The Other Talk, Brendan Kiely
The Other Talk, Brendan Kiely
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The Other Talk

Author: Brendan Kiely

Narrator: Brendan Kiely

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/21/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this “well-executed and long overdue” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) introduction to white privilege and why allyship is so vital.

Talking about racism can be hard, but...

Most kids of color grow up doing it. They have “The Talk” with their families—the honest talk about survival in a racist world.

But white kids don’t. They’re barely spoken to about race at all—and that needs to change. Because not talking about racism doesn’t make it go away. Not talking about white privilege doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

The Other Talk begins this much-needed conversation for white kids. In an instantly relatable and deeply honest account of his own life, Brendan Kiely offers young readers a way to understand one’s own white privilege and why allyship is so vital, so that we can all start doing our part—today.

About Brendan Kiely

Brendan Kiely is the New York Times bestselling author of All American Boys (with Jason Reynolds), TraditionThe Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter. His most recent book is The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege. His work has been published in over a dozen languages, and has received the Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award, the Walter Dean Meyers Award, and ALA’s Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults. A former high school teacher, he is now on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program. He watches too much basketball and reads too many books at the same time, but most importantly, he lives for and loves his wife and son. Find out more at BrendanKiely.com.

About Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a 2024 MacArthur Fellow, a Kirkus Award winner, a UK Carnegie Medal winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, an Odyssey Award Winner and two-time honoree, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors, a Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. He was also the 2020–2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely); When I Was the GreatestThe Boy in the Black SuitStampedAs Brave as YouFor Every One; the Track series (Ghost, Patina, SunnyLu, and Coach); Look Both WaysStuntboy, in the MeantimeStuntboy, In-Between TimeMiles Morales SuspendedAin’t Burned All the Bright (recipient of the Caldecott Honor) and My Name Is Jason. Mine Too. (both cowritten with Jason Griffin); Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...; and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. His debut picture book, There Was a Party for Langston, won a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. He lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex

Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege in exchange for an honest review. I think Brendan Kiely approaches anti-racism in such an intelligently casual way here, but because of that this works best as a starting point to get readers informed......more

Goodreads review by Sally

One of the most important and eye-opening books I’ve read. Facts are clearly stated and history is explained openly. Brendan Kiely makes his points through personal experiences that ring true and hit home. I want everyone I know to read this or maybe even better, listen to Brendan reading it aloud.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Loved this so much. Brendan reads it himself and it’s so great -he really breaks things down and tells his own goofy childhood stories which highlights the injustice of racism. He also delivers statistics that show critically the issues of racism in America. Recommend as an awesome companion to Stam......more


Quotes

"[Kiely] clearly appreciates how to communicate to the targeted age range, based on the stories he includes, the manner in which he owns his "bads," and his well-placed (and bleeped) F-bombs, while also interweaving the language of change. An introduction from his friend, author Jason Reynolds, is the bow on the top of this gift to greater understanding. The listening experience definitely elevates the message here."