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Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a …
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A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a …

A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a …
Wow, I wish I would have had this book as a teen. It would have helped me so much. A lot of the authors reflect on years of their youth and bringing them to present day. Truly heartfelt and inspiring stories with strong voices. The audiobook version is a treat as well with many of the authors reading their work. I’ve only read work by one of the authors, so I have a lot more to explore now. (I’m thankful to an editor of a journal I just had a piece published in for sharing reading recommendations with me when I asked her if what I wrote would be ok for the issue. Looking forward to reading her other recs as well!).
Wow, I wish I would have had this book as a teen. It would have helped me so much. A lot of the authors reflect on years of their youth and bringing them to present day. Truly heartfelt and inspiring stories with strong voices. The audiobook version is a treat as well with many of the authors reading their work. I’ve only read work by one of the authors, so I have a lot more to explore now. (I’m thankful to an editor of a journal I just had a piece published in for sharing reading recommendations with me when I asked her if what I wrote would be ok for the issue. Looking forward to reading her other recs as well!).
Content warning not spoiler just intense language of 1960s man describing menopause
This book gets into a bit of history of mostly men “studying” menopause [selling “cures”] and some of the quotes from this dipshit man in the 1960s are wow: “This transformation…into a dull-minded but sharp-tongued caricature…is one of the saddest human spectacles.” “…she is a focus of bitterness and discontent in the whole fabric of our civilization.” “No woman can be sure of escaping the horror of this living decay.”

In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and …

It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and …

In the marvelous third installment of Balle’s “astonishing” (The Washington Post) septology, Tara’s November 18th transforms when she discovers that …
…it no longer speaks of happiness or eternity, because everything speaks of what is lost.
— On the Calculation of Volume (Book III) by Solvej Balle, Sophia Hersi Smith, Jennifer Russell (On the Calculation of Volume, #3)

The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world’s first forensic ornithologist—Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved …

The future of storytelling is here.
Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career …

In the marvelous third installment of Balle’s “astonishing” (The Washington Post) septology, Tara’s November 18th transforms when she discovers that …

The future of storytelling is here.
Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career …
Wow, loved this! Too many things to list of why I loved this book. The audio book has some fun surprise treats as well. Also, I always love his acknowledgement section, especially as read by the author.