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On My Bookshelf: Community Recs No. 3

I really enjoyed reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho because the story is more than just turning lead into gold. This story describes the adventure of a shepherd who finds his treasure, but gains infinitely more than a chest of jewels. The storyline itself is simple. A shepherd from Spain named Santiago goes on aContinue reading “On My Bookshelf: Community Recs No. 3”

On My Bookshelf: Community Recs No. 2

Book cover for Transfer. The background is a gray cloudy sky, with a hot pink paper clothing pricetag bisecting from the left. In black text the title reads Transfer. In white text along the right edge, read from the bottom corner up to the tag, is "Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye."

Voices for a More Perfect Union: Thoughts on Transfer by Naomi Shihab Nye. BOA Editions, Ltd. 2011 I don’t know about you, but I have found myself picking up one book, starting, setting it down, picking up another, starting, going back to the first book, starting a third, going back to the second and soContinue reading “On My Bookshelf: Community Recs No. 2”

Lane’s Recs 1

Book cover. The background is an oil painting of an open glass jar of honey sitting on a bright windowsill, a single bee trying to get at it from the other side of the window. The label on the jar appears to be a holy figure, haloed with golden light and one hand uplifted. In a yellow decorative bubble above the jar is the title: "The Secret Life of Bees: a novel." In a light blue bar across the bottom in black text is the author's name: Sue Monk Kidd.

Now, full disclosure, I haven’t finished this book–but it’s so damn good that I’m going to recommend it anyways. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve been trying to read books that I’ve wanted to read for a while, like Pachinko, books that I had started and hadn’t finished, like Amerika by Franz Kafka, andContinue reading “Lane’s Recs 1”

Leigh Ann’s Recs No. 2 – Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

If you want to exercise your ability to walk a mile in another’s shoes, reading this book is a great opportunity.

On My Bookshelf: Community Recs No. 1

I’ve always been an avid reader. I love all kinds of books – non-fiction, fantasy, romance, science fiction, historical fiction, and more. But like so many others, this pandemic has made it harder for me to focus, and it takes a lot more these days for me to immerse myself in a fictional world. ButContinue reading “On My Bookshelf: Community Recs No. 1”

Leigh Ann’s Recs No. 1 – The Odyssey

A middle-aged smiling white woman with shoulder-length auburn hair, wearing a colorful sleeveless shirt. In the foreground, her translation of the book The Odyssey by Homer is displayed.

Understanding both history and intersectionality is key when reading any work of literature, and recognizing the many roles Odysseus plays in his self-titled story can help develop that understanding.

Let’s Talk About Books, Baby

Book cover for Persephone by Kaitlin Bevis. At the top left is a young woman sitting with her knees drawn up, legs engulfed in the flowing dark pink folds of her sleeveless dress, which spill across the ground around her. In the upper right corner is a quote attributed to Bookish, who say "It was beautiful. It was creative. It was amazing." Below that, in text the same color as the dress, is the subtitle, "The Daughters of Zeus, Book One." Under the hem of the dress in white calligraphy is the title "Persephone," and beneath that in pink text is the author's name, Kaitlin Bevis. Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15724908-persephone

So, recently, I have discovered that I have great skills in the art of hair dyeing. Now, I know that everyone said to not dye or cut your hair during the quarantine, but I have. 12 times in fact. I am sitting on my bed typing this up with a clementine white claw and greyContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Books, Baby”