We’re learning more about the 2022 Fox Cities Reads selections!
The picks are There, There by Tommy Orange and Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley.
We’re joined by Shelby Siebers, from the Oneida Nation and the Cultural Advisor-Native American Support Specialist for the Appleton Area School District within the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department and Ashley Thiem-Menning, the Director of the Kaukauna Public Library. Ashley and Shelby share why the books were selected this year.
“For Indigenous voices to be highlighted through this book festival is super significant because I think that there’s so much to learn and there’s so much that we can acknowledge in these books,” Siebers shares. “I think they’re both really good representations of modern day Indigenous people and it’s going to give people a different perspective. It might be different from what you grew up learning throughout your life.”
Readers will also have an opportunity to hear from the authors of these books.
- Tommy Orange will be visiting the Fox Cities in person on May 12th at 6:30p for a Q & A session and book signing.
- Dawn Quigley will be visiting virtually with participants via Zoom and Facebook on May 3rd at 6:30p and then again privately with area middle and high school students on May 6th at 1:00p.
You can learn more by visiting foxcitiesbookfestival.org.
