Episode 003: The Underground Railroad

06/04/2018 1h 7min Episodio 3
Episode 003: The Underground Railroad

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of Time to Read. We are discussing The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.Next month, we’re reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think! Discuss it here, or email us.In this episode we talked about:Anne FrankIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsWinning the Arthur C Clark Award for science fictionBorn in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936 to 1938The real Underground RailroadMore inclusive historical plantation toursNonsuch Gallery renovationTwin PeaksThe Good PlaceRead Alikes Round Table:Trevor: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul CurtisErica: The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomAlan: Underground Airlines by Ben WintersKirsten: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonNerd Words for Word Nerds:Erica: March (March for Our Lives)Kirsten: Love CommandosTrevor: Defensive IndifferenceAlan: Dumpster FireWPL programs and services mentioned: Poetry play stations for Poetry Month (March/April Library newsletter p. 13)Library Happy HourPress Reader Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Your hosts are Alan Chorney, Kirsten Wurmann, Trevor Lockhart, and Erica Ball. Our webmaster is Arryn Seburn. Our social media guru is Reegan Breu. Audio production and music by Dennis Penner. Some of our comments and questions today came from Dave, Harold, and Stephanie.