46. (S4E4) Diversity, Inclusion, & Literature | with Charnaie Gordon
Brave Writer
Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley
4.8 • 927 Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2018
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Charnaie Gordon is a computer programmer by day, blogger and influencer by night, and a wife and mother of two 24/7. She is also a self-proclaimed lifelong learner, podcast junkie, and diversity and inclusion expert.
In Charnaie’s blog, Here Wee Read, she expresses her creativity and passion for reading, diverse literature, and literacy. More than anything else, Charnaie cares about connecting people with great books that they love because she believes – and we at Brave Writer agree – that books are an absolute necessity.
You can download show notes for the podcast here: blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/
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- Check out HereWeeRead.com
- Connect with Charnaie: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to season four of the Brave Writer Podcast, A Brave Writers Life in Brief. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Julie Bogart, your host. |
| 0:08.0 | This season we are releasing via audio our most popular YouTube broadcasts. |
| 0:15.6 | We're so excited that you can now listen to these on audio |
| 0:19.2 | while you're running, driving in the car, or folding laundry. |
| 0:23.0 | We will also sprinkle throughout this season. |
| 0:27.0 | Original content, interviews with people I think are compelling to listen to. |
| 0:32.0 | If you get a chance, please help us out by leaving a review at iTunes |
| 0:36.4 | or Stitcher or wherever you listen to Brave Writers Podcast. We really appreciate it. It helps us get the word out and it also gratifies all the people behind the scenes who worked so hard to bring these to you for free. |
| 0:50.0 | And now, let's get going with this episode. |
| 0:55.0 | Today's guest on the podcast is Sharnay Gordon. She's a wife, mom of two, computer programmer by day, and a blogger influencer by night. |
| 1:13.0 | Charney is also a self-proclaimed lifelong learner, |
| 1:16.5 | podcast junkie, and a distinguished toast master. |
| 1:20.6 | Her blog, Here We Read, and We is spelled WEE for small children, here we read is where she is currently |
| 1:29.7 | expressing her creativity and passion for reading, diverse literature, and literacy. |
| 1:36.6 | Her children and her husband are her inspiration and her followers and supporters are her |
| 1:41.8 | book-loving tribe. More than anything else, Charney cares about |
| 1:47.1 | connecting people with great books they'll love. In her world books are an |
| 1:51.6 | absolute necessity. |
| 1:53.4 | And honestly, when I stumbled on Charney's |
| 1:55.8 | Instagram account, I was instantly mesmerized |
| 1:58.7 | by her book selection. |
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