The Bees

In honor of Earth day, which is on April 22, Maggie and Harmony are spending the rest of April exploring climate-related stories. The Bees by Laline Paull is not only a surprisingly riveting tale about the life of one personified sanitation bee, but also delves into feminist themes. It explores race, hierarchy, reproductive justice, individualized versus communal love, nature versus nurture and the very real impact humans have on wildlife.
In this episode:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK200983/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/08/human-impact-on-wildlife-to-blame-for-spread-of-viruses-says-study-aoe
https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate
https://www.greenamerica.org/climate-justice-all/people-color-are-front-lines-climate-crisis
What we’re reading:
Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper
by C. Marina Marchese
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6578610-honeybee
No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir by Ani Defranco
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42730299-no-walls-and-the-recurring-dream
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36621586-the-winter-of-the-witch
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6437061-the-hundred-thousand-kingdoms
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77197.Assassin_s_Apprentice
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