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The Stacks

The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways they have shaped their lives, and they way we all un... Read more

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Ep. 78 Educated by Tara Westover--The Stacks Book Club (Sarah Enni)

Ep. 78 Educated by Tara Westover--The Stacks Book Club (Sarah Enni)

We are talking about Educated by Tara Westover on The Stacks Book Club today. Author and podcast host Sarah Enni helps u... Read more

25 Sep 2019

1hr 13mins

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Ep. 3 Talking Books with Sarah Fong

Ep. 3 Talking Books with Sarah Fong

On this week of The Stacks we are joined by Sarah Fong, a PhD Candidate in American Studies. Sarah is currently writing ... Read more

18 Apr 2018

44mins

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Ep. 68 Miracle Creek by Angie Kim -- The Stacks Book Club (Rachel Overvoll)

Ep. 68 Miracle Creek by Angie Kim -- The Stacks Book Club (Rachel Overvoll)

Miracle Creek is a courtroom drama meets literary fiction book by Angie Kim, it is also today's selection for The Stacks... Read more

17 Jul 2019

1hr 1min

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Ep. 33 Book Girl Magic with Renee Hicks

Ep. 33 Book Girl Magic with Renee Hicks

This week on the podcast, our guest is Renée Hicks, founder of Book Girl Magic, an online book club that centers books b... Read more

14 Nov 2018

50mins

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Ep. 89 Staying True to Yourself with Jason Reynolds

Ep. 89 Staying True to Yourself with Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is a New York Times best selling author and a National Book Award finalist. He writes novels and poetry f... Read more

11 Dec 2019

1hr 10mins

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Ep. 4 Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward — The Stacks Book Club (Sarah Fong)

Ep. 4 Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward — The Stacks Book Club (Sarah Fong)

On this week of The Stacks, PhD candidate Sarah Fong is back, and we're talking about Jesmyn Ward's memoir, Men We Reape... Read more

25 Apr 2018

55mins

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Ep. 2 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid — The Stacks Book Club (Dallas Lopez)

Ep. 2 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid — The Stacks Book Club (Dallas Lopez)

On this week of The Stacks, high school English teacher Dallas Lopez is back, and we're talking about Exit West by Mohsi... Read more

11 Apr 2018

45mins

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The Short Stacks 3: Best of 2018//Lauren Fanella

The Short Stacks 3: Best of 2018//Lauren Fanella

Its the last day of 2018, and we're celebrating with our very own wrap up, New Year's Eve show. We brought back friend o... Read more

31 Dec 2018

40mins

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Ep. 34 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison — The Stacks Book Club (Renée Hicks)

Ep. 34 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison — The Stacks Book Club (Renée Hicks)

The Bluest Eye is the first novel of Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison, it is also The Stacks Book Club pick this week. We d... Read more

21 Nov 2018

50mins

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The Short Stacks 22: Ibram X. Kendi//How to be an Antiracist

The Short Stacks 22: Ibram X. Kendi//How to be an Antiracist

Author and historian Ibram X. Kendi joins us today on The Short Stacks to talk about his New York Times Bestselling book... Read more

23 Sep 2019

37mins

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Ep. 101 Reading Black Women with Asha Grant

Ep. 101 Reading Black Women with Asha Grant

Our guest today is Asha Grant, the founder of the Los Angeles Branch of The Free Black Women's Library. We talk about th... Read more

4 Mar 2020

56mins

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The Short Stacks 7: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah//Friday Black

The Short Stacks 7: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah//Friday Black

Today on The Short Stacks we're honored to welcome author of this week's The Stacks Book Club pick, Friday Black, Nana K... Read more

25 Feb 2019

39mins

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Ep. 26 Less by Andrew Sean Greer — The Stacks Book Club (Zeke Smith)

Ep. 26 Less by Andrew Sean Greer — The Stacks Book Club (Zeke Smith)

We are thrilled to discuss this year's Pulitzer Price winner for fiction, Less by Andrew Sean Greer, for The Stacks Book... Read more

26 Sep 2018

1hr

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Ep. 69 Getting Social with Calli Cholodenko

Ep. 69 Getting Social with Calli Cholodenko

If you're on social media (duh, of course you are) you're going want to listen to today's episode to hear tips and trick... Read more

24 Jul 2019

52mins

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Ep. 72 The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander -- The Stacks Book Club (Dani McClain)

Ep. 72 The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander -- The Stacks Book Club (Dani McClain)

Today on The Stacks Book Club we discuss Elizabeth Alexander's memoir The Light of the World about the unexpected death ... Read more

13 Aug 2019

59mins

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Ep. 60 Beloved by Toni Morrison -- The Stacks Book Club (DaMaris B. Hill)

Ep. 60 Beloved by Toni Morrison -- The Stacks Book Club (DaMaris B. Hill)

Beloved is a classic American novel by one of the greatest novelists of our time, Toni Morrison. It is also The Stacks B... Read more

22 May 2019

1hr 12mins

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Ep. 40 The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz — The Stacks Book Club (Alec Penix)

Ep. 40 The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz — The Stacks Book Club (Alec Penix)

To kick off the new year, we're talking self-help with Don Miguel Ruiz's best selling book, The Four Agreements. Fitness... Read more

2 Jan 2019

54mins

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Ep. 37 Representation, Basketball, and Books with Behzad Dabu

Ep. 37 Representation, Basketball, and Books with Behzad Dabu

Today on The Stacks, our guest is actor, producer, and activist Behzad Dabu. Behzad is most well known for his roles on ... Read more

12 Dec 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #19

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The Short Stacks 29: The Best of 2019//Lauren Fanella

The Short Stacks 29: The Best of 2019//Lauren Fanella

To close out this year on The Stacks we're sharing our favorite books of 2019. We brought back friend of the podcast, pa... Read more

30 Dec 2019

38mins

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Ep. 50 Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister — The Stacks Book Club (James J. Sexton)

Ep. 50 Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister — The Stacks Book Club (James J. Sexton)

Lawyer and author James Sexton (If You're in My Office, It's Already Too Late) is back on The Stacks to discuss Good and... Read more

13 Mar 2019

1hr 4mins

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