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last week at yes please

my favorite comments about yes please come from the reserve the space form

I forgot to update the hours on google maps :( so so sorry if you planned to stop by and thought we weren’t there. with the downtime emerald and Yasmin helped me settle on a name for the library, I created a sticker for the library on canva, I processed library books, and attempted to use IG to sell some books for the first time.

(I really want to sell some books to have the money to buy new books to have on hand for you. for four years I have maintained a model of purchasing books with the money earned from selling books. unfortunately, in holding to that and not financing book purchases I have not been able to purchase new inventory)

picks of the first stack above! titles below, will update yespleasebooks.com this afternoon with sale prices!

How it works: First Come, First Serve. Will ship to your doorstep. New condition unless stated otherwise.

Meridian by Alice Walker - new with crease on front cover $7

Meridian by Alice Walker - $12

As Black As Resistance by Zoé Samudzi and William C. Anderson

Assata by Assata Shakur - $12

Open Admissions: The Poetics and Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College by Danica Savonick - $18

The Flesh of the Matter: A Critical Forum on Hortense Spiller Edited by Margo Crawford and C. Riley Snorton - $25

this week at yes please

READING | WRITING | LISTENING with emerald faith

thursday, april 16th 12p - 4p

the origin point for RWL is emerald’s need to complete their doctoral dissertation and yes please serving as the site for the completion of that work. emerald committed to a practice of writing and once their practice was solidified it was time to invite others in for READING | WRITING | LISTENING together.

the focus for this last of two RWL sessions is acknowledgements. the acknowledgment section is one of my favorite sections of a book. I want to know who writers read and study closely, the teacher or advisor that turned them on to an idea or pushed them to sustain the work, who protected their sanity and cheered them on. I like to know if the writer believes that the writing was a solitary thing or if the writer believes that they are a conduit or _____________. acknowledgment is an opportunity to reflect on who all was their with you, let them know that you recognize their efforts, and to share with the rest of us how we can better support one another.

you are of course welcome to bring the work that you need to complete and join emerald and write your own acknowledgment letter, love letter, or note of gratitude to someone who has held you/carried you/ uplifted you through anything, big or small.

next week at yes please

Monthly Letter Writing Night with Atlanta - Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee

tuesday, april 21st 6p - 8p

this month we are writing to Beloved Community Ministries Rev. Matthew Johnson learn more about Matt from AtlantaIWOC here

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no seam. whole cloth: an intimate multi-course dinner honoring the work of Dr. Ashanté M. Reese and her newest book, Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness

saturday, april 25 5p

I love to eat, read, and host a good time so these dinners with Chef Pamela Askerneese-Henry are a top pleasure of mine.

Chef Pam wants to know, “What foods tug at your heart when you think of family reunions and repasts?”

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today is PUBLICATION DAY for Gather!

come get your book signed on thursday, april 30th at Auburn Avenue Research Library and purchase your copy from yes please here !

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DA ART OF STORYTELLIN’: love conjure/blues

sunday, april 26th 7p

a message from your host, aroma zamani:

wanna hear a story? wanna share yours too?

written to be read aloud, love conjure/blues by Sharon Bridgforth is the kind of story Blaqueers need right now:

unruly and untamed

sexy, southern and spiritual

an invitation to our ancestors, ourselves and those of us yet to come

come thru to kiki with community about the necessity of oral storytelling, queer histories and Black gathering. then stay to listen to me, akoma zamani, breathe life into this beautiful novel.

BLACK QUEERS ONLY! no sign up needed, just pull up!

yes please: a bookhouse and carespace
2984 Decatur Ave 30079

outdoors event! masking required when inside.

free to attend! donations appreciated.

akoma zamani

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