DeDe's Downloads Stacks 92.1
Tune into DeDe in the Morning on Stacks 92.1 each Monday for DeDe’s Weekly Download—a recommended book, movie or album you can download or stream from CADL's digital collection.
Peruse the complete list of DeDe's titles below.
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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
The National Book Award finalist and MacArthur fellow’s newest book is structured like a game, in four quarters that center on basketball, his Columbus Ohio community, his family, and his youth -- but in the hands of this remarkable author, it’s about a whole lot more.
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange returns with a family saga that ranges from the Sand Creek Massacre, to the Carlisle School, through the lives of the ancestors of the Red Feather brothers introduced in his award-winning debut There There.
Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir by Shoji Morimoto
Utterly unique, this internationally bestselling book addresses the idea of being, rather than doing, in the author’s account of his life as a rental person who accompanies clients in a variety of situations.
Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese
The first in the Bergman Brother series, this wonderfully angsty college romance features a surly mountain man and a feisty chaotic athlete paired together in a class by a matchmaking prof.
I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free by Tabitha Brown
The always-inspiring NAACP-award-winning author and influencer is back with guidance on making positive life changes through a plan of trying something new and sticking with it for 30 days.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
Have you ever had a dish or a meal stuck in your memories, and you try to recreate it… or find it again? The father-daughter team in The Kamogawa Food Detectives specialize in these cases.
When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown by Kenan Thompson
The actor and longest-serving cast member of SNL writes with warmth and humor about aging, parenting, and the ups and downs of life.
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
The writer and director of Get Out and Nope curates a master class in horror writing featuring both beloved and new voices including Tananarive Due, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography by Staci Robinson
Staci Robinson shared the same circle of friends as Tupac in high school, and she was authorized by his family to write this intimate biography that includes information recovered from journals and letters.
The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Raina Cohen
This thought-provoking book challenges traditional attitudes about the importance of romantic coupledom in people’s lives and shares inspiring stories of strong and life-sustaining friendships.
As the Wicked Watch by Tamron Hall
Emmy Award-winning journalist Tamron Hall’s series starter introduces crime reporter Jordan Manning who decides to investigate when frustrated by the lack of coverage on a serial killer targeting young Black women in Chicago.
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles
This 180-page microhistory is packed with great information about iconic women and those lesser known whose lives were shaped by their relationship to nature and argues that everyone deserves access to outdoor spaces.