Released at the beginning of the month, Carolyn Holbrook @woollyneedle, designed 'Garden In The Glen' especially to showcase our 4-ply yarn in the colour Bruce. The pattern is available from Ravelry and the 4-ply we currently have in stock is on our own website. #TheScottishYarnFestival #ScotYarnFest24 #PerthCityOfCraft #ScottishYarnFestival #YarnFestival #YarnShow #CarolynHolbrook #GardenInTheGlenShawl #Knitting #Crochet #Yarn #ScottishWool #ShetlandWool #CheviotWool #ScottishTextiles #MadeInScotland #ThisIsScotland #ScotlandIsNow #WeMakeEvents #VisitScotland
🦋 MAY 17, in-person @ 6:30pm☀️ Join the Loft Literary Center and long time partner More Than A Single Story for Transmission: A sharing of wisdom across generations in celebration of the Loft’s 50th anniversary. Transmission will be an evening of story sharing with Carolyn Holbrook, Arleta Little, David Mura, G.E. Patterson, Alexs Pate, Marianne Manzler, and Marcie Rendon with moderator, Vickie Benson. Come join the circle! 🔗 LOFTLIT.CO/TRANSMISSION 🔗 #loftliterarycenter #transmission #morethanasinglestory #minneapolis #litevents #legacy #loftat50 #carolynholbrook #davidmura #marcierendon #arletalittle #gepatterson #mariannemanzler #alexspate #exploremn #mayinmn #writerscommunity #panel
📣❕Don’t miss out on your chance to experience YLWP. Join us on October 25th at 6pm CT for a free virtual info session. Link in bio. 🛑 These cohorts WILL fill up quickly!! Registration opens 11/15 for Loft members and 11/16 for the public. Mark your calendars! 💭 What could you accomplish in a year? #yearlongwritingproject #loftliterarycenter #petergeye #carolynholbrook #sunnyungshin #writingcommunity #creativewriting #freeinfosession #writenow #writersofminneapolis #minneapolismn #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #memoir #novel #poetry #publishing #cohort #writinggroup #amwriting #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #twincities #storytelling
⏰✏️ Imagine spending a full year dedicated to your writing. How would your life change? How would the muscle of your creativity be strengthened? How much easier would it be to find motivation if you had a cohort of peers and an involved instructor to hold you accountable? 🗓️ Join us on October 25 for a FREE virtual info session with acclaimed authors Peter Geye, Carolyn Holbrook, and 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin. Find out everything you need to know about our 2024 Year-Long Writing Projects! 🔗 Link in bio. 🛑 Registration opens 11/15 for Loft members and 11/16 for the public. Spots WILL fill up, so mark your calendars! 💭If not now, when? #yearlongwritingproject #loftliterarycenter #petergeye #carolynholbrook #sunnyungshin #writingcommunity #creativewriting #freeinfosession #writenow #writersofminneapolis #minneapolismn #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #memoir #novel #poetry #publishing #cohort #writinggroup #amwriting #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #twincities #storytelling
this book is remarkable at showing how creative writing can be a powerful tool for challenging racism and healing ways of the storyteller’s art. pssst— Carolyn Holbrook also just so happens to be a panelist for our upcoming March 18th event about building MN’s powerful arts community. link in bio to register! 📕 #carolynholbrook #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #amreading #nowreading #memoir #writersofcolor #mnbookawards
The January Mentorship Issue is here! We asked five duos to talk with each other about how they have formed bonds and built trust. Our covers stars are Carolyn Holbrook and Taiwana Shambley, writers who met through the slam poetry scene and continue to nurture one another’s creative processes. Link in bio for the editor’s letter and links to all our January stories. ❄️ #mwpmentorship #mentorship #carolynholbrook #mnwriters #womenwriters #minnesota
Visited Minneapolis & saw this rad bookstore, which I will now hit up every time I’m in town. Moon Palace wants to abolish the police! They like books! Perfect. Moon Palace is, like Birchbark, hella well curated. I was mostly browsing without a list here, and I came away with so much to be excited about. This bookstore is next door to the police precinct where the protests first erupted after George Floyd was killed. It provided food and help to the protestors, and set up a medic area and supplies drop off hub. Rad. I got: Too Much and Not the Mood - Durga Chew-Bose Tits on the Moon - Dessa Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify - #CarolynHolbrook Kids in America - Liz Prato The Tradition - Jericho Brown Casual Conversation - Renia White The Solace of Open Spaces. Greater Ehrlich On Not Knowing - Emily Ogden Girls Can Kiss Now - Jill Gutowitz This Might Be Too Personal - Alyssa Shelasky Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced An Emergency - Chen Chen The World Keeps Ending, And the World Goes On - Franny Choi . . #MoonPalaceBooks #MoonPalace #MoonPalaceMinneapolis #supportyourlocalbookstore #supportyourlocalbookshop #supportindependentbookstores #supportindependentbookshops #supportindependentbooksellers #independentbookstores #TooMuchandNotTheMood #TellMeYourNamesandIWillTestify #KidsInAmerica #CasualConversation #TheTradition #TheSolaceofOpenSpaces #OnNotKnowing #GirlsCanKissNow #ThisMightBeTooPersonal #YourEmergencyContactHasExperiencedAnEmergency #TheWorldKeepsEndingandtheWorldGoesOn #FrannyChoi #ChenChen #AlyssaShelasky #JillGutowitz #EmilyOgden #GretelEhrlich #ReniaWhite #JerichoBrown #DurgaChewBose
