The war, death and human atrocities continue in Gaza. A bombardment that began on October 7th, 2023 rages on with a constantly rising death toll…
Author: Hannah Bergstrom de Leon
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Star Review As the war, genocide and humanitarian crisis rage on in Gaza, I continue to read a multiplicity of books, both fiction and non-fiction…
Black Love Stories
In honor of both Black History Month as well as it being Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d put together a list of Black Love Stories.…
Learnings of 2023
Every year I keep track of my books in a Google Doc that allows me to track a variety of demographics around my books. As…
Top 5 Non-fiction of 2023 – Hannah’s List
I am back this week with my favorite non-fiction reads of 2023. Now, it’s important to note, that I am a late bloomer when it…
Top 5 Fiction for 2023 – Hannah’s List
As 2024 begins, I am of course reflecting upon my reading of 2023 and after a lovely review down reading memory lane, I realized I…
Palestine Peace not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
This post is a long time coming. I finished “Palestine Peace not Apartheid” in late October and just haven’t been able to bring myself to…
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
– It Completes Me! I have a friend with whom I share very similar taste in books. Not everything she loves I love, or vice-versa,…
The Last American Man
– Itβs Okay Itβs not every day a skinny little, 271 page book leaves you deeply conflicted and wrestling both with what you enjoyed about…
Let’s Talk about DUNE
DUNE and I have a long relationship. I grew up on the 1984 film. My father was a fan of the original trilogy so I…