When you are coming back to reading after a long absence or starting to read for pleasure for the very first time, trying to answer…
Category: Blogs
Blogs by either Haddi or Hannah containing multiple books and recommendations
For the Love of Nonfiction
I relished stepping outside my “comfort zone.” No, I’m not a particularly daring person, nor do I find any particular pleasure in discomfort. As I…
Top 5 Reasons to join a Book Club today!
Early in 2020, Hannah, and I started a book club. The original idea was to host the meetings in person but that quickly switched to…
Agatha Christie: A Resurgence!!
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of mystery literature! I regularly read, review, and post about mystery books and I’m happy to…
Eight Days with Three Books
I look forward to my silent retreat every single year. A time to disconnect from the world and all my various roles within it and…
What Do We Really Know?: Reflections on the Antiracist Book Festival
“I circled right…back to the questions that science does not ask, not because they aren’t important, but because science as a way of knowing is…
Reflections: #antiracistbookfest 2022
I know…that’s a big stack of books but nonetheless, I am grateful that Hannah found the #antiracistbookfest last spring! We both attended last April and…
Honoring Poetry: The Language of the Soul
My love affair with poetry began young. So young in fact I don’t actually remember which teacher it was who first read Shel Silverstein’s iconic…
Becoming: A Journey with Black Feminist Writers
Self-reflection is a daily hobby, habit and Haddi would probably say, obsession for me. If I take the time to tie that process to my…
The Great Escape: Victorian Mystery Recommendations
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