Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime Black Klansman was published in 2014 and later turned into a movie. Ron Stallworth’s account never made it into my hands until I discovered it in a Little Library box at the park. Black Klansman, the true story of a black police officer – the first …
Eternal Optimism To be clear, I blame this book review on my eternal optimism, and not on Atul Gawande’s straightforward writing style. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End was, and was not, what I expected. Gawande provides important information that I think we all need to hear. Most of us want to …
Book Review I’m thrilled to bring you this book review and interview with award-winning author Cindy Eastman. The honesty of her latest book, True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver, is what I find most compelling. It is easy, during really stressful situations, to have negative thoughts. We become experts at pushing those thoughts down and …
“Words have not been invented to describe Auschwitz” (Finder 67). Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Knowledge of the Holocaust As a high school English teacher, Holocaust study was one of my favorite units …
Already Toast There are many reasons why I think reading this book, Already Toast, by Kate Washington is worthwhile, but I’m going to focus on two main points in this review. This book is a little heavy. It’s non-fiction and serious. The first time I picked it up I couldn’t focus on it. There were …
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Remembering & Honoring Our Soldiers I can’t say enough good things about this book. It is so easy for us to forget how fortunate we are to be …
Leave on the Shelf I usually don’t say this, but…please don’t buy this book. You may be like me and read the subtitle and think you are getting a book that will really educate you and help your child. This just isn’t the case. ADHD Raising an Explosive Child is a choice to leave on …
Tangled in the Net I read this book quickly, finishing it in one weekend. The language is not complex. It’s a fast read and would be described as an easy one, if the content wasn’t so heavy. Set in Nigeria, the author Chigozie Obioma strings a story called The Fishermen that’s hard to walk away …
I picked up the book my grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry from a shelf in the Miami airport. The title caught my eye right away. I had never read anything by Fredrik Backman, but this book looked special. The description on the back reads: “Elsa is seven years old and different. Her …
Advice from a Friend I recently read 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do and I couldn’t put it down. Amy Morin gives good advice but what I enjoy the most are the real-life examples she shares. Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, an instructor at Northeastern University, and a psychotherapist. You may feel …
