Kennedy Ryan is to Black romance on the page what Issa Rae is to Black romance on TV. I *loved* this Hollywood love story that doubles as a love letteKennedy Ryan is to Black romance on the page what Issa Rae is to Black romance on TV. I *loved* this Hollywood love story that doubles as a love letter to the Harlem Renaissance. ...more
Our summer read for that鈥檚 a tremendous work of historical fiction鈥攐ne that went a direction I didn鈥檛 see coming. Now I cannoOur summer read for that鈥檚 a tremendous work of historical fiction鈥攐ne that went a direction I didn鈥檛 see coming. Now I cannot WAIT to talk to author Nancy Johnson about it鈥oin us on Zoom on July 15!
Finished Julia Whelan鈥檚 debut in time for its Netflix adaptation premiering Aug. 1鈥� a 鈥渕aja weepa鈥� (to famously quote Jude Law in "The Holiday"), so hFinished Julia Whelan鈥檚 debut in time for its Netflix adaptation premiering Aug. 1鈥� a 鈥渕aja weepa鈥� (to famously quote Jude Law in "The Holiday"), so have your tissues ready if you pick up this heartfelt academic-inspired romance!...more
This was such a ZANY read 鈥� like if the cast of "Little Miss Sunshine" invited The Dude from "The Big Lebowski" on a cross-country road trip (with a cThis was such a ZANY read 鈥� like if the cast of "Little Miss Sunshine" invited The Dude from "The Big Lebowski" on a cross-country road trip (with a cameo from the alligator in "Happy Gilmore"!) ...more
This book is such a powerful testament to how psychedelic therapy can help reveal buried childhood traumas. A memoir that I know I鈥檒l still be thinkinThis book is such a powerful testament to how psychedelic therapy can help reveal buried childhood traumas. A memoir that I know I鈥檒l still be thinking about, months removed from my reading experience of it (wonderfully narrated by the author on audio) this spring. ...more
This memoir is SUCH a powerful read鈥攖he kind of book you want to pick up if you, or someone else you know, has suffered a sudden loss and are seeking This memoir is SUCH a powerful read鈥攖he kind of book you want to pick up if you, or someone else you know, has suffered a sudden loss and are seeking comfort in the words of someone else who intimately knows grief.
What's crazy to me is, I picked this one up myself based on the strength of reviews shared by several trusted friends who raved about it. Only when I was pages into the book did I realize Brooks' husband was the late writer Tony Horowitz, whose books my husband loved.
Parting thought: This book is best consumed via audio, with Brooks delivering the narration in her Aussie accent that, decades removed from living in her home country, she still clings to. She once told a publication, "I鈥檒l never lose that. It鈥檚 too deeply embedded." As a reader who very much enjoyed listening to her, I say that's a good thing! ...more
There came a moment while listening to John Green鈥檚 newest book on audio this spring where I thought, 鈥淵eah, FOR SURE, I would listen to this man narrThere came a moment while listening to John Green鈥檚 newest book on audio this spring where I thought, 鈥淵eah, FOR SURE, I would listen to this man narrate anything, including the phone book.鈥�
Lucky for me鈥攁nd all his other fans鈥攖hat instead of names from that forgotten tome, John read to me the fascinating history of TB (aka, consumption鈥� aka, the world鈥檚 deadliest infectious diseases). This is one of those books custom made for discussing at parties (鈥淒id you know tuberculosis gave us the cowboy hat?!), filled as it is with so many tidbits of trivia that only a genius like John could compile and make come to life as brilliantly as he does.
Add to this the story of Henry Reider (the young West African who introduces John to the ravaging effects of TB鈥攁 narrative that reads like a real-life version of one of John's heart-wrenching YA novels) and you鈥檒l understand why this was a full-on, six-star read for me....more
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