The bond between brothers was never stronger. Drawing on their lifelong correspondence, Heiligman plumbs their journey from an ascetic upbringing in a Protestant parsonage to the auction houses of Europe as Theo develops business acumen, all the while supporting volatile Vincent’s groundbreaking artistic endeavors both materially and emotionally. Their devotion to each other was so profound that there could have been no Vincent van Gogh without Theo. (920 Hei) Multiple Award Winner |
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women – Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy (editors) – This a collection of personal essays, illustrations, and photos from and about the marginalized experiences of indigenous young women. This energetic showcase of contemporary lives demonstrates the strength and vitality of living heritages through a rich, visually stunning riot of art and memoir. (971.004 Not) |
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism – Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos – Meet Robert Capo and Gerda Taro, young refugees and fearless pioneers of photojournalism, who documented the savagery of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. In capturing a struggle against fascism that presaged World War II, their body of work reflects the evolution of photography as a journalistic medium. (770.92 Aro) |
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives – Dashka Slater – In the news: an agender (“without gender” or “gender neutral”) teen falls asleep on an Oakland city bus. A black teen sets their skirt on fire. Two young lives, forever entwined because of proximity in a moment, eventually spark an entire community’s shift towards restorative justice. (364.13 Sla) |
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found – Martin W. Sandler – Cinematic portrayals of the high seas can’t touch the rollicking realities of life aboard the Eighteenth century ship, The Whydah. This transporting look at the peculiar society of the piratical brotherhood, peppered with first-hand accounts, has much to tell us about successful maritime strategies for maintaining a reign of terror, the Whydah’s wreck and the house-to-house search it inspired, and the truths that artifacts recovered from its discovery off Cape Cod revealed about the golden age of piracy in the American colonies. (910.4 San) |