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I read 38 books in 2023 which is pretty normal, but I only reviewed 14 of them. What can I say, it was a strange year. A good percentage of the 38 books were re-reads (comfort reads) and some were new-to-me books in series that I stopped reading years ago. Here's more on that - … Continue reading The best books I read in 2023
Love what you love Van Gogh's Second Gift: A spiritual path to deeper creativity is one of my favorite books of the year. It's a look at the artist and his life, his paintings and philosophy, all through the lens of his own words. Van Gogh's cache of letters offers insights about himself, of course, … Continue reading The Gifts of Vincent van Gogh
In a world where you want to read more but can't find the time, remember the mighty novella. These slim stories can be just as profound, moving, and satisfying as regular-sized novels. Foster, by Claire Keegan, weighs in at less than 100 pages but it has subtle depth and power. Definitely worth your time and … Continue reading Foster by Claire Keegan
When you find an author you like do you keep tabs on them? There are some authors I can count on to publish a new novel every year or so and then there are those that I keep an eye on, googling occasionally in case they've written something new. I'll periodically go back to my … Continue reading Favorites, Old and New
With all the books in the world is it a sin to reread an old favorite? Answer: NO. It's been a while and it's not that I haven't been reading, I just haven't been reviewing. Maybe it's the fall or maybe it's the crop of books I can't wait to get lost in, but I'm … Continue reading Comfort Reading or What I did this summer
Originally published in the University of Florida's African Studies Quarterly: Volume 21, Issue 4, July 2023, pp. 84-85 https://asq.africa.ufl.edu/current-issue/ First published in France in 2020, Black is the Journey, Africana the Name is a scholarly examination of race, identity, and homeland. Professor Maboula Soumahoro asks what it means to be a Black African French woman, … Continue reading Black is the Journey, Africana the Name
Stephen King does it again. I feel like there are two types of people in this world: those who like Stephen King and those who think they don’t like him. If you’re not a fan it's probably because you tried one of his books and it scarred you / scared you for life. But here's … Continue reading Fairy Tale
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