Saint Paul Almanac editor Carolyn Holbrook will teach "The Loft's Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Writing Project 2023 - Online Cohort" through the Loft Literary Center. Class begins on February 2nd, 2023. Register here: https://loft.org/classes/lofts-creative-nonfiction-and-memoir-writing-project-2023-online-cohort Photo courtesy of Carolyn Holbrook #carolynholbrook #theloftliterarycenter #creativenonfiction #memoirwriting #twincitieswriting
Since it's #nonfictionnovember, I thought I'd celebrate two unusual memoirs I recently read. The first, Carolyn Holbrook's Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify is a memoir-as-essay-collection. Holbrook explores, in beautiful prose, how she became a writer and teacher after time in juvenile detention and several abusive relationships. Holbrook raised five children as, ultimately, a single mother, and she shares her children's stories, as well. (This was one of my #22backlistin2022 books, and I just loved it!) The next memoir is Joy Harjo's Crazy Brave, which I'm reading with @readwithtoni. Harjo, who is also a poet, brings her lyricism into this memoir that blends poetry and prose. Harjo, too, survived abuse and worked to both honor her parents while establishing her own, strong identity as an artist, musician, and writer. Sensitive readers should proceed carefully, but I so appreciated the way that both writers shared their experiences, their challenges and triumphs, the things that gave them strength. Both books share a beautiful sense of heritage, of connection to their ancestors, and I found the many parallels to make these two works a rich pairing. ➡️ What's a memoir you'd recommend? . . . . . #unabridgedpodjenreads #bookishladiesclub #justbooksbookstagram #lovetoread #booksarelife #readingisfundamental #whatimreading #bookreviewer #bookaddicts #bookpost #tbrpile #justread #bookishphotography #whattoreadnext #readallday #bookworms #booksofinstagram #bookwormproblems #bookaholic #booknerd #memoir #memoirs #crazybrave #readwithtoni #joyharjo #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #carolynholbrook #essaycollection
The fall title for One Book | One Minnesota online book club is out! It's "We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World," edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura. See how to check out copies and register for the virtual discussion on Wednesday 12/7 at 7 pm at https://bit.ly/3D1JCc7. #CarverCountyLibrary #OneBookOneMinnesota #OneBookOneMN #WeAreMeantToRuse #FriendsOfTheStPaulLibrary #CarolynHolbrook #DavidMura #VoicesForJusticeFromMinneapolisToTheWorld
Great classes coming up @loftliterarycenter by WSR contributors and editorial board members including #MichaelTorres #TyChapman #KathrynSavage #HaleeKirkwood #CarolynHolbrook #AllisonWyss #MorganGraceWillow #GretchenMarquette #LynetteReniGrandell #EAFarro #JudeNutter #MayLeeYang #SunYungShin #SavannahBrooks #KateStVincentVogl #AlicePage #VanessaRamos
✨Instructor Spotlight✨ Get to know literary arts instructor Carolyn Holbrook! Carolyn Holbrook is a writer, educator, and an advocate for the healing power of the arts. Her memoir in essays, Tell Me Names and I Will Testify won the 2021 Minnesota Book Award for memoir and nonfiction. She is co-editor of the anthology, We are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World. Carolyn teaches at the Loft Literary Center and other community venues, and at Hamline University. · Carolyn will teach Finding Your Story, Telling Your Truth at the Art Colony, August 11 – 12. Everyone leads a life that is important enough to write about, but sometimes we aren’t sure what we want to say. Join Carolyn to look beneath the surface of topics we’re writing about to find the story we really want to tell. Although we will focus on memoir, writers of personal essay, travelogue, or narrative journalism are also welcome. The class will combine lecture, discussion, reading, writing exercises, peer workshop and suggestions for revision. Learn more and register at the link in our bio. · #literaryartsclass #literaryartsworkshop #mnauthor #mnwriter #writingworkshop #writingretreat #learntowrite #exploreliteraryarts #carolynholbrook #memoir
