Hey listeners, I'm here to tell you about an exciting event that's happening on Sunday, May 4th.

It is called Stack the Shelves, and it is a special pop-up bookshop that the Stacks is hosting,

dedicated to supporting individuals and families impacted by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.

We're going to have books, author signings, a kid's corner, food, music, lawn games, special guests,

and more. And so now here's the part where I turn to you, the amazing stacks community,

and ask you for help. In order to make this day a smashing success, we need volunteers,

local to Los Angeles. We need your donations, which will be tax deductible

thanks to our partners at L.A. Room and Board, a fantastic nonprofit. 100% of your donations

will go directly to families, including gift cards to Octavia's bookshelf so they can continue

to build their libraries. And we need your help spreading the word. Head to the stackspodcast.com slash shelves to

get all the details. Again, that is the stackspodcast.com slash shelves. If we look up the word

feminism, if you look it up, it actually says equality between the sexes.

So whatever you identify with, you know, whether it's girl boy or something else, it doesn't matter.

If that word, girl power can evolve to inner power, we all want to find our power.

We all want to feel love, don't we?

We all want to feel, you know, the best version

of who we can be. And I think that's the most important message. That's a timeless message.

Welcome to The Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them.

I'm your host, Tracy Thomas, and today I could not be more excited to welcome to the Stacks, Jerry Hallowell Horner.

Jerry is an author, performer, and pop culture icon, best known as Ginger Spice from The Spice Girls.

Her latest book, Rosie Frost, Ice on Fire, is the second installment in her middle-grade

adventure series about a determined girl navigating a mysterious island school while uncovering

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