Today is #NationalRunforOfficeDay and we have some recommended reading – IN GOOD HANDS: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out and Made Change. @runforsomething
THROWAWAY GIRLS by @Andrea_Contos is included on the list of the Best YA Mystery and Thrillers of 2020 by @KirkusReviews! Congratulations, Andrea!
See the full list here: https://t.co/mFe9AEZmol
Here it is! Top 10 for the 2021 Tayshas List. Honored to be a part of such an amazing reading committee. Thank you to the authors for this amazing list of books! The full list will be posted soon! #TayshasList @FISD_Libraries @LIBRARIESinRISD@TXLA@TxASL@yartxla @kyriemccauley
A few more recs for publishers #beyondthebig5 - @KCPLoft have some awesome stuff, including thriller Throwaway Girls by @Andrea_Contos which I loved, and the hilarious Rebel With A Cupcake by @Anna_Mainwaring. https://t.co/DCVAluxt8h
Such a fascinating conversation on women in politics. Great leaders here talking about some of the points in @SMacKendrick’s book IN GOOD HANDS. Thank you @LauraMaeLindo@MarciIen@sangita_patel. So inspirational!
Debut Throwaway Girls by @Andrea_Contos (@KidsCanPress) is a superb thriller with an amazing main character willing to do whatever it takes to find her missing best friend. Caroline is one of my favourite MCs of the year and I can't wait for more from Andrea Contos!
Two of my favourite (and very underrated) YA Christmas novels - Kiss me in Paris and Kiss me in New York by @CRiderYA - will help you escape the November blues and make you feel all cosy and festive!! Review to come soon🎄🎄🎄
Join us Nov 19 at 12:45 PM EST as political powerhouses @AnnamiePaul, Rt. Hon. @AKimCampbell and Hon. @BardishKW discuss how they have overcome challenges, & advocate for women and others underrepresented in govt. Register for FREE: https://t.co/nux2ZbESXo #cctwip#cdnpoli
Congratulations @CoriBush! Congresswoman Bush is one of 19 incredible women profiled in IN GOOD HANDS: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out and Made Change. https://t.co/tTMwQcJEGm
It's official. The first-ever recruited Justice Democrat candidate @CoriBush is going to Congress.
Six years ago police officers maced Cori in Ferguson as she helped spark a global movement.
Three months from now she’ll be holding police accountable as a member of Congress.
Uninspired by the choice of political leaders?
Raise your hand to do better! #FanshipRecommends Stephanie MacKendrick's #InGoodHands, a guidebook for young women who want to run for office.
Buy the ebook for $5.99: https://t.co/OdnPg7Paoy #DiscoverBooks#politics#canlit
.@evaaariak has dedicated her life to promoting Inuit culture and languages. She served as Premier of Nunavut, the Arctic region of Canada encompassing one-fifth of the country’s landmass, from 2008-2013. 1/6
IN GOOD HANDS: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out, and Made Change, by Stephanie MacKendrick, profiles 19 women in politics, including Eva Aariak, and provides a Playbook to show how you can do it, too! 5/6
.@cathmckenna, a human rights and social justice lawyer, is currently Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and has been a Member of Parliament since 2015. 1/5
IN GOOD HANDS: Remarkable Female Politicians from Around the World Who Showed Up, Spoke Out, and Made Change, by @SMacKendrick, profiles 19 women in politics and provides a Playbook to show how you can do it, too! 4/5