"Indigenous writers and writers of color...reflect and comment on the traumas we endured in 2020" A powerful book of poems and essays, WE ARE MEANT TO RISE, is a @readinggroupchoices recommended book. Edited by Carolyn Holbrook and @muradavid. @uminnpress Discover more and read an excerpt at link in bio! #carolynholbrook #essays #powerful #indigenous #bipoc #poems #trauma #truth #personal #heard #nonfiction #bookgroup #bookclub #discussion #bookstagram #voice
Join us on Wednesday, April 6 at 7pm CST in attending this panel reading and discussion for the anthology WE ARE MEANT TO RISE, featuring WSR contributing editors #CarolynHolbrook and Sun Yung Shin @sunyungshin!🌟Co-hosted by the English Department and Creative Writing Programs at @hamlineu and @morethan1singlestory.🌟Click the link in our profile for more information.
Looking forward to digging into this. #wearemeanttorise #carolynholbrook #davidmura #minneapolis #morethanasinglestory
In inspired and incisive writing the contributors to WE ARE MEANT TO RISE speak unvarnished truths not only to the original and pernicious racism threaded through the American experience but also to the deeply personal, bearing witness to one of the most unsettling years in the history of the United States. On a late fall evening in St. Paul, Minnesota, several contributors gathered to launch the book, give readings, and share at @nextchapterbooksellers. The live recording is now on the University of Minnesota Press podcast and features Carolyn Holbrook, @muradavid Douglas Kearney, Melissa Olson, Said Shaiye, and @kaokaliayang. ▶️ Listen on Spotify, Apple, Google, at z.umn.edu/ep31, or wherever podcasts are published. #carolynholbrook #davidmura #douglaskearney #melissaolson #saidshaiye #kaokaliayang #wearemeanttorise #bipoc #diversebooks #diversewriters
“This collection is diverse, enraging, heartbreaking, impassioned and this month’s #RequiredReading.” —@ms_magazine. In WE ARE MEANT TO RISE, Indigenous writers and writers of color bear witness to one of the most unsettling years in the history of the United States. Essays and poems vividly reflect and comment on the traumas endured in 2020, beginning with the pandemic crisis, deepened by the blatant murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the uprisings that immersed our city into the epicenter of passionate, worldwide demands for justice. In inspired and incisive writing these contributors speak unvarnished truths to the original and pernicious racism threaded through the American experience and also to the deeply personal. This collection is edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, and includes the following contributing writers: Suleiman Adan, Mary Moore Easter, Louise Erdrich, Anika Fajardo, Safy-Hallan Farah, Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, Pamela R. Fletcher Bush, Shannon Gibney, Kathryn Haddad, Tish Jones, Ezekiel Joubert III, Douglas Kearney, Ed Bok Lee, Ricardo Levins Morales, Arleta Little, Resmaa Menakem, Tess Montgomery, Ahmad Qais Munhazim, Melissa Olson, Alexs Pate, Bao Phi, Mona Susan Power, Marcie Rendon, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Said Shaiye, Erin Sharkey, Sun Yung Shin, Michael Torres, Diane Wilson, Kao Kalia Yang, and Kevin Yang. A launch is planned at 6pm Central on Monday, November 29, hosted by @nextchapterbooksellers. Virtual attendees may register at: z.umn.edu/1129. #wearemeanttorise #carolynholbrook #davidmura
A brilliant and rich gathering of voices on the American experience of this past year and beyond, from Indigenous writers and writers of color from Minnesota. In this significant collection, Indigenous writers and writers of color bear witness to one of the most unsettling years in the history of the United States. Essays and poems vividly reflect and comment on the traumas we endured in 2020, beginning with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, deepened by the blatant murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the uprisings that immersed our city into the epicenter of passionate, worldwide demands for justice. In inspired and incisive writing these contributors speak unvarnished truths not only to the original and pernicious racism threaded through the American experience but also to the deeply personal, in essays about family, loss, food culture, economic security, and mental health. Their call and response is united here to rise and be heard. We Are Meant to Rise lifts up the astonishing variety of BIPOC writers in Minnesota. From authors with international reputations to newly emerging voices, it features people from many cultures, including Indigenous Dakota and Anishinaabe, African American, Hmong, Somali, Afghani, Lebanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Mexican, transracial adoptees, mixed race, and LGBTQ+ perspectives. Most of the contributors have participated in More Than a Single Story, a popular and insightful conversation series in Minneapolis that features Indigenous and people of color speaking on what most concerns their communities.
