Published on
July 25, 2024
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Here's a stack of the 13 books recommended in this blog, stacked from the largest on the bottom to the smallest on the top.
Have you been wondering how to learn about people whose lives are very different from yours?
You may have noticed that I use the term IDEAL in how I describe my services.
IDEA + L = Inclusive Diverse Equitable Accessible Learning
My favourite ways to learn about people whose lived experiences are unlike mine are to meet and get to know you, listening to and learning from your stories, and to read books by a diverse range of authors.
This blog highlights a baker’s dozen authors whose books I’ve read or am in the process of reading. Most of the authors are Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and/or Disabled. A few of the authors are LGBTQ+.
I am happy to recommend the following 13 authors and books, for your reading pleasure.
Alice Wong (Editor) “Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century”
Andrew Stobo Sniderman & Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) “Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation”
Angela Sterritt “Unbroken. My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls”
Celina Caesar Chavannes “Can You Hear Me Now? How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose”
Elliot Page “Pageboy: A Memoir”
Michelle Good “Truth Telling: Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada”
Michelle Obama “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times”
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez “For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color”
Robin Diangelo “White Fragility: Why Understanding Racism can be so hard for White People, Adapted for Young Adults” adapted by Toni Graves Williamson and Ali Michael
Samira Habib “We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir”
Sheima Benembarek “Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Women in North America”
V. Ophelia Rigault M.ED. “The Careing Leader: Mastering the 7 Pillars of Inclusive Leadership”
ziwe “black friend essays”
Feel free to reach out and recommend more books for me to read and learn from!
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