The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Education:Language Learning
When it comes to Native American heritage, most Americans have woefully inadequate knowledge. They may have heard of Squanto or Sacajawea, but that is the extent of their understanding. A 2018 research project conducted by The First Nations Development Institute and Echo Hawk Consulting found that most Americans think there aren’t many Native Americans left in the country, which just isn’t true. There are close to 600 federally recognized tribes in the United States.
November is National Native American Heritage Month so we want to introduce you to some Native authors to add to your TBR all year long including our guest today, who is a new voice in fiction.
Our guest this week is Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, a member of the Eastern Tribe of Cherokee Indians, who is deeply rooted in the Cherokee community in North Carolina. She has been a high school English and Cherokee Studies teacher for the past 10 years. But she is also a novelist whose debut historical fiction novel, Even As We Breathe, was published this past September by a new literary imprint called Fireside Industries, a collaboration between The Appalachian Writers Workshop and the University Press of Kentucky.
Annette talks to us about the James Baldwin quote that inspired her to write about a clean bone which has significance in her writing practice as well as her novel, what things she learned from her editor, well-known Kentucky author Silas House, and how she wants to use her influence of being a Cherokee novelist to educate the wider public that Native Americans are something very different from what they see in old Westerns and popular culture.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
2- Beverly Cleary books
3- Babysitters Club series
4- The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
5- F*ckface: And Other Stories by Leah Hampton
6- Going to Water by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
7- Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney (and other books)
8- Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
9- Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
10- When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry by Joy Harjo
11- Horsepower by Joy Priest
12- City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
13- Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
14- The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
15- Calypso by David Sedaris
16- A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
S. 6 Ep. 140 - YOLO So Polo with guest Courtney Maum 7-6-22
S. 6 Ep. 139 Cats in the Cupboard with Guest Michelle Haring
S. 6 Ep. 138 - Treks from Toddlers to Teens with Guest Kate Wickers
S. 6 Ep. 137 -Hello Summer Reading with Guest Bookseller Sam Miller - 6/15/22
S. 6 E. 136 - A Man, A Boy, A Mom, A Pig, and Ben Franklin with Guest Donna Gordon 6-8-22
S.6 Ep. 135 - Good Press with Guest Sarah Munroe 6-1-22
REPLAY Travel Expectations with guests Amber Share and Suzanne Roberts
S. 6 Ep. 134 Hyphenated Lives with Guest Namrata Patel 5-18-22
S. 6Ep. 133 New Sheriff In Town with Guest Jess Montgomery
S. 6 Ep. 132 Whodunit In The Family with Guest Court Stevens 5-4-22
S. 6 Ep. 131 Thrill Seekers with Guest Chelsea Hofmann
The Modern Life Podcast - The Princess Bride with The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast 4-20-22
S. 6 Ep. 130 Poet Laureate Lessons with Guest Luisa A. Gloria
S. 6 Ep. 129 Masala In a Mason Jar with Guest Neema Avashia 4-6-22
S. 6 Ep. 128 Messy.Mothers, Daughters, and Mentors with Guest Maggie Smith 3-30-22
REPLAY S. 5 Ep. 108 Sex, Drugs, And True Crime Vibes with Guest David Dominé 10-21-21
S. 6 Ep. 127 Writing Racism to Right Wrongs with Guest Angela Jackson-Brown 3-16-22
S.6 Ep.126 Love Stories For Every Brain with Guest Mazey Eddings 3-9-22
S. 6 Ep. 125 Around The World Reading: Croatia with Guest Ivana B. Murk 3-2-22
S. 6 Ep. 124 Double Dutch Debut with guest Brittany Thurman 2-23-22
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