Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Self-portrait in black and white: unlearning race, by Thomas Chatterton Williams

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  This book opens with the author describing the drive to the hospital in France where his white French wife gave birth to their first child...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

The daughters of Cain, by Colin Dexter

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  In the 11th Inspector Morse mystery, an Oxford don has been stabbed to death and Inspector Morse has been brought in to work on the case a...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Fresh water for flowers, by Valerie Perrin

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  I enjoyed this novel about a woman (Violette) who was orphaned as a child and lived with a series of foster parents. At 17, she's work...

Rental person who does nothing: a memoir, by Shoji Morimoto

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  When author Shoji Morimoto decided to change careers, he struggled to find the perfect fit. After leaving an unsatisfying career in a co...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Lessons in chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus

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  I really enjoyed this novel about a 1950s woman chemist who struggled against misogyny and bigotry in her education and career. She is a f...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Some people need killing: a memoir of murder in my country, by Patricia Evangelista

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  Reporter and filmmaker Patricia Evangelista provides an upfront view of the war on drugs brought by former Filipino President Rodrigo Du...
Monday, September 25, 2023

Horse, by Geraldine Brooks

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  I really enjoyed this book by Geraldine Brooks. She uses a style that was successful in People of the Book, writing from several viewpoint...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Rotten evidence: reading and writing in an Egyptian prison, by Ahmed Naji

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  In this engrossing memoir, Egyptian journalist Ahmed Naji shares his nearly year-long experience in prison after his conviction for viol...