| | | Rozzie Bound Pop-up!Saturdays, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Roslindale Substation, 4228 Washington Street | | | It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Bring your kids to the popup this Saturday, July 2 to get a “holiday” gift. We are giving away a limited number of popular young adult, middle grade and kid’s books for FREE! These books are great choices to add to your child’s summer reading list. Come early to get your new book before we run out. | | Book Signing and Conversation with Jabari AsimSaturday, July 9 | | 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Yonder book signing at the Roslindale Substation, 4228 Washington Street |
| 12:45 - 1:45 PM Conversation with Jabari Asim and Bethany Van Delft at the Roslindale Branch Library, 4246 Washington Street |
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| Jabari Asim is the July + August 2022 Roslindale Book Ambassador! He will participate in a book signing at the Substation, followed by an in-person conversation with comedienne Bethany Van Delft at the Roslindale Branch on July 9 in support of his new book, Yonder. Books will be available for purchase at the popup, or you can purchase your copy now below. Asim also gave us his list of favorite books. The Roslindale Book Ambassador Program is a joint effort of the Friends of the Roslindale Branch Library and Rozzie Bound. | | | Win Autographed Books by Ibram X. Kendi and Frederick Joseph! | Rozzie Bound will have a drawing for autographed books by two New York Times bestselling authors at the Jabari Asim conversation at the Roslindale Branch on July 9 - Ibram X. Kendi’s new children’s book, Goodnight Racism, and Frederick Joseph’s young adult book, Better Than We Found It. | | Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. KendiAs children all over the world get ready for bed, the moon watches over them. The moon knows that when we sleep, we dream. And when we dream, we imagine what is possible and what the world can be. With dynamic, imaginative art and poetic prose, Goodnight Racism delivers important messages about antiracism, justice, and equality in an easy-to-read format that empowers readers both big and small. Goodnight Racism gives children the language to dream of a better world and is the perfect book to add to their social justice toolkit. | |
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| | | Better Than We Found It by Frederick Joseph and Porsche JosephEvery generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems--as many crises--as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the lack of housing, the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change, even revolution, is possible; you just have to know where to start. In Better Than We Found It, Frederick Joseph, best-selling author of The Black Friend, and debut author Porsche Joseph make the case for addressing some of the biggest issues of our day. Featuring more than two dozen interviews with prominent activists, authors, actors, and politicians, this is the essential resource for those who want to make the world better than we found it. | |
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| | Upcoming Events | The following events take place at the Roslindale Substation, 4228 Washington Street. | | Priscilla Flint-BanksPriscilla Flint-Banks will sign copies of her book, I Look Back and Wonder How I Got Over on Saturday, July 16, 12-2PM. The book will be available for purchase at the popup, or you can purchase your copy here. | |
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| | | Traer Scott Traer Scott will sign copies of her book, Forever Home on Saturday, July 23, 12-2PM. The book will be available for purchase at the popup, or you can purchase your copy here. | |
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| | Understanding The Reproductive Rights Debate The Supreme Court decision last week has sparked a renewed debate about the future of reproductive health in this country. Below are some fiction and nonfiction books about abortion, fertility, motherhood and reproductive rights that illuminate the debate from different perspectives. Some of these titles will be available for purchase this Saturday at our popup. | | | Get Your Grill On!If you are in charge of the grill this summer, check out these books! | | Ultimate Book of BBQ by Southern Living The Ultimate Book of BBQ builds on the expertise of Southern Living magazine to create the definitive barbecue and outdoor grilling guide. The book features more than 200 of the highest-rated Southern Living recipes for barbecued meats and sides, plus pit-proven tips, techniques, and secrets for year-round smoking, grilling and barbecuing. With full color, step-by-step photos and mouthwatering recipes, this book includes everything the home cook needs to achieve first-rate backyard barbecue. Proven cooking techniques and equipment, expert advice from award-winning pitmasters, and a Rainy Day BBQ chapter with stovetop, oven, and slow-cooker options make this Southern Living's most definitive book on barbecue. | |
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| | | High on the Hog by Jessica B. Harris Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foodways of the African Diaspora. High on the Hog is the culmination of years of her work, and the result is a most engaging history of African American cuisine. Harris takes the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way. From chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul, Harris celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history, and identity. Although the story of African cuisine in America begins with slavery, High on the Hog ultimately chronicles a thrilling history of triumph and survival. The work of a masterful storyteller and an acclaimed scholar, Jessica B. Harris's High on the Hog fills an important gap in our culinary history. | |
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| | | Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill by Leela Punyaratabandhu Sharing beloved barbecue dishes from the Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia, experienced author and expert on Asian cooking Leela Punyaratabandhu inspires readers with a deep dive into the flavor profile and spices of the region. She teaches you how to set up your own smoker, cook over an open flame, or grill on the equipment you already have in your backyard. Leela provides more than sixty mouthwatering recipes such as Chicken Satay with Coriander and Cinnamon, Malaysian Grilled Chicken Wings, and Thai Grilled Sticky Rice, as well as recipes for cooking bone-in meats, skewered meats, and even vegetable side dishes and flavorful sauces. | |
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| | | Cowboy Barbecue by Adrian Davila In Cowboy Barbecue, chef and restaurateur Adrian Davila celebrates traditions of Latin America and Texas, taking inspiration from the vaquero lifestyle and his own family history. For three generations, Davila's BBQ in Seguin, Texas, has infused classic brisket, ribs, and sausage with Latin flavors. Davila goes beyond standard grilling in this guide, offering techniques for smoking, cooking directly on the embers, underground, on a spit, and more. | |
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| | | Charred by Genevieve Taylor If you're bored of beefburgers, or if you're vegetarian and want more than scorched corn and chewy halloumi, then Charred offers up over 70 original, exciting recipes to cater for all your veggie BBQ needs. With sections on Stuffed and wrapped vegetables, Burgers and fritters, Kebabs, Low, slow and smoked, and Sharing Platters, the vegetarian dishes will be the highlight of every meal, with the likes of whole roast cauliflower drenched in spiced garlic butter, griddled radicchio with burrata and figs, or corn on the cob with Cambodian coconut, lime and chilli. | |
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| | Summer Reads 2022 and Pride Month Rozzie Bound Bookshelves! The Friends of the Roslindale Branch have virtual bookshelves with book recommendations for summer reading - adults (18+), young adults/middle graders (ages 11-17), and children (ages 0-10). They also have LGBTQ+ Pride Month bookshelves for adults, young adults/middle graders, and children. They will receive 50% percent of sale proceeds to support library programs.
Book Orders Did you know that you can order any book in print at the Rozzie Bound popup bookstore Saturdays at the Substation? That’s right; if you don’t see what you’re looking for on our shelves, we can order any book in print and have it either ready for pick up the following Saturday or mailed to you. Just ask at the register to place an order. | | Worker-Owner RecommendationsBelow are some book recommendations from our worker-owners. Click on their shelves to see more recommendations and learn about our staff. | | From Roy Karp’s Shelf This is the story of a Black woman and native Alabaman returning to the region she has always called home and considering it with fresh eyes. Her journey is full of detours, deep dives, and surprising encounters with places and people. She renders Southerners from all walks of life with sensitivity and honesty, sharing her thoughts about a troubling history and the ritual humiliations and joys that characterize so much of Southern life. Weaving together stories of immigrant communities, contemporary artists, exploitative opportunists, enslaved peoples, unsung heroes, her own ancestors, and her lived experiences, Imani Perry crafts a tapestry unlike any other. With uncommon insight and breathtaking clarity, South to America offers an assertion that if we want to build a more humane future for the United States, we must center our concern below the Mason-Dixon Line. | |
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| | | From Judy McClure’s Shelf Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for weeklong visits, or when he heads home to Connecticut for the holidays. But in terms of caretaking and relating to two children, no matter how adorable, Patrick is, honestly, overwhelmed. So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick's brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian. Despite having a set of Guncle Rules ready to go, Patrick has no idea what to expect, having spent years barely holding on after the loss of his great love, a somewhat-stalled acting career, and a lifestyle not-so-suited to a six- and a nine-year-old. Quickly realizing that parenting--even if temporary--isn't solved with treats and jokes, Patrick's eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility, and the realization that, sometimes, even being larger than life means you're unfailingly human. | |
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| | | From Ana Crowley-Noordzij’s Shelf Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty--and Jende is eager to please. Clark's wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses' summer home in the Hamptons. With these opportunities, Jende and Neni can at last gain a foothold in America and imagine a brighter future. However, the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers' façades. When the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Jongas are desperate to keep Jende's job--even as their marriage threatens to fall apart. As all four lives are dramatically upended, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice. | |
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| | | From Talia Whyte’s Shelf Jadine Childs is a Black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a Black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As Morrison follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan and the deep South, she charts all the nuances of obligation and betrayal between Blacks and whites, masters and servants, and men and women. | |
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| | | From Kim Patch’s Shelf Some of these extraordinary behaviors are biological conundrums that seem to push the edges of, well, birdness: a mother bird that kills her own infant sons, and another that selflessly tends to the young of other birds as if they were her own; a bird that collaborates in an extraordinary way with one species--ours--but parasitizes another in gruesome fashion; birds that give gifts and birds that steal; birds that dance or drum, that paint their creations or paint themselves; birds that build walls of sound to keep out intruders and birds that summon playmates with a special call--and may hold the secret to our own penchant for playfulness and the evolution of laughter. | |
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| | Looking for more book ideas? | | You may also want to check out some of our themed shelves such as: In addition to all the great books we sell every Saturday in our popup, we are introducing other Massachusetts small businesses products to consider while browsing with us at the Substation, such as products from Smudge Ink and Sharif Muhammad. |
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| To purchase a Rozzie Bound Gift Card, which can be sent to any valid email address, please click here. Libros en español aquí. | | | |
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