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…
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Historical Fiction – Book List
So, this month, Hannah and I read historical fiction for our Biblio Talk genre read and since it’s one of my all-time favorite genres I…
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…
Book Review: The Romanov Empress
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna – C.W. Gortner Lately, I’ve been on an Imperial Russian history binge and I do love…
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.…
The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
The Barbizon – Paulina Bren When I picked up this book at the library I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had never heard of…
Top 5 Non-Fiction (List #2)
As promised here is the 2nd Edition of my Top Non-Fiction from 2023. Last week I put together a list of Herstory, this week the…
Book Review: The Dictionary of Lost Words
The Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams I didn’t know what to expect from this book but I had heard good things about it…
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…
2023: Top 5 Non-Fiction (List #1: Herstory)
When I went back and reviewed my reading list from 2023 I just couldn’t limit my non-fiction list to only a Top 5…so I expanded…