Over the years, I've written many a book report. Here's a round up of some of my favorites: I wrote about The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai and why you should add it to your reading list here. It's one of my favorite books of all time. It chronicles the life of a man part …
Hello again, friends! I have been quiet the past few months because I got married and went on a honeymoon. It feels good to melt back into my familiar routine. This is a post I've had on the brain since I first discovered the magic of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings …
Have you read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants yet?! I use it like a traditional Christian would use a bible. I flip through it at least twice a week to soak up her deep loving and wisdom. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of Citizens Potawatomi writes “we Americans are …
For over a year, I was a member of a book club that read books like "Hidden Valley Road", "Dear Edward", and "The Death of Vivek Oji". We continued on through the pandemic via Zoom, so I didn't miss a month. With pandemic woes, I grew restless. I could not concentrate long enough to read …
Before downloading this book on Audible, I had heard about it for a long time. Many people recommended it to me when it first came out. Originally published in June of 2020, this book from a Black woman author, Brit Bennet, could not have been released in a more relevant time for our nation. June …
Continue reading Book Report: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
One of the audiobooks I listened to on my car trip to Texas for Thanksgiving was Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty. It was 18 hours and 4 minutes long which I mostly listened to on the way there and back. Here’s my take on it. This story centers around the Delaney family and a …
A few months ago, a friend gave me a book by Octavia E. Butler called Parable of the Sower. It was written in the 90s and accurately predicted a Trump-like politician. His slogan is even "Make America Great Again". The setting is in the 2020s and 2030s, which was in the future when Ms. Butler …
Oh, hey! I haven't done one of these posts in a while, so I've decided it's time. This is a list of the things I've discovered within the last few weeks that I'm loving and/or interested in. Selena Montgomery's romance novels. These were written by a familiar/famous person under this nom de plume in the …
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