A brilliant and rich gathering of voices on the American experience of this past year and beyond, from Indigenous writers and writers of color from Minnesota. In this significant collection, Indigenous writers and writers of color bear witness to one of the most unsettling years in the history of the United States. Essays and poems vividly reflect and comment on the traumas we endured in 2020, beginning with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, deepened by the blatant murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the uprisings that immersed our city into the epicenter of passionate, worldwide demands for justice. In inspired and incisive writing these contributors speak unvarnished truths not only to the original and pernicious racism threaded through the American experience but also to the deeply personal, in essays about family, loss, food culture, economic security, and mental health. Their call and response is united here to rise and be heard. We Are Meant to Rise lifts up the astonishing variety of BIPOC writers in Minnesota. From authors with international reputations to newly emerging voices, it features people from many cultures, including Indigenous Dakota and Anishinaabe, African American, Hmong, Somali, Afghani, Lebanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Mexican, transracial adoptees, mixed race, and LGBTQ+ perspectives. Most of the contributors have participated in More Than a Single Story, a popular and insightful conversation series in Minneapolis that features Indigenous and people of color speaking on what most concerns their communities.
Currently reading. #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #carolynholbrook
NeighbReads is a NEW monthly book club centered around topics relevant to Neighborhood House's work and our communities. Currently virtual, we’ll gather to share our reflections and experiences through a guided discussion about books considering themes such as food, housing, racial justice, community, and more. Join the NeighbReads book club on May 25 as we discuss the book "Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify" by local author Carolyn Holbrook. And come back June 22 for a discussion about "Fairest" by Meredith Talusan. Read more about each book and register at the link in our bio. #bookclub #minnesotabookclub #carolynholbrook #meredithtaulsan #nonprofit #nonprofits #nonprofitorganization #socialservice #socialservices #adulteducation #education #learning #foodsupport #foodinsecurity #housinghelp #housingcrisis #crisissupport #basicneeds #earlychildhoodeducation #jobtraining #careertraining #literacy #stpaul #saintpaul #minneapolis #twincities #minnesota #wellstone #wellstonecenter
Taylor Swift as Carolyn Holbrook’s Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays (2020), @uminnpress. Cover design by @kglyder. . . . #taylorswift #taylorswiftasbooks #bookstagram #carolynholbrook #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #cnfgram #folkloreera #blackbooksmatter #blackwomenauthors #bookcoverdesign #writersofig #giveyoumywildgiveyouachild #autumnleavesfallingdownlikepiecesintoplace #yourbraidsmakeapattern #idbeafearlessleader #icanchangeeverythingaboutmetofitin #andwhenibreakitsinamillionpieces #goldcagehostagetomyfeelings #yoursmilemyghostifelltomyknees #timemysticaltimecuttingmeopenthenhealingmefine #butiknewyousteppingonthelasttrainmarkedmelikeabloodstain #insilentscreamsandwildestdreams #thecracksfromthesamelittlebreaksinyoursoul #andtheysaidspeaknow #youdidntevenhearmeout #youpaintdreamscapesonthewall #somethingwrappedallofmypastmistakesinbarbedwire #inourhistoryacrossourgreatdivide #thereisagloriousunrisedappledwiththeflickersoflightfromthedressiworeatmidnight #igrabbedapenandanoldnapkinandwrotedownoursong
