"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." – Maya Angelou
Summer came and went, and I was able to read again with more diligence and less exhaustion. I absolutely relish the chance to get lost in a story, and I'm so grateful for a season that slows down enough for me to read more. I went to an amazing conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan in... Continue Reading →
Made it to twenty books read so far in 2019. This is by far my best year of reading. And I am so proud of myself for following through with this. You can read my thoughts on the first 15 books here: books 1-5, books 6-10, books 11-15. 16. Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson:... Continue Reading →
Wahoo! I made a goal to read 15 books while on leave from work, and with this post, I can successfully pat myself on the back. It is so amazing to set a goal and reach it. Are some of the books little shorties? Yes. Are they still books? Yes. I did it! If you... Continue Reading →
Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you. If you have never heard of this story before, it's teenage romance meets self-care meets strange reality. And I really enjoyed reading it. The mixed-race main character Maddy Whittier is basically allergic to everything and spends her life isolated in her house... Continue Reading →
I first learned about Roxane Gay when I read her review of Jodi Picoult Small Great Things. She sparked in me an appreciation for her deliberate telling of what she saw and didn't sugarcoat her observations, but also didn't appear cruel in her suggestions. So, Ben & I listened to her book of essays Bad Feminist... Continue Reading →
The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone: what Tupac Shakur called THUG LIFE. Angie Thomas does a brilliant job intertwining the real-world issues of racism, police brutality, gang violence, poverty, and privilege in her novel for young adults. The book is no joke- more than 400 pages of a narrative that I've seen on... Continue Reading →
For Christmas 2014, I asked for Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow. It is 300+ pages of dense notes exposing racial disparities in the United States' criminal justice system. Not exactly light reading or a cheerfully seasonal gift. But the text's importance is urgent, and I am slowly but surely working my way through all... Continue Reading →
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