067 The Giver by Lois Lowry

Julia and Victoria take a look at the children’s classic The Giver by Lois Lowry with fresh eyes as an extended critique of whiteness and dominant culture.

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Mentioned in the Episode:

• Other books by Lois Lowry:

  • Gathering Blue

  • Messenger

  • Son

  • Number the Stars

  • The Willoughbys Return

• Nancy Drew series

• The Boxcar Children series

• The Magic Treehouse series

• Descartes/Cartesian logic

• You’re a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) by Mike McHargue

• The Cozy Robot Show

• Attack on Titan

• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty

• The Red Couch Podcast

• Propaganda (the rapper)

Recommendations:

• The Giver quartet

• Other books by Lowry:

  • The Silent Boy

  • The Willoughbys

  • Gossamer

• “The Era” short story from Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

  • Listen to our episode!

• “The Sunday Read: ’ The movement to bring death closer,’” by The Daily

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