Virtual author event tonight with Diane Wilson - The Seed Keeper and Carolyn Holbrook - Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify. Thank you to @wcfbook for hosting tonight’s event. #dianewilson #theseedkeeper @milkweed_books #novel #family #belonging #community #land #wayoflife #carolynholbrook #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #biography #essays #authorevent #virtualevent #booksareessential #womenandchildrenfirstbookstore #authorsinconversation #bookstagram
“I love the word tending. It implies kindness, compassion, and remaining steadfast in the face of injustice. It shows that we change the world through our everyday actions whether those actions are teaching, writing, or the daily passage of our life experience down to the next generation.” - Carolyn Holbrook, from A Time for Reckoning, A Time for Healing #Tending #MondayMeditation #Mindfulness #Healing #Quote #CarolynHolbrook #Kindness #Compassion #Steadfast #Change #Life #SpiritualJourney #Spiritualunderstanding #WisdomWays
Need nonfiction? We’ve got provocative essays for you here @litlanglibrary ! #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #carolynholbrook #signhereifyouexist #jillsissonquinn #delusionsofgrandeur #joeyfranklin #womenwriters #africanamericanauthors #americanauthors #americanessays #essays #newbooksdisplay #litlanglibrary
“Don’t hold back, child. Someone out there needs to hear what you have to say.” -Carolyn Holbrook, Tell me your names and I will testify #WednesdayWisdom #Quotes #DontHoldBack #Weneedtohear #listen #CarolynHolbrook #Iwilltestify #Reflections #Authentic #Honest #Healing #Hope #WisdomWays
...... Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays by Carolyn Holbrook Cover Design by @kglyder Art Direction by Rachel Moeller Published by @uminnpress #bookcoverdesigns #bookcovers #coverdesign #charmingbookcovers #bookdesigns #bookcover #book #bookstagram #nonfiction #nonfictionbookcovers #nonfictionbooks #nonfictionbook #nonfictioncovers #essays #memoir #race #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #carolynholbrook #kimberlyglyder #rachelmoeller #universityofminnesotapress
👀📚😃 It's Saturday Recommendation time!! Today we have Halee Kirkword @bb_zhigaag recommending Tell Me Your Names and I WIll Testify, a collection of essays by the one and only Carolyn Holbrook! To hear an excerpt, check out our IG Stories! To purchase a signed copy for curbside pickup or shipping to your address, call (612) 374-4023! Miigwech for your continued support! ❤ #buylocal #shoplocal #carolynholbrook #minnesotawriters #minnesotaauthors #birchbarkbooks #louiseerdrich #saturdayrecommends --- (Birchbark Books is open for curbside pickup and online orders only. Please call (612) 374-4023 or visit www.birchbarkbooks.com. We are open 10am until 6pm everyday.)
