Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Book: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Genre: Fiction Publisher: William Morrow & Company Publication date: 2022 Pages: 448 Source: Borrowed e-book from the library Summary: In 1937, Mila Pavlichenko is a Ukranian historian with a job in a library … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Book: Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker Genre: Self Help Publisher: Hardie Grant Publication date: 2021 Pages: 160 Source: Purchased in advance as a fan of the author Summary: Your Head is … Continue reading →
Fifty years ago today, August 1, 1972, Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the Democratic ticket for Vice President. I was 10, living in a staunchly Republican household. But we didn’t cheer Eagleton’s withdrawal for two reasons. First, a Missourian on any … Continue reading →
Book: The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America by Marcus J. Moore Genre: Biography Publisher: Atria Books Publication date: 2020 Pages: 288 Source: Borrowed e-book from the library Summary: If you were in the Black Lives … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Book: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: One World Publication date: 2021 Pages: 415 — 293 of text, the rest is notes and index Source: Borrowed … Continue reading →
Book: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Genre: Science Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Publication date: 2017 Source: Audio e-book borrowed from the library Summary: This story begins at the beginning, at the very beginning, when the … Continue reading →
Book: Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke Genre: Autobiography Publisher: Flat Iron Books Publication date: 2021 Pages: 320 Source: Borrowed e-book from the library Summary: Tarana Burke began using the … Continue reading →