The XX in an XY Body

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 2:00pm 

This book explains why being labeled transgender is detrimental for excepting one's self, and the traps that Transgender Advocates, Democrats and Republicans set for discoursed living. This isn't a transgender woman talking to you, just a normal woman enriching your understanding through intelligent conversation. Please check me out because the other side needs a voice.

 

Choosing to Stop When You Didn't Even Choose to Start

Available for Checkout: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Growing up during the 2000s with Seventeen Magazine and internet forums as my only nutrition and exercise guides plus an undiagnosed case of anxiety and mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder created the perfect storm for my Eating Disorders and body-image issues. Was I aware of any of those things or how negatively they would impact my life? Not until I hit a wall physically and mentally in my mid-20s and did the most growing I've ever done in my life. This book recounts how I believe the seeds of my Eating Disorders sprouted and what they ultimately grew into before I finally became educated on how to take care of myself physically, emotionally and mentally.

 

Life After Transplant

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 2:00pm

At 16 I had an unexpected emergency heart transplant. With it, my life has changed in many different ways.

 

Pathologies and Parrhesia

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 10:45am; 12:15pm - 1:00pm

My book talks about the importance of fearless speech, or parrhesia, in challenging the existing ways of thinking, knowing, and talking about our world. As someone with invisible disabilities, an often unseen sexuality, and an uncommon position for someone like me, I have chapters to share on a variety of intersectional issues.

 

A Long Way From Home

Available for Checkout: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

This is the story of a working-class white girl who grew up in a small Northern town where sexism, racism, homophobia, and God were the norm, but who found the courage to pursue an education that led her to living in some of the largest cities in the U.S., and to a new perspective on people and life.

 

In the Presence of a King

Available for Checkout: 11:00am - 2:00pm

The author shares her childhood experience of being in the presence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Diary of a Physicist Farmgal

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Sometimes it takes a “hard reset” to come to terms with who you are, to peel back the layers of society’s expectations and embrace who you are. Even at 50 I hadn’t truly shed that onion skin, but during the pandemic I had to face up to my truth and learn to either shut down for good or live out loud.

 

This Books Says "Gay"

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 1:00pm

This year, we’ve witnessed an onslaught of anti-gay and anti-trans legislation, with Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay Bill” standing out as especially cruel for its intent to invalidate queer identities and relationships through erasure. As a lesbian and a millennial who was raised in South Florida and attended all public schools, I understand not having the words to name your identity, and I know too well the consequences that come from growing up queer in an invalidating environment. I also know the power of language to liberate.

 

My Major is Personal Happiness

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 2:00pm

My experience as a septuagenarian (a person who is from 70 to 79 years old) at UCA.

 

You Can Do This!

Available for Checkout: 11:00am - 12:00pm

My book tells the story of a young woman knocked down by life’s circumstances. But armed with a made up mind, she was determined to get up, dust herself off and achieve all her goals, specifically graduating from college as a single mother.

 

Markham Street: The Haunting Truth Behind the Murder of My Brother, Marvin Leonard Williams

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 12:00pm

"Markham Street" is more than a story about systemic racism, police violence, or brutal murder, although it is all of those. Above all, it is the story of one man's enduring love for his lost brother and his devotion to his grieving parents, who kept silent for two and half decades to protect their seven surviving children.

 

Queer and Latino in Arkansas

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 12:00pm

I spent most of my life in the Bay Area in California, moving to Arkansas in my thirties. I will talk about being in a same-sex marriage in both states, the roles of Spanish and standard English in my life, and various interactions  I've had with others around sexual and ethnic identities

 

From Podium to Policy: How a Life of Music Lead to Leadership

Available for Checkout: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

How do a life of musical performing and leadership of complex organizations inform one another? More than you might think. Analysis, preparation, interpretation, and building trust, are just some of the transferable skills that have led to an interesting and satisfying life in the arts and education.

 

A Living Memoir: A Little Bit about Adriian Gardner

Available for Checkout: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tips about the importance of mentoring and networking.

 

"If you can move the south, you can move the nation": My Journey from wanting to be a Catholic Nun to Queer Public Health Activist.

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 2:00pm

My family are all from New England, but I was raised in Arkansas by carnies (concessioners) and attended an all girls catholic school in Little Rock. I went from wanting to be a nun to discovering sociology at UCA and leaving the church. Then I became an activist for the queer community, discovered public health and comprehensive sex education, and used my experiences and skills to make the world a more accepting and affirming place, but more specifically in Arkansas.

 

Marvin Williams - The Singing Cook

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 11:00am

How did Marvin's social media platforms grow to over 100 thousand followers? How has his faith and love for cooking made him known all over the world?

 

Watch Me

Available for Checkout: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Girls can’t pitch in Little League. You’re not strong enough to carry those drums. You won’t get a music scholarship for that. You can’t be a female drumline captain in college. Young ladies shouldn’t be high school band directors. You have no business getting a doctorate. You can’t play tackle football; you’ll get destroyed. There’s never been a permanent female chair here. You can’t marry a woman. You’re too old to adopt children. What are you going to do if they have special needs? Some questions deserve only one answer.

 

"So...we would classify you as a Geriatric mother...." Having twins at age 40: A Control Freak's Journey through IVF, Postpartum angst and Working Motherhood."

Available for Checkout: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

The first time medical professionals told me I was classified a "Geriatric mother" at age 40, my jaw dropped (I mean...where is my AARP card?!). This book is about my 8 year journey through infertility and IVF, and the joy of finally becoming pregnant with twins at age 40. I had a difficult pregnancy, spent lots of time in the hospital on bed rest, and my eyes were really opened about how mothers are treated before birth and the very bleak contrast of how they are treated postpartum. Sometimes I get the label of having it all together, and hear "I don't know how you do it" juggling twins, jobs, marriage, extra activities, but the truth is none of us really has it together, so learning to let go of the little things and realizing that I can't give 100% to everything and everyone has been a truly humbling experience for this perfectionist (I'm not good at Math but those numbers don't add up).

 

The Gun was Heavy: Protecting my family from the Klan as a five year old.

Available for Checkout: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Growing up in south Arkansas in 1950 everyone was expected to know their place. My brother crossed an invisible line and put our whole family in danger. We prepared for the worst.

 

They Banned What? My Ongoing Journey to Prevent the Local School Boards from Banning Books in our Schools

Available for Checkout: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

As a former English teacher I am passionate about many books, including the classics. Recently the Conway School District attempted to ban the book To Kill a Mockingbird, receiving a ton of community backlash. Spurred on by the attempts at book bannings, I decided to run for a position on the local School Board to promote intellectual freedom, the right to read, and prevent book bannings and censorship in our community! This is an ongoing tale!