Virtual Reading and Conversation with Carolyn Holbrook & Diane Wilson _____ Tuesday, December 8, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 pm (Central Standard Time via Zoom) Register Now! About: Please join longtime writing buddies, Carolyn Holbrook and Diane Wilson, for a reading and a discussion of their friendship and their newest books: Carolyn’s essay collection, Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify; and Diane’s forthcoming novel, The Seed Keeper. TELL ME YOUR NAMES AND I WILL TESTIFY is the compassionate and redemptive story of a prominent Black woman in the Twin Cities literary community. In a haunting novel spanning several generations, THE SEED KEEPER follows a Dakota family’s struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. COST: $20.00 The session will be held via Zoom and has a total contact time of 1.5 hours. Learn more and register: https://wisdomwayscenter.org/programs-art-exhibits/current-programs/virtual-conversation-december/ #VirtualReading #SaturdayStillness #TellMeYourNames #Iwilltestify #CarolynHolbrook #SeedKeeper #DianeWilson #BIPOC #Native Voices #BLackVoices #Minnesota #MNVoices #Writers #Explore #Reimagine #Wisdomways
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#Repost @mnwomenspress ・・・ “As someone who was newly of age in the 1960s, I believe our healing journey might become worse before it gets better. Like any birthing process, our nerves and our bodies will go through more turmoil before the new life is here.” — Carolyn Holbrook . Read Carolyn’s powerful reflection as well as an excerpt from her new memoir “Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify.” Link in bio. . #mwpbody #carolynholbrook #memoir #minnesota #minnesotawomen #morethanasinglestory #readingforracialjustice #racismisavirus #racismisapublichealthcrisis #sayhername #minnesotaactivist
“As someone who was newly of age in the 1960s, I believe our healing journey might become worse before it gets better. Like any birthing process, our nerves and our bodies will go through more turmoil before the new life is here.” — Carolyn Holbrook . Read Carolyn’s powerful reflection as well as an excerpt from her new memoir “Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify.” Link in bio. . #mwpbody #carolynholbrook #memoir #minnesota #minnesotawomen #morethanasinglestory #readingforracialjustice #racismisavirus #racismisapublichealthcrisis #sayhername #minnesotaactivist
Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify is a short collection of essays that was quick reading and a great resource for more anti-racist learning. I found the book to be easy to get through, and it didn't make me feel dumb as I read through it. While I've really enjoyed reading and listening to lots of books lately with deep ties into anti-racism, at times those books could feel a bit dense and sometimes felt harder for me to understand. All of these books have been difficult in terms of content, but as a reader, I find I like things that are easy to understand and that I can actually absorb. Just Mercy and Thick were both books I found to be told in formats that were easier for me to comprehend. Tell Me Your Names was another of those. While I'm not one to thoroughly read synopses or reviews prior to reading a book, this one was nothing like what I expected it to be. The beginning of the book was enthralling. Holbrook shares her experiences communicating with her ancestors, and in the start of the book she actually shared one of those experiences. However, I kind of misunderstood the setup and thought the other essays would feel more connected to the initial essay, and I didn't feel that many of the stories really even touched on that again, except in instances where Holbrook referred to her "sight." In terms of each essay's storytelling, and the actual experiences shared throughout the book, I really enjoyed learning about Holbrook, her family, and her accomplishments. While this book certainly shared negative experiences she's faced due to being Black in America, I felt the overall theme of this book was about Black joy and accomplishments. Holbrook has done a lot and each of her experiences has led her to so many wonderful things. I actually really liked that the book shared the reminder that it's okay to do things that are important to you, it's okay to be selfish when you need to be because you are important, and that those things that you do for yourself have the potential to change the lives of others, too. *DRC from @netgalley.
“Candid, vibrant and powerful.” —@ms_magazine.📍”A looking glass into a well-lived life.” — @tatsharobertson.📍TELL ME YOUR NAMES AND I WILL TESTIFY is a memoir in essays by Carolyn Holbrook, founder of the literary arts organization SASE: The Write Place who now leads More Than a Single Story, a series of community conversations for people of color and indigenous writers and arts activists. Once a pregnant sixteen-year-old incarcerated in the Minnesota juvenile justice system, now a celebrated writer, arts activist, and teacher, Holbrook has heeded the call to tell the story of her life. Listen to Holbrook’s conversation with Sherrie Fernandez-Williams on the UMP podcast: z.umn.edu/holbrookpodcast. #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #carolynholbrook #memoir #essays #literarypodcast #podcast
