Michael Bronski

Dec 14, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Gretchen Whitmer |Adam Eli |Michael Bronski

Michigan governor Whitmer highlights career achievements and life lessons in this young adult adaptation of her 2024 work for adults. This book weaves self-help advice together with personal anecdotes from the Democratic politician’s childhood and political career (including the infamous, failed conspiracy by a far-right militia group to kidnap her in 2020).

Nov 29, 2024 | msn.com | Michael Bronski

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Nov 29, 2024 | theguardian.com | Michael Bronski

The ascendency of Donald Trump to his second presidency is fraught with anxiety and fear for many Americans, particularly gay Americans. Books with queer themes are already being removed from school and public libraries. Trans people are being denied the right to use bathrooms or be on sports teams that align with their gender. Trans medical care is under attack in many states. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that may help LGBTQ+ people as well as others are being eliminated.

May 28, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Michael Bronski

An unfiltered and honest account of perseverance, resilience, and defying the odds. An athlete shares her journey from her childhood barrio in Texas to the collegiate track. Fourteen-year-old Elvira Kristelle “Kristy” Gonzalez had 24 hours to raise $40,000 to rescue her mother from the kidnappers across the border in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, who had abducted her following a wedding. Caught in the middle of drug-fueled violence, Kristy’s life took a shocking turn.

Mar 23, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | J. Mann |Adam Eli |Michael Bronski

A chronicle of the area comprising the present-day U.S. beginning in 1492 and told through the history of the labor movement. Starting with Christopher Columbus—who “fanboyed [Marco] Polo hard” and set out in search of Asia—and moving forward to the union strikes of 2023, Mann explores the often oppressive, abusive, and bloody history of labor conditions and the merciless rise of capitalism with wit, snark, and comprehensive context.