Mary Grace Bertulfo

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Luisa A. Igloria’s Chicago Book Launch Weekend is around the corner! Things to do: ✅Decide if you’re attending Fri or Sat (or both!) ✅ Register for Friday at Women & Children First Books. ✅ Pre-order CAULBEARER. See you soon!

Countdown: Two weeks until Luisa A. Igloria Weekend! And, lucky me, I get to interview her twice. @thepoetslizard.bsky.social

A book launch announcement for Luisa A. Igloria’s new book of poetry CAULBEARER. She’ll be in conversation with me, M.G. Bertulfo. A collage of the book cover, Luisa, and myself. The cover: a ponderous person behind an iron gate. Luisa: sideview of a Filipina with a bob. Me: smiling, wearing glasses, next to a tree. The vibe: nostalgic, earthy, with nods to Philippine history.

Four weeks til I’m in conversation with Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social at Chicago’s legendary Women and Children First Books. Celebrate the launch of CAULBEARER, Luisa’s new poetry collection. April 11, 7 pm. Register for our free event. www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-rea... #booksky

Return of the Sandhill #Cranes. #nature #birding #intersectionalenvironmentalism

YouTube video by Ours Poetica No'u Revilla reads "The ea of enough"

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Ask the Brindled | Milkweed Editions

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Picture of a tray of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies on white parchment paper. The cookies are different sizes. The scent of toasted oatmeal, vanilla, cinnamon, and butter. The vibe: Cozy cheery baking with my fav preschooler!

Yesterday’s #JOY: I baked chocolate chip cookies with my 3YO nephew, HappyFeet. Three is my fav preschool age. “Oooh! The sugar’s melting!” Can you taste the sea salt? A lil something for everyone.

Photo of me, a Filipina woman wearing a grape-colored fleece hoodie, holding a book called CONNIE, A Memoir which is about the first Asian American news anchor Connie Chung. She has the iconic Asian bob hair-cut that went with her legendary reporting. The vibe: Me, happy and ready to get cozy with a good read, thrilled to learn more about a personal hero.

A photo of four books arranged in a sort of diamond pattern, cover-sides up. The books are: Connie, A Memoir, Over and Under Wetland (a picture book) by Kate Messner with art by Christopher Silas Neal, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai (translated by Jesse Kirkwood), and SNOW a middle grade novel by Meeta Trehan. Vibe: a boodle of new books from an indie bookshop ready to be loved. A bookmark sticks out of one book and says, Dandelion Bookshop.

Making my way through my mini #TBR pile from Dandelion Bookshop. I love #Reading and #writing across generations. #booksky

Seriously. She’s amazing!

How Black Communities Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change Facing impending threats, Black activists are still fighting the fight.

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How Black communities are powering meaningful climate action - Capital B - This.

You’re welcome. I needed it, too!

Discerning Your Calling: Richard Wright and the Price of Eggs How should a person be, a Denver Nuggets Valentine, a fantastic graphic novel, and February events.

Discerning Your Calling: Richard Wright and the Price of Eggs
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Photo of a book cover. The novel STATE OF WAR by Ninotchka Rosca. Soft pastel drawing of a Filipina doña sitting on a highback chair, a masked guerilla fighter who has bullets strapped across his chest, and a young woman in jeans and a white tee-shirt looks out the window of a bahay kubo/nipa cottage. In the distance, a volcano. The moon leaves a firey trail across the sky. Orchids, mangoes, a tropical vine, a pineapple and fruits surround the 3 characters. The vibe: dreamy, the portent of violence amid a lush existence.

20/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge #writing #Philippines

Congratulations to all the winners and honorees of the @apalaweb.org literature awards!! Take a look at the awardees and maybe get a copy of the books! www.apalaweb.org/2025-asian-p... #LLX2024

A reminder...The deadline is only a few days away.

If you know an APALA member who embodies Gayatri Singh's values, send an application in today!

Exactly what is needed right now: vision. SEEDS, gorgeous theme, vibrant kin.

A shaggy brown and white roan labradoodle rolls on her back chomping a stick. Golden yellow maple leaves are scattered on the gravelly ground. The vibe: Joy!

While Human People are burning things down, the Dog People explode with JOY chomping on whatever sticks they happen to find on their morning walks. Here’s our #puppy, Shenanigans. My fav kind of shenanigans.

It’s so classic. I may need to re-read, too!

Native Nations Mobilize Against ICE Targeting and Profiling - Underscore Native News Native Nations across Turtle Island are working to ensure their citizens’ safety amid widespread reports of Indigenous people being racially profiled, stopped, questioned, and mistakenly detained for ...

Indigenous Nations Mobilize Against ICE Targeting and Profiling.
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(1/2) Image reads: Are you a Los Angeles author or Illustrator? We're soliciting submissions for an anthology of children's comics to support the fire relief efforts.

Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.

Know your rights. It’s working.

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An orange promotional graphic decorated with strings of fairy lights from top to bottom. At the center of the graphic is a white circle containing the title “Twenty-Five 2025 Releases Written by Black Authors.”

In the spirit of celebrating and uplifting Black futures this #BlackHistoryMonth, here are 25 book releases from Black authors to look forward to in 2025!

Perfect to add to your TBR so you can enjoy exciting new works by Black authors all year round 📚

Keep going. #BookSky

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While things fall apart, while forces of destruction are acting like boogeymen, what are we building? How are we taking care of one another? The next revolution is unparalleled, collective, self-less love. Rest. And rise.

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They’re only getting faster 😂