Our August Body and Soul issue is in print and online!🌿 . The people in this magazine share how their bodies and souls evolve through the experiences, relationships, and systems that define us. On the cover is Jacqueline Zepeda, street medic with North Star Health Collective. Read a Q&A with Jaqueline and so much more. Link in bio for digital edition or visit womenspress.com/find-a-copy for distribution sites! 🌿 . #mwpbody #streetmedic #streetmedics #minnesota #minnesotawomen #bodyandsoul #minnesotajournalists #minnesotamagazine #localmagazine #printmagazine #northstarhealthcollective #carolynholbrook #familytreeclinic #evolve #evolvetogether
🎉 HAPPY PUBLISHING DAY🎉 Happy Pub Day to these two books. This is my first time reading two books at once so I am about halfway through each book and I can’t wait to post my reviews. Skin Deep by Sung J. Woo A mystery novel where Siobhan O’Brien has spent her entire life explaining her name, and her family to strangers. She has to decide whether or not to carry on the PI Agency left to her by her dead boss. Siobhan is middle aged and would rather turn in early than have romance. When a friend from the past begs her to find her disappeared daughter Siobhan takes the case. Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify by Carolyn Holbrook A series of essays compiled about her life and experiences she encountered. She believes she can hear ghosts and sets out to help ghosts of her family’s past so they can have their stories told once and for all. I really like this one so far and am enjoying learning about Carolyn’s life. #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #universityofminnesotapress #agorabooks #carolynholbrook #sungjwoo #skindeep #publishingday #happypubday🎉 #netgalley #netgalleyreads #booksbooksbooks #letstalkbooks #ohiobookstagrammer #bookstagram #ebooks #bookcatchuptime
Happy Saturday! It's too damn hot outside to do anything, so I am sitting inside, in the nice cool AC, reading. Ruby, on the other hand, just wants to nap and is indulging my picture taking. Hope you all are staying cool today! 📷📚 📕 📕 I finished another book this week called Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify by Carolyn Holbrook. What an amazing book! It is a series of essays based on her life. She is an amazing woman, and this book testifies to that! Below is my review. 📕 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Just wow! One more book that has taught me that I have a lot to learn. Carolyn uses essays to take you thru her life. Her heartaches, her triumphs, her losses, and her joy. I wonder if she knows just how strong she is. What rang true for me throughout this book, is that she was made not to see her own self worth and that is truly heartbreaking. ⭐ Thank you Carolyn for giving the world this book. May we all learn from it and share it with others. ⭐ Thank you to Netgalley and the University of Minnesota Press for the copy of this eARC in exchange for my honest review. ⭐ #book #books #bookreader #booknerd #booknerdigan #booklover #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookworm #bookgram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookcommunity #bookish #booksbooksbooks #bibliophile #bookphotography #bookobsessed #booksofinstagram #reader #reading #readersofinstagram #amreading #chihuahua #arc #universityofminnesotapress #carolynholbrook #review #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify @netgalley
It’s a unique challenge to review this book, because it doesn’t fit into a particular box, but oh my gosh was it good. This book is a ghost story, memoir, tragedy, human triumph. It’s a story about taking people with you, and chance encounters, and how the world is both horrible & beautiful. The author’s experiences with racism, power & prejudice are explored, and the grace and strength she holds dance off the page. I was so deeply impressed that I googled the author & found out she’s AMAZING. If you’re curious, check out Carolyn Holbrook- author & activist. Thanks #netgalley & #universityofminnesotapress for the e-ARC of this beautiful collection of essays. #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #carolynholbrook #reader #booksbooksbooks #readingaddict #bookstagram #somanybookssolittletime #bookworm
Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify by Carolyn Holbrook . *this book will be published July 21, 2020* thank you to NetGalley and University of Minnesota Press for an e-ARC to read and review . "it is important that you understand that things aren't always the way they seem." . This book is a collection of essays on race, poverty, and overcoming. They are powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring all at once. Essay collections are not typically my jam, but something was calling me to this book, and I'm so glad I read it. I will recommend this to EVERYONE here. It's worth the time. . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksofig #instabooks #bookworm #booknerd #booklove #bookblog #bookblogger #read #reading #readmore #bookish #book #books #readersofinstagram #readersofig #bookreview #bookrecommendation #spooksandbooks #bookphotography #photography #netgalley #arc #ebook #carolynholbrook #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #essays #essaycollection
