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Three Et Alia Books Among 2021 "Arkansas Gems"

January 19, 2022

Arkansas Gems is an annual publication of the Arkansas Center for the Book. The just-released 2021 poster features three Et Alia books.

Arkansas Gems posters and bookmarks are published annually to highlight new works about Arkansas or by authors from the Natural State and are introduced each year at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Congratulations on selection to author Crystal C. Mercer, photographer Arshia Khan, author/photographer Ashley Murphy, author Tracy Peterson, illustrator Lindsay Witting, and Sloane LaFrance.

This marks the fourth consecutive year that Et Alia books have been selected as gems.


Crystal C. Mercer

Arshia Khan

It’s Wash Day! But Elise doesn’t want to wash her hair. Will a visit from her favorite Auntie CC, encouragement from her big sister, Gisele, a poem laced with magic, and a special gift passed down from the women who came before her be enough to change her mind?

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Sprinkled with #BlackGirlMagic and an ode to cultural beauty, From Cotton to Silk encourages girls everywhere to appreciate their hair in its natural state and love themselves just the way they are. Its enchanting pages reveal 467 hours of hand-stitching poured into textile renderings that blend cloth, culture, and the superpowers of the kinky, curly coif.

8.5 x 11 Hardback, 36 Pages. ISBN: 978-1-944528-24-9


Tracy Peterson

Lindsey Witting

Cartwheels is a great story for opening conversations and explaining the basics of dyslexia to children.

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Lively Sloane loves to make up dances, put on shows, and do art. But as she heads into first grade, nothing frustrates her more than reading. In math, the numbers go together right in her brain, but no matter how hard she looks at letters, and no matter how many times her teacher and parents say “focus,” she would much rather do cartwheels. She feels sad that she isn’t keeping up with her class and isn’t reading the “right way.” Then, she finds out that she has dyslexia. Join Sloane on her journey to learn to read, gain confidence, and find her own special kind of smart.

Based on the real-life teacher/student relationship between veteran first-grade teacher, author Tracy Peterson, and student Sloane LaFrance.

Available in 8.5 x 8.5 Hardback ($18.95, ISBN: 978-1-944528-12-6 ) or Paperback ($11.95, ISBN: 978-1-944528-13-3). 34 pages


Ashley Murphy

This is not about a virus. This is about us. 

The Masked Project presents 100 portraits taken by photographer Ashley Murphy during the spring 2020 surge of COVID-19. From behind cotton and polypropylene, stars and grommets, leather and paisley, feathers and studs, eyes unmask worlds about personhood and pandemic life. The collection and flash reflections from Murphy’s brief portrait sessions are moving reminders that alongside fear of the unknown stands the refusal to shrink and the unrelenting drive for self-expression. From a safe distance, we emerge bold and brave, known and remembered.

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This signed coffee table edition offers intimate encounters with each subject, including full-bleed images extending edge to edge. This book will be printed in small print runs and availability will vary. 8.5 x 11 hardcover coffee table book with premium black & white images. 216 pages. ISBN: 978-1944528102

 


Tags Arkansas Center for the Book, Arkansas Gems, Crystal C. Mercer, Arshia Khan, Ashley Murphy, Tracy Peterson, Lindsey Witting, Sloane LaFrance
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Announcing The Masked Project by Ashley Murphy

May 12, 2020

THE MASKED PROJECT

Ashley Murphy

Artist Statement:

As a photographer, I have always been fascinated with the eyes. With more people covering their faces during the pandemic, I see this as an opportunity to focus on the eyes and on each individual person. This is not a series promoting whether or not these are safe coverings. This is not a series promoting going out in public. Using my 200mm lens, I am traveling to individual homes. I text when I arrive and we meet at a safe distance outside for a brief time.

Things I have learned so far:

  • The photographs are just part of this project. Talking, even briefly, with the subjects gives me insight to what other people are thinking and doing during this time.

  • People hunger for creativity and still want to express themselves during this time, even if it is just for a moment.

  • Kids are still just kids. The weight of what is going on in the world is nothing compared to the innocence of genuine excitement from children seeing someone new after weeks of quarantine. And, the parents I've encountered have done an amazing job of teaching their children to maintain a safe distance while still laughing and having fun.

  • We truly are all in this together. The uncertainty, the struggles, the adjustments to this "new normal," the fears and the hope.

  • Many of my subjects have said this was exciting. A simple 2 to 5 minute photo outside their home is something much more. It is a way to be a part of something bigger. A way to show the world who we are.

This is not about a virus.

This is about us.

Forthcoming as soon as coronavirus allows. Stay tuned for publication date.

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