What are you reading?

[Bèsame*]

A Lie
A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing, and Coming Out

By William Dameron


And I have 3 more titles on hold. One is number 98 out of 99. I'll be reading that one next year, lol.

[charley]

There are a few lesbian separatist writers that were popular back in the 70s-80s. I was fortunate to have been in college during that period.

Got into separatism pretty heavy until...The book by a collective named SAMOIS who published "Coming to Power" that caused a large rift between SM Leatherdykes and "mainstream" lesbian seps. Many Womyn's bookstores refusing to order any lesbian SM book titles. The two cities where I saw the largest engagement between the two factions were Albuquerque and Chicago.

Other separatist authors of note and worth reading are Sarah Lucia Hoagland, Mary Daly, and Whittig among others.

So, I am curious to understand what about "Coming to Power" influenced you towards SM or against seps? The word "until" caught my attention. Not sure I am phrasing the question correctly. But obviously, this book altered and moved you towards... towards what? Wonders what would your life been had you not read this book...? I say this because I don't think that just reading one book would alter the direction of one's life. Obviously there was something already in you that responded to something in that book.
Please understand I have not read this book.
Of course, I am vanilla - my empathy and sensitivity would preclude any involvement in SM. It was always so strong that even as a child, my parents would not mention to me any fact of anyone in the family who was sick or dying etc. since they were nervous about my reaction. I was always told afterwards, even years afterwards that someone had died. My parents were so dysfunctional... lol. Find it funny now.
Just curious. Thanks just for reading this, and for your consideration, anyways always interesting to read your posts.

[Wrang1er]

I just finished The Honey Bus by Meredith May. I LOVED this book. I highly recommend it.

I am just starting Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

I finally finished Norwegian Wood. It took me forever to get into the book. I actually stopped and read a few other books instead. However, I did pick it up again and finally it held my interest. I found myself wondering throughout the book where it was all headed. I can't say I've read anything like it before. The very end is bizarre. I actually googled it to see how others interpreted it. I would read this author again now that I am more prepared for his writing style.

Greco...you were right!

[homoe]

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November issue of Chicago Magazine......:glasses:

[dark_crystal]

A lot of sci-fi this week. Just finished these 2 (first via audio, second via print)

The Future of Another Timeline, By Annalee Newitz (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765392107)
From Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9, comes a story of time travel, murder, and the lengths we'll go to protect the ones we love.

1992: After a confrontation at a riot grrl concert, seventeen-year-old Beth finds herself in a car with her friend's abusive boyfriend dead in the backseat, agreeing to help her friends hide the body. This murder sets Beth and her friends on a path of escalating violence and vengeance as they realize many other young women in the world need protecting too.

2022: Determined to use time travel to create a safer future, Tess has dedicated her life to visiting key moments in history and fighting for change. But rewriting the timeline isn’t as simple as editing one person or event. And just when Tess believes she's found a way to make an edit that actually sticks, she encounters a group of dangerous travelers bent on stopping her at any cost.

Tess and Beth’s lives intertwine as war breaks out across the timeline--a war that threatens to destroy time travel and leave only a small group of elites with the power to shape the past, present, and future. Against the vast and intricate forces of history and humanity, is it possible for a single person’s actions to echo throughout the timeline?
The Quiet War, By Paul Mcauley (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781591027812)
Twenty-third century Earth, ravaged by climate change, looks backwards to the holy ideal of a pre-industrial Eden. Political power has been grabbed by a few powerful families and their green saints. Millions of people are imprisoned in teeming cities; millions more labour on Pharaonic projects to rebuild ruined ecosystems. On the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, the Outers, descendants of refugees from Earth's repressive regimes, have constructed a wild variety of self-sufficient cities and settlements: scientific utopias crammed with exuberant creations of the genetic arts; the last outposts of every kind of democratic tradition.

The fragile detente between the Outer cities and the dynasties of Earth is threatened by the ambitions of the rising generation of Outers, who want to break free of their cosy, inward-looking pocket paradises, colonise the rest of the Solar System, and drive human evolution in a hundred new directions. On Earth, many demand pre-emptive action against the Outers before it's too late; others want to exploit the talents of their scientists and gene wizards. Amid campaigns for peace and reconciliation, political machinations, crude displays of military might, and espionage by cunningly wrought agents, the two branches of humanity edge towards war . . .

[bright_arrow]

In the middle of Stephen King's "The Outsider"

Finished his "Elevate" and "The Institute" these last two weeks. Next is the free one I received for being a Amazon Prime member - Janelle Harris "Under Lying"

[dark_crystal]

In the middle of Stephen King's "The Outsider"

Finished his "Elevate" and "The Institute" these last two weeks. Next is the free one I received for being a Amazon Prime member - Janelle Harris "Under Lying"

I am reading Cujo right now for one of my book clubs. I hadn't read any Stephen King since the 90s but i plowed through the first half without even looking up.

For many years i was a snob about genre fiction and horror fiction especially, but King is finding whole new generations of readers now and everything you read about him as a person is just so wonderful. I may read a whole bunch more!

[RebelDyke]

The Body Keeps the Score

[bright_arrow]

I am reading Cujo right now for one of my book clubs. I hadn't read any Stephen King since the 90s but i plowed through the first half without even looking up.

For many years i was a snob about genre fiction and horror fiction especially, but King is finding whole new generations of readers now and everything you read about him as a person is just so wonderful. I may read a whole bunch more!

I love King and have been reading him for 20 years!

[Kätzchen]

Before I go see Edward Norton's movie Motherless Brooklyn, I am going to read a 1974 classic biography written by Robert Caro: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Broker).

It's biographic account of Robert Moses' life and how his prejudice toward people of color was baked into the fabric of structure of bridges and road ways of the surrounding NYC area. It's an period piece which examines how corruption can harm cities. I am on the wait list for the book and hope to read it soon.

[Vincent]

Before I go see Edward Norton's movie Motherless Brooklyn, I am going to read a 1974 classic biography written by Robert Caro: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_Broker).

It's biographic account of Robert Moses' life and how his prejudice toward people of color was baked into the fabric of structure of bridges and road ways of the surrounding NYC area. It's an period piece which examines how corruption can harm cities. I am on the wait list for the book and hope to read it soon.

Democracy now ,had a special on the fires deliberatly lit in the South Bronx,to rid the area of the poor and POC,and the resistance and resil;iance of the community.

I'm reading an Australian classic AB facey-A fortunate life

[Orema]

Am reading about colorism around the world (part of the Shades of Black series) at The Guardian found at this link: https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2019/nov/02/colourism-shades-of-black-series-race-issue. The series is very good

Unlike mainstream media outlets in the states, The Guardian has articles on race and its effect everyday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/race. Lucky me to have stumbled on it.

[Kätzchen]

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Here's a book review of Native Realm: A Search for Self Definition (1968) tendered by The Guardian (LINK (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/09/native-realm-search-self-definition-czeslaw-milosz-review)).

[Martina]

I usually don't have a big stack. In fact I can't understand people who are constantly reading 8 books or something. I usually have A book. It's MY book. If I misplace it, there's panic. It's like an essential item of comfort and security until I'm finished. Then it's just a book again. That said, I have a stack right now.


Roman Myths by Michael Grant
Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen by Larry McMurtry
The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolf
The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung
Rusty Brown by Chris Ware
The Oxford Book of Classical Verse in Translation
Spanish Ballads translated by W.S. Merwin
The Homeric Hymns translated by
Diane Rayor


The problem with this is that I have coming in the mail:

The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends who Shaped an Age by Leo Damrosch
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning
Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World 1300-1600 by Janet
Bennett
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Lee Fermor

[Bèsame*]

Another book on Reese Witherspoon's book club

The Other Woman....Sandie Jones

I won't copy and paste any reviews, just this little blimp:

Fiendishly twisty psychological thriller about a man, his new girlfriend, and the mother who will never let him go.

[homoe]

..
One Walk in Winter by Georgia Beers

Completely lesbian romance fluff but just what I was in the mood for....

SPOILER.........

And of course yes she gets the girls.......

[jools66]

This book was recommended by either kris Bryant or Dyking Out.
But what a book. You get so absorbed in it.
A truly remarkable story that is part based on true events.
The film however is one of the worst film adaptions i have ever had the misfortune to watch.
Unlike the book where you connect profoundly with cameron.
The film doesn't manage to achieve whats so ever.
Just stick with the book.
Its s real gem

[dark_crystal]

Since Christmas i have read four novels by Blake Crouch (https://blakecrouch.com/books.php): Recursion as well as the Wayward Pines trilogy.

Highly recommended for just being absorbing as heck

[Orema]

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lord

[GeorgiaMa'am]

_Good In Bed_ by Jennifer Weiner. Yes, I know, I'm coming late to the party. I actually bought the book sometime last year. But I heard an interview with Jennifer Weiner and decided maybe I should go ahead and read it.

[cinnamongrrl]

I finally bought and am starting the first in the Game of Thrones series.

I loved the show sooo much. I’m excited to see what extras/differences the books hold.

[Bèsame*]

Wonderfully written. This author's first novel, captivating writing style, held my attention. It was a "I can't put it down". Highly recommend, even if you have to be 99 on a waiting list!

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[jools66]

I liked this book. But i do like kris byrant books in general.
She writes mostly lesbian romance, which until a few years ago i thought wouldn't be something i would be interested in.
This book is a more easy book of hers to read. You pretty much know where the story will end.
Its not my favourite of hers, but still it was good to read.
Kris Bryant books i can recommend whole heartedly are Touch (the chemistry is off the chart in this book), Forget Me Not, Falling. And Taste is a absolute great book if you are into cooking and romance (one of my favs because of the way kris describes the cooking and food side of things)
And if you like fairy short stories And kittens that steal the limelight in a book Tinsel. (i am more of a dog fan but even i fell in love with this precious kitten)

[GeorgiaMa'am]

_Kitty and the Midnight Hour_ by Carrie Vaughn. Werewolves, vampires, sex. I'm not sure I'm really going to like this book - although it has a lot of fans - but I'll probably finish it. It will be a quick and easy read, and right now I need some bubblegum for my brain.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I finished _Kitty and the Midnight Hour_ by Carrie Vaughn. IThen I finished _Kitty Goes to Washington_, and now I'm reading _Kitty Takes a Holiday_. They're amusing and very relaxing.

I've also started _Make Your Home Among Strangers_ by Jennine Capo Crucet. It's a book that wouldn't normally have appeared on my radar, but about a week ago there was a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Apparently some special snowflake students at a Georgia public college (I forget which one) had a book burning. The book is required reading for all entering freshmen, and it's part of their cultural diversity program. Some white students took the whole white privilege idea wrong, as some usually do. Well, just say "book burning" and it makes me want to read the book. It's a YA novel about a Cuban American college student and her experiences attending a prestigious and mostly white college. I'm looking forward to it.

[dark_crystal]

_Kitty and the Midnight Hour_ by Carrie Vaughn. Werewolves, vampires, sex. I'm not sure I'm really going to like this book - although it has a lot of fans - but I'll probably finish it. It will be a quick and easy read, and right now I need some bubblegum for my brain.

I finished _Kitty and the Midnight Hour_ by Carrie Vaughn. IThen I finished _Kitty Goes to Washington_, and now I'm reading _Kitty Takes a Holiday_. They're amusing and very relaxing.

I've also started _Make Your Home Among Strangers_ by Jennine Capo Crucet. It's a book that wouldn't normally have appeared on my radar, but about a week ago there was a story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Apparently some special snowflake students at a Georgia public college (I forget which one) had a book burning. The book is required reading for all entering freshmen, and it's part of their cultural diversity program. Some white students took the whole white privilege idea wrong, as some usually do. Well, just say "book burning" and it makes me want to read the book. It's a YA novel about a Cuban American college student and her experiences attending a prestigious and mostly white college. I'm looking forward to it.

I have been looking for some brain bubblegum in the form of a good long series and i see that there are FOURTEEN of these??? Will definitely check them out

Like, i sincerely enjoyed the MaryJanice Davidson Undead and Unpopular, etc. series...

[Kätzchen]

The Ethics of Ambiguity (Simone de Beauvoir, 1947).

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I'm slowly reading Simone de Beauvoir's book and supplemental reading material, a relevant essay, authored by Charlotte Moore (LINK (https://philosophynow.org/issues/69/The_Ethics_of_Ambiguity)).

[homoe]

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lord


This book was mentioned several times in My Autobiography of Carson McCullers..by Jenn Shapland

I may put this on my reading list......

[homoe]

Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger: Lee Israel




It's only a bit over a hundred pages but it's packed with goodies.....:glasses:

[homoe]

My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir by Jenn Shapland

While working as an intern in the archives at the Harry Ransom Center, Jenn Shapland encounters the love letters of Carson and a woman named Annemarie—letters are that are tender, intimate, and unabashed in their feelings. Shapland recognizes herself in the letters’ language—but does not see Carson as history has portrayed her.

And so, Shapland is compelled to undertake a recovery of the full narrative and language of Carson's life: She wades through the therapy transcripts; she stays at Carson’s childhood home, where she lounges in her bathtub and eats delivery pizza; she relives Carson’s days at her beloved Yaddo. As Shapland reckons with the expanding and collapsing distance between her and Carson, she sees the way Carson’s story has become a way to articulate something about herself. The results articulate something entirely new not only about this one remarkable, walleyed life, but about the way we tell queer love stories.

In genre-defying vignettes, Jenn Shapland interweaves her own story with Carson McCullers’s to create a vital new portrait of one of America’s most beloved writers, and shows us how the writers we love and the stories we tell about ourselves make us who we are.

[homoe]

Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger: Lee Israel




It's only a bit over a hundred pages but it's packed with goodies.....:glasses:

If you saw the movie, you'll love this book!

[homoe]

Camino Winds...



If this book is even half as good as his Camino Island I'll be pleased...:glasses:

[homoe]

Camino Winds...



If this book is even half as good as his Camino Island I'll be pleased...:glasses:

(147)

So far I'm very pleased with it...:glasses:

[firecat242]

Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson. Her poetry blows me away and
Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles.

[homoe]

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(139)


........:hangloose:.........

[Stone-Butch]

"Of Crows and Ravens"... The intelligence and ingenuity of these fabulous birds.

[homoe]

Getting Back Rizzo, Cindy

(128)

re-reading this..:hangloose:

Elizabeth Morrison has ascended the ranks of her industry and now runs one of the most successful publishing companies in the US. But even after three decades, she has never been able to get past the devastating end of her relationship with the beautiful and brilliant Ruth Abramson. As Elizabeth approaches her 30th college reunion, she must face the woman who long ago acceded to the demands of her father, a famous Russian dissident, and married the young man who'd been chosen for her.

It doesn't make it any easier that Ruth, now divorced and living openly as a lesbian, is the class luncheon speaker. As the two women face one another and attempt to reconcile their past, Elizabeth finds she must wrestle with a number of issues she has avoided confronting. And she must carefully decide whether she is more distrustful of Ruth or of herself. Is she headed for another fall with this woman? Or does she want to get close again, so she can be the one to walk away?

[homoe]

Camino Winds...



If this book is even half as good as his Camino Island I'll be pleased...:glasses:


I was disappointed at the dark turn this book took...I wouldn't suggest it but I would highly suggest his Camino Island....:hangloose:

[jools66]

My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (French Illusions Book 1)

Hi everyone. This is the first of a two book collection, and I have to say i really did enjoy it a lot.
The title pretty much says it.
Its set in the very late 1970's early 80's. So be warned about some dated lingo and practices
Its on kindle and in the uk its very cheap at the moment (think its under £3)
I have also completed the second book to this series.
Check it out on the reviews and description online, and see what you think.

[Stone-Butch]

Jane Ussher

"Women's Madness, misogyny or mental illness?"

Fabulous historical tracing of how women were viewed throughout history to today when women are still misunderstood.

[VintageFemme]

As part of my Summer bucket list, I am reading a classic - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.

[Wrang1er]

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

[PlatinumPearl]

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[Kelt]

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I’m reading the next one in the Gundry series “The Longevity Paradox“

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Also,

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[akiza]

unexpected by jenny frame
tokyo trilogy by anne rambach
doctor sleep by stephen king and others ☺

[Kätzchen]

From this year's NYT's Best Seller Book List and Barn's & Noble (book pick):

Leave The World Behind (Rumaan Alam (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leave-the-world-behind-rumaan-alam/1135968235?ean=9780063076877))

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[Kelt]

I came across this title while listening to a nutrition podcast and it sounded interesting:

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[Kätzchen]

Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back To Save Democracy

Author: David Daley.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Unrigged-Americans-Battling-Back-Democracy/dp/1631495755

[akiza]

The green mile and charlie- stephen king
Apocalypse zombie- jonathan maberry
Sometimes she lets me- tristan taormino

[Kätzchen]

Promises To Keep: On Life and Politics

Author: Joe Biden

A friend of mine, here at home, lent this book to me. Will read it over the weekend holiday. :)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0812976215/ref=sspa_mw_detail_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[homoe]

The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and Da Vinci's Italy
Novel by Laura Morelli


It's very good!

[homoe]

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg


I'm thinking about asking Santa for it, but if I can't wait that long then I'll get it myself!

“The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop” focuses on Buddy Jr., Ruth’s son, who lost an arm in an accident.

“He winds up in a retirement home in Atlanta, and he wants to go home, so he escapes from the nursing home,” Flagg said. “The town of Whistle Stop is closed down and he can’t find it, but he reconnects with Evelyn Couch and they bring the town back.”

IMHO this sounds like a perfect escape from Covid, Holiday hustle and bustle and just life in general......:hangloose:

[Semantics]

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors


I highly recommend it.

[homoe]

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg


I'm thinking about asking Santa for it, but if I can't wait that long then I'll get it myself!

“The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop” focuses on Buddy Jr., Ruth’s son, who lost an arm in an accident.

“He winds up in a retirement home in Atlanta, and he wants to go home, so he escapes from the nursing home,” Flagg said. “The town of Whistle Stop is closed down and he can’t find it, but he reconnects with Evelyn Couch and they bring the town back.”

IMHO this sounds like a perfect escape from Covid, Holiday hustle and bustle and just life in general......:hangloose:

I have spent the last two evenings re-connecting with Sipsey, Big George, Ruth, Idgie, Evelyn, Ninny, Buddy, and a whole other cast of characters from Whistle Stop and beyond!

This is a gem of a good book!

The perfect book to curl up and escape life from if only for a few evenings or so.

[Kätzchen]

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters.

I've only just begun to read this historical fiction novel, but it is a wonderful read. Sarah Waters' book was shortlisted for both the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 Orange Prize. The novel, which is told backward through third-person narrative, takes place in 1940s London during and after World War II.

Spoiler Alert: You can find out more about this book over @ GoodReads (LINK (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25584847-the-night-watch)).

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[akiza]

Back to one of my favorites french classics by Marcel Pagnol La gloire de mon pere/ the glory of my father and Le chateau de ma mere/ the castle of my mother or my mother's castle ☺ i discovered him through the adapted movies; In fact many movies have been done following his other books. The french countryside through the eyes of a young boy, his views concerning his family and surroundings, his friendship... childhood quoi ☺

[GeorgiaMa'am]

:xmascandle: _This Year Will Be Different_ by Maeve Binchy

I discovered this little volume of short stories years ago, and after reading it through in one sitting I promised myself that I would read it every year at Christmas. I haven't always kept that promise, but I have most years. I'm so glad I remembered it this year when I was having such a hard time feeling any Christmas spirit.

These short snapshots into the lives of mostly Irish women reveal situations that are just not like that happy, perfect Christmas that many of us dream of, and which they dream of too. These are lives that have everyday considerations and choices that impact their wished-for holiday experiences. The endings may not always be like a Hallmark movie, but they are satisfying.

One thing I do _not_ recommend, however, is the Audible recording. The production quality is terrible. Get the book - it's definitely worth the read, curled up on your sofa with a cup of hot chocolate or a glass of wine. It will be worth reading after Christmas, too.

[homoe]

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Just started it.

I can't say enough good things about her novel House Girl..:glasses:

[PlatinumPearl]

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FORTUNE The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time


It's one of those books that I flip through to read a chapter before moving on to another book.

[homoe]

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Just started it.

I can't say enough good things about her novel House Girl..:glasses:

It was OK if you're looking for a novel about families and secrets they keep BUT it wasn't no where as good as House Girl!

[homoe]

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[Kätzchen]

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[Bèsame*]

I will be reading this soon! I'm on a list. It's going to be a movie. Julia Robert's is playing a main character. Same author wrote, Little Fires Everywhere.

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[Stone-Butch]

"Breading Contempt"
Mark A. Largent
An important book on the history of Eugenics. How it started and how it continues into today. Murder, slavery and the elimination of "undesirables", all done under government law.

[Stone-Butch]

Lets try breeding not breading on that last entry please.

[homoe]

~~~

Just ordered Later by Stephen King...

[FireSignFemme]

Conquering Headache by Rapoport, Sheftell and Tepper

Compliments of AstraZeneca

[randrum]

Redshirts by John Scalzi

It's a fun Star Trek parody novel

[homoe]

~~~

Just ordered Later by Stephen King...


This was good and a fast read...:hangloose:

[Genesis]

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[Orema]

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Kindle Edition), by Heather McGhee

[hagster]

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Kindle Edition), by Heather McGhee

This is a terrific read and I've been imploring people in my life to read it. Glad you picked it up, Orema!

[Orema]

This is a terrific read and I've been imploring people in my life to read it. Glad you picked it up, Orema!

Thanks, Hagster. Good to hear such a strong endorsement.

I also bought You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experirince. An Anthology edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown to be released tomorrow.

[FireSignFemme]

An Alarming History of Famous (and difficult) Patients. Amusing Medical Anecdotes from Typhoid Mary to FDR by Richard Gordon

[randrum]

Northern Heist by Richard O'Rawe

[cinnamongrrl]

My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Lots of annotations. There’s even one to quote her own self!

[Bèsame*]

Again, I'm on a waiting list. So I'm reading nothing at the moment..grrr

I must want to read what everyone else is reading@ lol. ..popular stuff!

[homoe]

https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529076901l/39280445.jpg

If I'm not mistaken this is being made into either a movie or a mini-series!

[Orema]

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

It’s a collection of short stories about Black women, sex, and the Black church.

Am liking it very much though it’s a strong reminder of what I dread (and miss) about organized religion.

It’s encouraging me to visit my local AME church in hopes of hearing a good Sunday morning sermon.

[Kätzchen]

Rico gave me books by Jojo Moyes for my birthday last week. I have enough of her books for summertime reading.

I just started The Giver of Stars (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43925876-the-giver-of-stars). It takes place during the Depression era. From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.

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I plan to open up other books soon, by Moyes: Me Before You (The trilogy: Before You, After You, Still Me).

You can read about this series of stories, published by Penguin Random House here (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/DXU/me-before-you-trilogy).

[randrum]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Insider Art: A Compendium of Comics, Crafts and Cats, Shelly Bond

150 female and non-binary worldwide artists created this book during the pandemic. There are short comics, essays, craft projects, and illustrations (mostly of cats!). It's a fun read for someone with a short attention span. It's also the perfect book to "read" (while intermittently dozing) during a 6-hour chemo treatment. You can easily drift through this book, selecting items here and there to peruse - no need to read them in order. I imagine it would make a great gift for someone who is a bathroom reader.

[homoe]

Wonderfully written. This author's first novel, captivating writing style, held my attention. It was a "I can't put it down". Highly recommend, even if you have to be 99 on a waiting list!

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSx_PMnPaCFV4IAmS_jn9vOCFZiUQ5 tNJFdvlM0Ds5oMInvdPSu

If I recall, several posted about how good this book was! Just like The Help, I waited and waited on picking it up! It was good and I wished I'd of jumped on the band wagon sooner!

I just finished The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz also the author of You Should Have Known which was the bases for HBO's mini series The Undoing.

I enjoyed The Plot but I had it figured out way early.

[homoe]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I just looked this title up and it looks interesting randrum.

Do you recommend it?

[firecat242]

On Fascism by Mathew MacWilliams. Informative, educational, and necessary. We need to know this information in order to, not just survive, but to heal as well.
And for light reading Little Boy Blue by M. J. Alridge. Detective crime novel with some very interesting female characters.

[Orema]

Any obits and articles I can find on bell hooks.

All the Best Jazz Albums lists I can find.

The Jemima Code audio book. It's an excellent source on the history of food by Black Americans and our impact on American food.

Listening to an LGBTQ+ anthology by 20th century BIPOC writers.

A couple articles on American system of tipping and how it's rooted in the treatment of enslaved people.

[Stone-Butch]

"Buffy Ste Marie"

Biography Life of a Canadian Native singer who survived all the things of childhood that would make most of us shrink. Then, rose to stardom.


"Face in the Water"

A true documentary concerning the state of things in Mental Institutions from back not so far to present. This is presented by a woman who got depressed and was institutionalized and she speaks of the treatment with shock therapy and medications that can turn unhappy people into zombies while the medical community calls it cure. Very deep book.

[Stone-Butch]

Started two others but today I made a point of finishing my last book "Women's Madness" (mysogyny or mental illness ) concerning women from the time of witches to present day around the world of women being held to blame for all the worlds ills including their own. More than we could ever know about the mistreatment of women throughout history. (I do not like that word as it stands true for all we learn his story).

[firecat242]

Water's Edge by Gregg Olsen. Fast easy read. Book 2 in a trilogy.
Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum. Just started this one. I am hopeful that at the end I will understand why people are moving towards a more authoritarianism mind set. It truly baffles me. :glasses:

[Kätzchen]

1) The Big Cheat: How D----d T---p Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family (Author: David C. Johnston, November 2021).

2) Unthinkable (Author: Senator Jamie Raskin, January 2022).


____________________.


I am nowhere near finished reading from either book, but both books provide inescapable truths/facts about the former con-man-grifter-in-chief and what is at stake for American Democracy.

[Bèsame*]

Well, I'm quite proud of myself. I actually read 16 books in the last 6 months of last year. Most where short novels, murder mysteries and a few smutty reads.😉

I forgot I was placed on a wait list last Nov. I was number 31. I totally forgot about it. It was a nice surprise come Jan 4th. I read it, and so did my Mom and a co-worker before I had to turn it back in. It's a Reece Witherspoon book club pick.

The Last Thing He Told Me...Laura Dave

So far this year, I'm on my 3rd book.
Choose Me...Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver


Keeps me off of social media and everyone's opinions!
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[Orema]

Kindred, written by Octavia E. Butler, audiobook read by actress Kim Staunton, borrowed from HooplaDigital.com

Ms. Butler was a fabulous writer. She got and kept my attention from the opening sentence. And each chapter that I made it through could stand on its own. It’s the kind of book that I wanted to read slowly to be able to think about each chapter because there was so much to unpack. So very good.

But I stopped reading at chapter three because it was too traumatic for me. I don’t want any part of 1812 Antebellum Maryland. She make it too real for me. I felt the pain of others. That was her intention. I understand.

I’m still fascinated by it and bits and parts keep returning to me. I might return to the book to continue reading it, but not now.

[homoe]

Bag Man by Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz -

It's about the downfall of Vice President Agnew.

If I'm not mistaken Rachel will spend some time on the production of this into a movie....:movieguy:

[firecat242]

Why Women are Blamed for Everything.....Dr Jessica Taylor

Women's Madness Jane Ussher.

It's a battle to keep my blood pressure down:|

[firecat242]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Enjoyed this book. Nice twist. And yes I cried.

[firecat242]

Read Write Code by Jeremy Keeshin Computer programming.

Oh Lord I am such a geek.

[FireSignFemme]

Dreisbach's Handbook of Poisoning. It sounds better than it is. I'm writing. I need refference material.

[firecat242]

Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

The animals are fighting back....poetic justice.

[bright_arrow]

Helltrain by Iain Rob Wright (third book in series)

[hagster]

I'm finishing The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. It's a 50 hour audio book and, aside from the 7ish hours of biblical so-and-so begat so-and-so of the Mayfair family history, it's been enjoyable.

[bright_arrow]

Helltrain by Iain Rob Wright (third book in series)

I juggle multiple books, so also adding:

Knot So Perfect Omega by Maya Nicole
Victories Greater than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

[Reach *BANNED*]

Right now I am working on a James Patterson book titled: Three Women Disappear and a book by Mary Kubica titled: Local Woman Missing.

However, in another week My books will go to Finance, Economics, and Business Law - Fall semester is about to begin!

[cricket26]

Verity
Book by Colleen Hoover

I am a little scared to start this book!

[firecat242]

Entitled How male privilege hurts women. Kate Manne. She wrote another one call Girl Down. Excellent

[cricket26]

Actually I have read this and it is a gift but I recommend

Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Breathnach

[kittygrrl]

her mind ..

[FireSignFemme]

Part of the Drug Dangers series for youth – volumes speed and meth, steroids, heroin, inhalants

Part of the Incredibly Disgusting drug series for youth – volumes Cocaine and Your Nose, Crack and Your Circulatory System, Ecstasy and Your Heart, Tobacco and Your Mouth, Hallucinogens and Your Neurons, Barbiturates and Your Central Nervous System

How High Can We Climb? The Story of Women Explorers

Portion of the Health Watch series – Cerebral Palsy volume

Mortal Sins – Sex, Crime and the Era of Catholic Church Scandal

me and white supremacy – Combat racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Volume Control – Hearing in a Deafening World

[Kätzchen]

The Grifters

by Jim Thompson (1963).

____________________________________.

This is one of the best novels written about the art of the con game. I had no idea it was first published in 1963 but goodness sakes, even after all the ways we've seen grifting committed by T---p, this book is a must read.

There was a also a film made by Martin Scorcese & Stephen Frear based on this book, which won critical acclaim.

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[Medusa]

I've got a pile of books going right now!

I just finished "Head Full of Ghosts" by Paul Tremblay. CREEPY.

I am also in the middle of "The Medusa Reader" and "Medusa" by David Leeming. I am doing a deep dive into the mythology of Medusa but also the proliferation of the Medusa archetype throughout movies, music, and art.

I also am making my way through "Magic for the Resistance" about incorporating your magical practices during tough political times and how to manifest political change.

[cricket26]

Missing Molly (2018)


A novel by Natalie Barelli

[GeorgiaMa'am]

An X-files fanfic I first read 25 years ago, which still happens to be on the internet. I woke up one morning last week and it was on my mind. I won't tell you the title, it's too embarrassing.

[Genesis]

I am reading a few books at the moment:


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1. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/190115.Sacred_Contracts



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2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52578297-the-midnight-library (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52578297-the-midnight-library)


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3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60279775-when-we-were-sisters (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60279775-when-we-were-sisters)

[Kätzchen]

https://somuchscifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Matt-Haig-The-Midnight-Library.png


I am not familiar with the author, but a close friend gave me this book. I'm going to read some of it tonight. Here is a GoodReads link (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52578297-the-midnight-library) to reviews by other readers.

[Kätzchen]

The January 6th Committee Summary Report (LINK (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/read-full-january-6-committee-report-summary-trump-referral-rcna62457))

I'm gonna splurge on a reading treat for me and buy the January 6th's book which the forward is written by MSNBC's Ari Melber. Should be a good read and last me for a while (at least until summer).

[cricket26]

Mad Honey: A Novel: Picoult, Jodi, Boylan, Jennifer Finney

[akiza]

My heart is hesitating between whimsical haven of Tiffany E Taylor and some humour of don camillo i loved the movies so the books must be great 🙂

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

I have just started it, and as with other Octavia Butler books, I find it a little hard to get into at the beginning. But I find her writing absorbing, a little while after I get going. Parable of the Sower is a post-apocalyptic novel, which is exactly what I'm in the mood for right now. It's very of-the-moment, as it's supposed to be taking place in 2024. It's about an empath who decides to follow a new religion that is very sci fi, rather than the traditional one her family follows.

The book has also been made into a graphic novel, but I decided to go for the written version with this book rather than the graphic one. I've gone with the graphic novel version for several of the books I've read lately, and I think it's time to get back to some words - and only words - and let my imagination do the visualizing.

[firecat242]

I would just like to take the opportunity to thank all who contributed to this thread. You've given me many hours of reading pleasure with your suggestions.
Thank You!!

[Kätzchen]

The Warmth of Other Suns

--Synopsis--

The Warmth of Other Suns tells the story of the Great Migration, the movement of Black Americans out of the Southern United States to the Midwest, Northeast, and West from approximately 1915 to 1970. Throughout the twentieth century, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering cities, America and the American people.

With historical detail, Wilkerson tells this story through the lives of three unique individuals: Ida Mae Gladney, who in 1937 left sharecropping and prejudice in Mississippi for Chicago, where she achieved quiet blue-collar success and, in old age, voted for Barack Obama when he ran for an Illinois Senate seat; sharp and quick-tempered George Starling, who in 1945 fled Florida for Harlem, where he endangered his job fighting for civil rights, saw his family fall, and finally found peace in God; and Robert Foster, who left Louisiana in 1953 to pursue a medical career, the personal physician to Ray Charles as part of a glitteringly successful medical career, which allowed him to purchase a grand home where he often threw exuberant parties.

http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/warmth-suns-cover.jpg

~~>>> Personal note: I have read this book a few years ago and because of conversations I encounter on a daily basis, with clients, I find Wilkerson's book a historical significance in educating others whose own private knowledge is lacking in factual evidence. :blueheels:

[Kätzchen]

I’m only a few pages into this book, but I like the story already.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734104/the-unfortunate-side-effects-of-heartbreak-and-magic-by-breanne-randall/

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I've only read the first three chapters of A Book of Life by Peter Kingsley. Honestly, I'm only reading it because it was recommended by Mayim Bialik as her favorite book this year. I haven't yet decided if it's deeply insightful or just sophomorically navel gazing. I'm going to give it at least a few more chapters before I decide if it's worth my time.

[Gráinne]

The Brothers Karamazov

Like The Jerry Springer Show set in late Tsarist Russia.

The story follows Fyodor Karazamov, his three (probably four) sons, and the women they get mixed up with.

Oldest son Dmitri is engaged but falls for Grushenka, who is also seeing his father.

Middle son Ivan is brilliant and has several key scenes in the book but starts falling for Dmitri's fiance and slips into madness as a result.

Alyosha, the youngest of the "definite" sons, is in a monastery and has the highest moral compass of the entire bunch. He oversees a scene where some boys are throwing rocks at another boy, an event that throws him into spiritual and moral distress for the rest of the book. So does the death of his beloved mentor fairly early on.

Smerdyakov is a servant but it's pretty much a given that he is Fyodor's son.

This is a Russian novel, so no one comes out right. The key event is a Perry Mason-like murder, where most of the characters had motive. Should you wade into this book, don't get attached to the boy whom the bullies were throwing rocks at.

All that said, I love it. Anna Karenina on deck.

[akiza]

I’m more in a comfort zone place so some royal romance of jenny frame and tokyo chaos by Anne rambach

[Kätzchen]

I’m actually spending time reading back on essays and study’s I wrote during the SOU years and the few short years I was in grad school.

One of the most interesting propositions we discussed in a sociology studies course was the proposition suggested by Sociologist Mark Granovetter who wondered about the strong and weak links he saw in social settings.

Mark Granovetter suggested that the health of any society can be measured in terms of how well a society took care of all its members. Granovetter once said that a society was only as strong as its weakest link.

Which… makes me appreciate the rationale offered by Ram Dass “We’re just walking each other home.

Developing compassion and empathy for others is something we all benefit from. I sure wish we saw this set of choices and behaviors throughout social settings.

[Kätzchen]

I’m going to defer to my winter time reading classics by Charles Dickens:

1) A Tale of Two Cities
2) A Christmas Carol

And….

3) Oliver Twist.

[Stone-Butch]

The monthly magazine all about my birth place. Has great stories and gorgeous pictures plus things to buy, clothes and foodstuff. Makes me not miss home so much.

[Soft*Silver]

Oh, I’ve always been an avid reader. But I’ve noticed I really cut down sharply. Some of it was because of the Internet and social media. Some of it was because of my outdoor time in the gardens. But most of it was because of work. It consumed my day. And it drained me. I needed light stuff after work and the type of things I like to read are intense. Mostly serial killer and true crime stuff. But now that I’ve laid off, I found myself going to Barnes & Noble and picking up a few books on that genre. I’ve got a really good book going that talks about several serial, killers, and how they were caught. And I’ve got a great book on the mother of forensic science!

[kittygrrl]

her mind ....

[theoddz]

Well, I’ve finally decided to pick up and read this one book that I’ve been meaning to read for many years now….. Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove”.

It’s over 800 pages long and the movie version, with Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Tim Scott, Diane Lane and a host of more top names has always been one of my most favorite and treasured western movies. My mother had read the book years ago and she just raved about it and said that the book was unquestionably better than the movie. That’s usually the case but this book, especially so.

So, here I go, bookworms!! Wish me luck!!! 😉👍

~Theo~ :bouquet:

[kittygrrl]

reading a dummy guide to astrophysics..& loving it

[GeorgiaMa'am]

reading a dummy guide to astrophysics..& loving it

I read Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson and I loved it. I so much enjoy the way he explains things. He's so personable and easygoing.

[Stone-Butch]

The Tudors by G.J. Meyer is Meyers research into the famous period in Britian when France overthrew the British crown and ruled for 50 years during the 1400s until his son Henry V111 rose up and took all in his sight even downing the Catholic Church and seperating Englands power to The Church of England. If there is interest in this era it is quite exposure to the truth behind the throne.

[cinnamongrrl]

Holly by Stephen King. My client let me borrow it. I forgot what a wonderfully descriptive writer King is…

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I just finished listening to a wonderful 12-part PODCAST called "Ride of Passage". It's the story of a young man in his early 20s who rode his horse alone across America, from the west coast to the east coast. Actually, there were several horses and one mule, and it took him about three years to make the trip.

Of course, if you're a horse-loving person, you absolutely must listen to this podcast. If you're otherwise on the fence about listening to it, Matt's adventures are engrossing, from the physical hardships of the journey to the mental trials to emotional triumphs . We meet all kinds of people along the way, most helpful and kind (but a few not). We hear about Matt's solitude and lessons about life, horses, people and himself. I'm a little sad that the podcast is over, and I highly suggest listening to it.

It was produced by Michigan Public Radio, and you should be able to find "Ride of Passage" about Matt Parker wherever you usually find your podcasts.

[Kätzchen]

I spent the afternoon reading a 92 page court document which documented the many ways that a particular person and members of their family defrauded the banking industry, real estate industry and made a mockery of the fine art of accounting. This court document may well become part of text book case law on the many ways con artists commit fraud by moving the goal posts and deliberately lying about all things those in the field of accounting consider cardinal sins worthy of being barred for a lifetime or more.

Three cheers for the judge, his staff, the state of New York and the Office of The Attorney General for their hard work in holding the orange weasel and his co-conspirators accountable.

[Kätzchen]

Today, because as Americans we are experiencing horrific levels of Dis- and Mis-information and also because democracy is under attack by a once-revered political party (the GOP, Republican Party) — the political party that hates social order, they hate immigrants, they hate anybody who is not white, they’re in love with lining their pockets with ill gotten means of income, they hate paying taxes, they just plain hate anybody that does not swallow their load of toxic bullshit, I am reading a post made by a law professor from George Mason University, concerning the most worst dictators who have committed mass murders and starved people to death or just horrifically done brutal things to others, just so they can be “powerful.”

Here is Ilya Somin’s (George Mason Law Professor) post: https://fee.org/articles/who-was-the-biggest-mass-murderer-in-history/


And soon, over on a major news outlet, I’m going to read how a federal court judge denied T——p’s latest request to delay his comeuppance for lying about his taxes and business dealings since the early 1980s (decades of intentional lying).

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-asks-judge-delay-penalties-civil-fraud-case/story?id=107433418

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I need some bubble gum for my brain - something not taxing, something relaxing, something comforting. So I am re-reading an old favorite, Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey. Basically a fairy tale, which I have always loved.

[cinnamongrrl]

I’m reading “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah. It was given to me by a coworker who is also an avid reader.

I had complained the other day that I day that I don’t read enough fiction and she brought it in for me!

It’s a historical fiction based on 1930s Northern Texas just before the Dust Bowl. I’m loving it thus far.

[Kätzchen]

The Secret Life of Sunflowers 🌻
By Marta Molnar.

—————————————————————.

The Secret Life Of Sunflowers: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law (Light & Life Series).

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Sunflowers-sister-law/dp/1940627494

[Bèsame*]

I'm reading this book that's going to be a movie.
Three Women written by Lisa Taddeo

I have a wonderful origami butterfly bookmark! Thank you Georgia Ma'am

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[GeorgiaMa'am]

I'm reading Chestnut Street, a collection of short stories by Maeve Binchy. I believe they must have been published posthumously, because they're not quite as cleanly written as most of her work. Still, they're enjoyable.

I'm also behind everybody else, it seems, and I am finally reading White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo. I thoroughly expected it to be hard to read, but it's proving not to be quite as difficult as I thought. It has answered some questions that I've been unwilling to ask my black friends, for fear that it would offend them or make them uncomfortable. It has also explained some of the reactions I have gotten from white friends when I try to discuss something like white privilege. It's been, not quite eye-opening, because I knew that some of these problems existed. But it's been reassuring in a way, because I know I'm not the only person out there having these feelings - even if it seems, according to this book, that most white people aren't having these realizations yet. Apparently though, there are a lot of white people who are and who are also doing the work. It's a good read.

[Kätzchen]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/Friday_Night_Lights_novel_cover.jpg/200px-Friday_Night_Lights_novel_cover.jpg

Link to book review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85431.Friday_Night_Lights

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[Kätzchen]

So, I came across a news article on CNN recently which explores several interesting dichotomies surrounding the ethnicity of Jesus.

LINK to CNN article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/31/us/jesus-christ-skin-color-easter-blake-cec/index.html

In this news article, it expounds upon the scholarly work examined in a book authored by Dr. Christena Cleveland (PhD)… who makes a salient point about Jesus being raised in the town of Nazareth by the Sea of Galilee— which is as near a Palestinian geological point of reference, as one could get. Was Jesus a Palestinian? Was he a person of color, and not someone depicted as a White Jesus (as some believe him to be)? Cleveland’s book is of great interest to me, so I’m gonna read it and sit with her thoughts for a bit.

BOOK: God is a Black Woman (Cleveland, C.).


https://www.harpercollins.com/products/god-is-a-black-woman-christena-cleveland


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[Kätzchen]

https://www.versoz.com/cdn/shop/files/UCJAKLI3GR2V-3_382x.jpg?v=1727982446

I just picked up a book to read from Powell’s Books. I’m gonna spend Thanksgiving reading this book.

Here’s a link to reviews by other readers:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204811915-tell-me-everything

[Kätzchen]

https://www.morgansrarebooks.com/cdn/shop/products/20200617_103207.jpg?v=1600251050&width=1445

I was at Powell’s bookstore recently and found all three books for less than $10. When I have spare time to kill, I’m re-reading from this book series.

[Bèsame*]

A very intriguing article in next months Smithsonian magazine.

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Stimson proved to be adaptable in other ways. One day while she was conducting rounds, a soldier under her care said, “Major, the men don’t like to call you ma’am. Would it be all right if they called you sir?”

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/talented-valiant-female-surgeon-joined-allied-forces-wwii-broke-barriers-along-way-180985952/

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I wish I was reading The New Yorker magazine. They have a special that's about to end, $1 a week for a year. That's a great deal, but I have other things I need to spend $52 on. I could also get a one year subscription to Vanity Fair for $8, which is also a great deal but a poor substitute for TNY. Hmm.

[Kätzchen]

I just read about a very interesting book featured on The Associated Press news website. Title of book: Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (John Green, March 18th 2025).

John Green previously authored the best selling book from 2012: The Fault With All Our Stars.

To find out more about this book, read the AP spoiler alert here:
LINK ——>> https://apnews.com/article/everything-tuberculosis-john-green-book-review-eb58591d07f24fadc593608047db0991

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[Bèsame*]

I just ordered this cookbook. I'm looking forward to reading this!!

https://cdn.loveandlemons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cookbook3.jpg

I also have my eye on another cookbook🍽️🍽️

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I wish I was reading The New Yorker magazine. They have a special that's about to end, $1 a week for a year. That's a great deal, but I have other things I need to spend $52 on. I could also get a one year subscription to Vanity Fair for $8, which is also a great deal but a poor substitute for TNY. Hmm.

I caved and got the one-year subscription to The New Yorker. It was the repetitive ads on Facebook that did me in - I was thinking about it all the time and wanting to read the teaser articles. That said, I'm sure it will be a well-spent $52; I have been thoroughly enjoying it, and it's wonderful to be able to go back through the archives. It's quickly becoming a daily habit.

[Kätzchen]

We have very big rivers here in my hometown area. Sometimes our area is called “Bridge City” or “River City” or any number of ‘river’ type names due to all the many rivers here (Columbia, Willamette, Sandy, Clackamas, Nyberg and Tualatin, etc).

Today I bought a book off of Powell’s Books website. It’s going to be a good read, I think, because it’s written by Robert McFarlane, who is known for his documenting natural history and such.

Link to book: Is A River Alive? https://www.powells.com/book/is-a-river-alive-9780393242133

[kittygrrl]

'People can't drive you crazy if you don't give them them the keys' by MB...interesting...i could have used this book 10 years ago

[cinnamongrrl]

I’m currently reading Heathen School by John Demos.

It’s supposed to relate to a school for Native Americans that existed in Connecticut. However, the author seems to be taking the long way around with getting to that point.

The book is for book club, but the topic is interesting.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I'm enjoying reading my subscriptions to The New Yorker and The Atlantic. They both had specials and I caved and got them both.

[easygoingfemme]

I'm reading The Perfect Marriage. I was craving something of a thriller/suck you in type of book to go with this cold rainy week. An advertisement for it popped up yesterday morning on my computer and then when I parked at work, it was sitting on the passenger seat of the car next to me. So I figured that was a sign. It's good! I started it after work yesterday and was almost halfway through it when I went to bed last night. There is a sequel so I think I'm going to need to get that for the long weekend ahead.

[Chancie]

I’m reading Homeseeking by Karissa Chen. It tells the story of two children whose lives come together and apart, and their Chinese and Chinese American experience.

I recently read several books by Lisa See who writes about similar themes. Her books are very compelling, sometimes romantic, often very sad.

I’ve been reading a lot by Kate Atkinson. I really enjoyed Life after Life, very interesting, a tiny bit literary. She’s also written a series of books about a detective named Jackson Brodie. I couldn’t put down Case Histories.

I borrow books from the library and read on the kindle app on my ipad.

Reading is my one weakness.

[easygoingfemme]

Chancie, Homeseeking is in my "to read" list. Are you enjoying it?

[Chancie]

Chancie, Homeseeking is in my "to read" list. Are you enjoying it?

I am enjoying it, but it doesn’t lend itself to reading in between chores since the timeline of the story is not linear.

In the last five minutes, I clicked on a footnote and there’s no obvious way to get back to where I was in the book.

[Kätzchen]

Spoiler alert: Rich Cohen, author of the true life story about Jennifer Dulos, mother of 5 children, and her subsequent death by her extremely toxic husband, is featured in the video below.

I’ve been a victim of two very toxic relationships, and I think the author is brilliant in covering the story of a loving, very smart, mother to her five children. Rich Cohen lived in a nearby town, where everyone is still affected by the fallout of what happened to Jennifer and her five children.

I’m fairly certain I will never part with this book. It parallel’s my own life experience with the exception that I got to live, sadly Jennifer has never been found (but with technological advances, one day we will know).

My heart breaks for Jennifer and her five children. 💔


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[Kätzchen]

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I am reading a book by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Atmosphere.


Set against the backdrop of the 1980s NASA space program is a story about the extraordinary lengths of lesbian love… It captures your mind from the very beginning and I’m going to finish reading it tomorrow.


LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/books/review/taylor-jenkins-reid-interview-atmosphere.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

[cinnamongrrl]

I’m currently reading American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche.
It’s difficult to hear some of these things even now, but the entire book is about perseverance and the tenacity of all the people involved with recovery after the terrorist attack.
The author, from what I understand, was a journalist at that time and was invited along to view the ruins with the engineers who were tasked with asserting the stability of the remaining structure in order to safely demolish or salvage what was left.
Engineering in general has become a huge interest of mine of late. Witnessing the post Helene reconstruction has given it a whole new dimension in my mind.