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Strength of mothers seen at annual 5K O r g a n i z e d by r e s i d e n t Sophea Sainsurin and a volunteer planning team, the event is More than 100 women gath- intentionally pressure-free. ered at Baldwin Park on Moth- Unlike many 5Ks, it isn’t a er’s Day morning for the Run fundraiser. Instead, Sainsurin Like a Mother 5K, a 3.1-mile said, the focus is on participarun and walk focused less on tion, connection and self-care — competition than g iv i n g m o t h e r s on wellness, comsomething rather munity and giving than asking somemothers a rare thing of them. hour for them“It’s about redeselves. fining strength,” The annual Sainsurin said. event, now in its “It’s not about f i f t h y e a r, h a s speed or placement, grown from 15 parbu t ab o u t re s i l ticipants in 2022 to ience, sacrifice, and 105 this year, drawt he q ui e t p owe r ing mothers, that moms car ry daughters, friends every single day.” and supporters That message from Baldwin and resonated with surrounding comKerri Stevens, 46, a munities. mother of two, who The event’s said she took part growth has come SopHEA SAINSURIN the 5K to “refill my through word of Organizer, Run Like a cup” by connecting mouth, school con- Mother 5K with other local nections and local mothers and doing visibility. Jennifer something for her Clonmell-Peck, a mother of two physical and mental wellness girls, ages 6 and 3, said she had on Mother’s Day seen stories about the run in “The 5K is never really about the Herald in previous years the running — at least not for and joined when she had the me,” Stevens said. “It’s really chance this year.
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Author Katie Yee attended Baldwin Public Library’s afternoon discussion of her debut novel, “Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,” on May 13. The paperback edition will be released July 21.
One unnamed narrator, many stories shared at the Baldwin Public Library By AllYSoN FERRARI aferrari@liherald.com
The main character in Katie Yee’s debut novel is never named, but inside Baldwin Public Library, readers spoke about her as if she were someone they knew. Yee joined the library’s afternoon book discussion group earlier this month for a conversation about her novel, “Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,” which follows an unnamed narrator navigating divorce, breast cancer, motherhood and betrayal. Nearly 20 readers attended the discussion, asking questions, responding to one another, and sharing personal connections to the novel’s themes. What began as a discussion of one novel became a broader conversation
about names, identity, illness, race, motherhood and the stories people carry with them. Adult Programming Librarian Elly Muller said the afternoon group, one of three book discussions the library offers, tries to feature newer books and a variety of voices. Many of the same women attend regularly, she said, building the familiarity that helps conversations become personal. Muller kept an advance reader copy of Yee’s novel on her desk for months before reaching out to the author, as the library board has been interested in bringing more authors to Baldwin for discussions and events. Rather than host a formal lecture, Muller wanted Yee to sit with readers around the ConTInued on PAge 6
t’s about redefining strength. It’s not about speed or placement, but about resilience, sacrifice, and the quiet power that moms carry every single day.
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