Hello, Libration Nation! 📚✨ This week, we’re diving into Parable of the Sower  by the legendary Octavia Butler. If you haven’t read it yet, get ready—it’s a powerful, thought-provoking novel that feels more relevant than ever.

My guest this week is the lovely Gretchen Gales, a writer, teacher, editor, and occasional artist. Her first poetry chapbook Agora Alien Buddha Press, 2023) is available now. Gretchen's work has also appeared in Ms., HuffPost, Next Avenue, YourTango, Well + Good, and others. See more of her work at www.writinggales.com. 

Our drink this week is a green tea highball, which pairs with the Earthseed, which if you have read the book you know is a major part of the story, and if you haven't read the book yet, now is your chance!

Now one last thing, if you love this podcast, do me a favor—take a moment to review, give us a star rating, and most importantly, tell two friends about Drinks in the Library this week. It makes a huge difference!

Green Tea Highball

2 oz. Whisky

2½ oz. Tea

½ oz. Simple syrup

½ oz. Lemon juice

Top up with Soda

Pour over ice in a highball glass, garnish with a lemon wheel.

In this Episode

Well + Good

Quail Bell Magazine

Libby 

Hoopla

Kindred by Octavia Butler

Parable of the Sower Graphic Novel

Kindred Graphic Novel

John Green's take on Parable of the Sower

Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Valley Haggard

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Educated by Tara Westover

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Books by R. Eric Thomas

 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson