{"product_id":"stand-in-my-window-meditations-on-home-and-how-we-make-it-hardcover","title":"Stand in My Window: Meditations on Home and How We Make It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLatonya Yvette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough essays with stunning photography, the beloved multimedia storyteller and author of \u003ci\u003eWoman of Color \u003c\/i\u003eshares the powerful lessons she's learned about creating a home that honors the past and celebrates the future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A generous, three-dimensional portrait that inspires the reader to reflect on their own sense of home and belonging.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eRio Cortez, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe ABCs of Black History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Home is a reflection of what we inherit\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrappling with the state of the world over the last few years--the global pandemic, climate change, threats to women's rights, constant racial violence--LaTonya Yvette began to contemplate the concept of \u003ci\u003ehome\u003c\/i\u003e. What does it mean to cultivate safety when it is constantly under threat? How can we nurture joy and peace within the spaces where we spend most of our precious time? Who can we turn to for guidance along the way? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStand in My Window: Meditations on Home and How We Make It, \u003c\/i\u003eYvette explores these kinds of questions as she takes readers through the journey of her own rediscovery of home. In eleven meditative essays, accompanied by 25 beautiful photographs taken over the course of writing the book, Yvette illustrates how the act of homemaking can be revolutionary, liberating--and one of the most powerful expressions we have of self- and community care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven throughout the book is the story of the nearly 200-year-old house in upstate New York that Yvette bought and painstakingly renovated, with the aim of creating a safe space for BIPOC communities. The house--Yvette's ultimate expression of home--provides her greatest lessons. Both visual feast and emotional salve, \u003ci\u003eStand in My Window \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that home truly is what you make of it--in mind, body, soul, and in the thoughtfully curated spaces we can build for ourselves anywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaTonya Yvette\u003c\/b\u003e is a multimedia storyteller who writes the newsletter \"With Love, L.\" Yvette's first book, \u003ci\u003eWoman of Color\u003c\/i\u003e, was included in an installation of Jay-Z's personal bookshelf for Brooklyn Public Library's Book of HOV exhibit. She also co-authored the illustrated children's book \u003ci\u003eThe Hair Book \u003c\/i\u003ewith Amanda Jane Jones. Yvette is the owner and steward of The Mae House, an upstate New York rental property and the home of Rest as Residency, which offers BIPOC families a no-cost place for rest and focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758506082592,"sku":"9780593242414","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8fca873881c174b16682b112d0031f9.webp?v=1780128225","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stand-in-my-window-meditations-on-home-and-how-we-make-it-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}