This was a fun one!
Forgive us the wild peals of laughter and background noises as we recorded this podcast episode at my kitchen table after a leisurely brunch. Rachel Bergeron and Justine Mah spearheaded The Black Bookshelf Project, a collaborative initiative that provides BIPOC books for kids on a black bookshelf with coloring sheets, additional resources, and Indigenous affirmation cards for children to enjoy. Rachel and Justine do not hold back on why these stories are important, and why they believe these bookshelves will open conversations and generate an appreciation for perspectives and experiences from other cultures and experiences. These shelves are important, and we are proud to have one in each of our bookstores for our community to enjoy.
Starting in June 2023, will be raising funds to put a TBBP shelf in a school in both Edmonton and Beaumont. If you'd like to support our efforts, please visit our website for more details.
If you would like to know more about The Black Bookshelf Project, please go to their website, and follow them on Instagram.
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Our bookstore offers audiobooks that you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.
If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful store in High Street, and if you are in the community of Beaumont, come and see us on Main St. as the only bookshop in town! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.
Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.
Chapter 49: Just Books
Chapter 48: YouthWrite with Gail Sidonie Sobat
Chapter 47:Book, Books, Books!
Chapter 46: Yummy Reads with Peter Keith
Chapter 45: Meet My Incredible Sales Rep, Jessica Price
Chapter 44: Spooky Books With Elise Eichmuller
Chapter 43: Inspiring Young Readers with Bluefish Learning
Chapter 42: 3 Stages of a Reader's Experience
Chapter 41: The Collaborative Power of Jaima Fixsen & Regina Sirois
Chapter 40:Let's talk Non-Fiction With Mel MacGregor
Chapter 39: Midlife with Sarah Chan & Jhenifer Pabillano
Chapter 38: Business Bar - Transition to Bookstore
Chapter 37: Adding Value to Your Reading LIfe
Chapter 36: Everyone, Meet Jennifer McKinlay!
Chapter 35: Reader Dilemmas
Chapter 34: Craft Beer & Community with Scott Messenger
Chapter 33: A Bookbus is Coming to The Bronx! Fangirling With Latanya DeVaughn of Bronx Bound Books
Chapter 32: Let's Review Some Books
Chapter 31: No More Booktruck and Brandi Reads
Chapter 30: So Much Has Changed
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