Welcome to Nonfiction November, a little project hosted by Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness and Leslie from Regular Rumination. With weekly themes and a link-list for discussion posts (like this one) plus nonfiction book reviews, Nonfiction November promises to be a laid-back and refined celebration of … Continue reading →
Welcome to the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club! We’re reading books to learn new things. This challenge ran from August 1 to September 30, so this is the final post. Be sure to leave a link … Continue reading →
The annual potluck and book selection meeting of the Diversity Book Club was last night. It was great fun to talk about good books over good food. Here are the books we will be reading in the next year: Before … Continue reading →
Our Diversity Book Club meets next week over a potluck supper to choose the books we’ll read for the coming year. These meetings are always rich with possibility as we all throw books on the table to sort through, talk … Continue reading →
We’re reading How Children Succeed by Paul Tough. You’re welcome to join us whether or not you are participating in other activities related to the Back to School Reading Challenge. The first discussion post was last week: How Children Succeed … Continue reading →
We’re reading How Children Succeed by Paul Tough. You’re welcome to join us whether or not you are participating in other activities related to the Back to School Reading Challenge. I know that at least a couple of people started … Continue reading →
This post was inspired by The Whole Fromage by Kathe Lison, who traveled to France in search of its artisanal cheeses. Join From Left to Write on August 22 as we discuss The Whole Fromage. As a member, I received … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who voted in our Choose our Back to School Read-Along Book survey. We had a close race between Don’t Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything by Kio Stark and How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of … Continue reading →
The suburban community that I live in, Kirkwood, Missouri, experienced a mass shooting 5 years ago tonight. One small change in the community is the continued existence of the Community for Understanding and Hope (CFUH) Book Group which meets most … Continue reading →
Book: How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston Genre: humor / memoir Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 2012 Pages: 254 Source: Library Summary: From the Introduction of How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston: …the odds are high that you acquired this … Continue reading →