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SUMMARY:LaTonya Yvette on "Stand In My Window"
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DESCRIPTION:Join MahoganyBooks for an exciting evening with author LaTonya
  Yvette as she discusses *Stand in My Window*\, a book that explores how w
 e define what truly makes a house a home. With meditative essays and beaut
 iful photographs throughout\, this book revolutionizes the definition of "
 homemaker.".\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/13659876
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>About the Book: Stand In My Window
 </strong></p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Home is a reflection of what we inherit.&rdquo\;
 </p>\n<p>Grappling with the state of the world over the last few years&mda
 sh\;the global pandemic\, climate change\, threats to women&rsquo\;s right
 s\, and constant racial violence&mdash\;LaTonya Yvette began to contemplat
 e the concept of home. What does it mean to cultivate safety when it is co
 nstantly under threat? How can we nurture joy and peace within the spaces 
 where we spend most of our precious time? Who can we turn to for guidance 
 along the way?</p>\n<p>In Stand in My Window: Meditations on Home and How 
 We Make It\, Yvette explores these kinds of questions as she takes readers
  on the journey of her own rediscovery of home. In eleven meditative essay
 s\, accompanied by 25 beautiful photographs taken over the course of writi
 ng the book\, Yvette illustrates how the act of homemaking can be revoluti
 onary\, liberating&mdash\;and one of the most powerful expressions we have
  of self- and community care.</p>\n<p>Woven throughout the book is the sto
 ry of the nearly 200-year-old house in upstate New York that Yvette bought
  and painstakingly renovated with the aim of creating a safe space for BIP
 OC communities. The house&mdash\;Yvette&rsquo\;s ultimate expression of ho
 me&mdash\;provides her greatest lessons. Both a visual feast and an emotio
 nal salve\, Stand in My Window demonstrates that home truly is what you ma
 ke of it&mdash\;in mind\, body\, soul\, and in the thoughtfully curated sp
 aces we can build for ourselves anywhere.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>About the 
 Author:</strong></p>\n<p>LaTonya Yvette is a multimedia storyteller who wr
 ites the newsletter With Love\, L. Yvette's first book\, Woman of Color\, 
 was included in an installation of Jay-Z's personal bookshelf for Brooklyn
  Public Library's Book of HOV exhibit. She also co-authored the illustrate
 d children's book The Hair Book with Amanda Jane Jones. Yvette is the owne
 r and steward of the Mae House.</p>\n<p>6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7:00 PM - C
 onversation Begins | 8:30 PM - Event Ends</p>\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/
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