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Exploring Life Through Inspirational Non-Fiction with Author Kathy Izard (E37)
Description
Kathy Izard is an award-winning author and speaker who has helped bring transformation to Charlotte in homelessness, housing, and mental health. Her memoir, The Hundred Story Home, has been featured on Katie Couric Media, NPR, and The Today Show, inspiring people to be change-makers in their communities. In 2019, she released A Good Night for Mr. Coleman, a children’s book written to encourage kids to dream big and do good. Kathy’s newest inspirational nonfiction book, The Last Ordinary Hour, was written about her husband’s struggle with rare disease to help others facing loss and uncertainty in their lives. Kathy is the recipient of a Christopher Award, the Bank of America Neighborhood Hero Award, the NC Housing Volunteer of the Year Award, and was recognized as a William J. Clinton Distinguished Guest Lecturer. In the past fifteen years, she has helped raise over $75 million for homelessness and mental health in Charlotte, NC where she has lived for over 30 years.
You can connect with Kathy at the links below:
Show Notes
Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
- Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
- Horse by Geraldine Brooks
- The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Book Flight (within a book flight)
- Barbara Brown Taylor’s books: Learning to Walk in the Dark
- Kate Bowler’s books: Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
- Father Greg Boyle books: Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
Dessert Pairing
- The Prison Angel by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan
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