Joanna

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Juneteenth

Bailey, R. J.

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The History of Juneteenth

Smith, Maximilian

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Juneteenth for Mazie

Cooper, Floyd

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All Different Now

Johnson, Angela

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The Story of Juneteenth

Otfinoski, Steven

Book

Sustainable gardening and living, for adults, from Multcolib

April is Native Plant Appreciation Month with Earth Day on April 22. What better time to consider foraging, planting northwest natives, and living sustainably and thinking about our connections to our planet.

Patterns in Nature

Ball, Philip

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Devotions

Oliver, Mary

Book
Iwígara

Salmón, Enrique

eBook
Go Gently

Wright, Bonnie

Book
The Dreamer and the Doctor

Nisbet, Jack

Book
Earth

DVD
Black Nature

Book
We Are the Ark

Reynolds, Mary (Gardener)

Book
The Good Garden

McLaughlin, Chris

Book
Encyclopedia of Northwest...

Robson, Kathleen A.

Book
Real Gardens Grow Natives

Stark, Eileen M.

Book
The Month-by-month Gardening...

Böhmig, Franz

Book
A Life on Our Planet

Attenborough, David

Book
As Long as Grass Grows

Gilio-Whitaker, Dina

Book
After the Blast

Wagner, Eric Loudon

Book
The Nature Fix

Williams, Florence

Book
Botanical Line Drawing

Dean, Peggy (Illustrator)

Book
Pacific Northwest Foraging

Deur, Douglas

Book
Pacific Northwest Medicinal...

Kloos, Scott

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Pacific Northwest Edible...

Fleming, Stephen

Book
Northwest Foraging

Benoliel, Doug

Book
The Golden Spruce

Vaillant, John

Book
The Overstory

Powers, Richard

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BHM Black Resistance for young readers

The national theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance. This is a curated list of books for families and young readers focusing on Black Resistance.

Resistance Stories From Black...

Miller, Rann

Book
Justice Rising

Russell-Brown, Katheryn

Book
Hold Them Close

Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah

Book
Little Black Lives Matter

Dill, Khodi

Book
Black Girls Unbossed

Adams, Khristi Lauren

Book
Stand Up!

Cooper, Brittney C.

Book
Stamped (for Kids)

Cherry-Paul, Sonja

Book
Black Boy Joy

Book
The 1619 Project

Hannah-Jones, Nikole

Book
Black Inventors

Trusty, Kathy

Book
She Raised Her Voice

Elizabeth, Jordannah

Book
We Can

Gordon, Tyler

Book
Lifting as We Climb

Dionne, Evette

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Brave, Black, First

Hudson, Cheryl Willis

Book
Woke

Browne, Mahogany L.

Book
The Undefeated

Alexander, Kwame

Book
Young, Gifted and Black

Wilson, Jamia

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