Book Buzz: Thunder Song

Cover image of "Thunder Song: Essays" by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha taqʷšǝblu LaPointe Sasha taqʷšǝblu LaPointe has been on many local reading lists as her debut book, “Red Paint: the Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk,” is the 2024 Whatcom READS selection. LaPointe is visiting Whatcom County March 14–16 and participating in a variety of events that are free to … Read more

Ep. 45: YAI Podcast interview with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

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We feature an episode from the Young and Indigenous (YAI) Podcast from Children of the Setting Sun Productions. YAI hosts, Cyrus James and Wykeklyaa Curleybear talk with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe about her book Red Paint and about life and everything else. Sasha’s powerful memoir, Red Paint, is the 2024 Whatcom READS selection.  Hy‘shqe to our … Read more

Explorer. The Lost Islands

Explorer. The Lost Islands by Kazu Kibuishi

Explorer. The Lost Islands LOVE the diverse stories and this entire concept of different interpretations of a subject becomes so interesting with all the different art styles and directions it end up in. The editor, and the author of a couple short stories within the series, is also the author of the Amulet series that … Read more