Episode 83 - Creating Space with Deirdre Harrison

On this episode, Deirdre Harrison, Executive Director of SitStayRead in Chicago talks about how her understanding of relationships affects her reading life, the joys of being a little free library steward, and shares deep thoughts about how her organization fits into the literary lives of everyone she interacts with. She also tells some really incredible stories about her experiences with SitStayRead that will emphasize the importance of literacy learning for young children.    SitStayRead   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan  Flesh by David Szalay    Books Highlighted by Deirdre: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer  The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt  The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld  Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene by Donna Haraway   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley  Motherhood by Lisa Marchiano LCSW  Thirty Million Words by Dana Suskind The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson  Caste by Isabel Wilkerson  Viktor Frankl Recollections by Viktor E. Frankl  The Pelican Can! By Toni Yuly  The Cool Bean by Jory John & Pete Oswald  Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis  Twilight by Stephanie Meyer  Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James