Black Writers Healing Challenging Authors and Writers to Testify About Their Experiences.... Come hear the voices of our writers. With the pandemic, the recent murder of George Floyd, and the current uprisings and rebellions in cities across the nation and the globe, our community needs spaces where we can process and heal. We must write our own stories. How do we address some of the pain, loss of hope and unpredictability that our community is experiencing? How do we change the narrative of who we are? Participate by sharing your thoughts in this Forum! Featured Writers: Carolyn Holbrook Dr. Artika Tyner Jesse Ross Keno Evol Terrance Shambley Jr. Tish Jones Chavah Gabrielle Dr. Joi Lewis, Moderator When: Saturday, June 27, 2020 2:00pm- 4:00pm Sponsored and Organized by the MN Black Publishing Arts Collaborative: In Black Ink Matter of Africa America Time Corporation Papyrus Publishing Inc. Planting People Growing Justice Strive Publishing Vermillion Ink Press Wise Ink Register for this free event: (Zoom link will be sent out to registered participants) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/110417361300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #BlackWritersHealing #Challenging #Authors #Writers #Experiences #Voices #pandemic #GeorgeFloyd #Uprising #Rebellion #Heal #Write #Stories #Pain #Hope #Unpredictability #Community #Change #Narrative #Participate #Share #Thoughts #Forum #CarolynHolbrook #DrArtikaTyner #JesseRoss #KenoEvol #TerranceShambleyJr #TishJones #ChavahGabrielle
Review ~ 'Would things improve for women... My hope was that they would find the courage within themselves that we women have always had: the courage to know and believe that we exist, we are here, we are powerful, we are strong; the strength to stand up to a world that would continue to try to keep them in the kitchen.' ~ I was approved to read this book/collection of essays ahead of publication through Netgalley. I enjoyed reading this story which felt like a memoir of sorts from Carolyn Holbrook. The depiction of her life, with all its setbacks, limitations, and the regular racist microaggressions she has been subject to were both eye opening and in some ways unsurprising. Yet at the same time the book was very hopeful. I did feel that the start of the book with the mention of the apparition felt a bit different to the rest of this book. I would have liked to have known more about that particular story personally and the lineage and history there. I did also like the many references and quotes through the book from other writers. They feel particularly relevant at the moment. ~ 'We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty' - Maya Angelou. ~ This book also spoke to me from a feminist perspective and the additional limitations enforced on women, particularly black women and women of colour. 'What is it that will set us free?' ~ I would recommend this book, but probably wouldn't re-read again. - - - #carolynholbrook #tellmeyournamesandiwilltestify #bookreviews #bookrecommendation #bookstagram #netgalley #goodreads #diversifyyourshelf #supportblackauthors #beautifulbooks #essays #readingtime #readingchallenge
#coffeeandcurrentlyreading ☕📚 thank you @bookshappythoughts for the tag 😘 I'm lucky enough to have been approved by NetGalley to read Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify by Carolyn Holbrook. - What are you reading today? I've tagged a few accounts but no pressure to join in 😉 it's just a bit of fun 💖 - #carolynholbrook #netgalley #readingtime #readingchallenge #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #alwaysreading #vegansnacks #galaxy #chocolateorange #treats #lazysunday
I loved ‘Thick: and Other Essays’ so much that I found another book of essays. I just started Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays by Carolyn Holbrook. Thanks to @netgalley & U of Minnesota Press for the advanced copy. - - - 📚 #netgalley #carolynholbrook #ARC #diversebooks #diversitymatters #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookfriendspod #advancedreaderscopy #imbooked
Explore conversations about #SacredWisdom #DivineMysteries and #HumanQuestions Join in at “Our Seeds: A Call to Action” Friday, January 31 at 6:00 to 8:30 pm -AND- Saturday, February 1 at 9:00 to 12 noon Documentary Preview Go To Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/169932441 #Seed #TheUntoldStory #Film #SacredActivism #Facilitators #CarolynHolbrook #DianeWilson #Explore #SpiritualJourney #WisdomWays
My "Hand" painting from 2012 is on the cover of a new non-fiction book - Earth Angels by Carolyn Holbrook. Available 10/1 via @SpoutPress!
This Tuesday, April 5, come celebrate the publication of MNHS Press' A Good Time for the Truth, the new book in which 16 of Minnesota's best writers provide a range of perspectives on what it's like to live as a person of color in Minnesota. Minneapolis. Special guest speaker Nekima Levy-Pounds, Minneapolis NAACP president, will join Sun Yung Shin at the launch, and the following contributors to the book will read from their essays: Carolyn Holbrook, Bao Phi, Heid E. Erdrich, Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, and Andrea Jenkins. The event will be 6-8 pm at the MN History Center. It is free and open to the public, but please reserve your seat at www.cart.mnhs.org. #goodtimefortruth #mnhistory #mysaintpaul #booklaunch #nekimalevypounds #sunyoungshin #carolynholbrook #baophi #heiderdrich #rodrigosanchezchavarria #andreajenkins