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Category: Justice

Book Cover Native Son by Richard Wright
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020

Book Review :: Native Son

I first read Native Son in college. (That’s my copy in the photo.) And while I know I read it – there are highlights, notes […] Read More

Fight Systemic Racism BLM Fist
Blog Awards, Book Reviews, Justice Posted onJune 29, 2020June 30, 2020

Racial Equality :: Suggested Reading, Viewing, Listening

As our country comes face to face once again with systemic racism and the enormous gaps in race equality, many are turning to various forms […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onMay 24, 2019

Book Review :: The Dearly Beloved

Cara Wall’s debut novel The Dearly Beloved is the story of two couples, fresh out of college and newly married. The men have been assigned to […] Read More

A History of Loneliness
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onSeptember 10, 2018

Book Review :: A History of Loneliness

The History of Loneliness by John Boyne was an interesting book to be reading right now. Boyne is best known for The Boy in the Striped […] Read More

books for africa logo
Book Clubs, Books, Justice, Out and About Posted onJune 14, 2018July 6, 2018

Literary Volunteerism :: Books for Africa

A couple of times a year, my team at work volunteers with a different not-for-profit around Atlanta. Last month, we spent a morning with Books […] Read More

An American Marriage
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onMay 10, 2018June 8, 2019

Book Review :: An American Marriage

I’ve been mulling over this review of An American Marriage for a while, wanting to write it in a way that does it justice. To […] Read More

Fact of a Body Review
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Justice Posted onFebruary 23, 2018July 9, 2018

Book Review :: The Fact of a Body

I bought The Fact of a Body after hearing about it on the Literary Disco podcast*. My plan had been to give it my dad […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onFebruary 4, 2018August 7, 2018

Book Review :: The Ragamuffin Gospel

The Ragamuffin Gospel changed the way I think of God’s love. For someone who has been a Christian as long as I have, and for […] Read More

Book Reviews, Justice Posted onJanuary 14, 2018July 10, 2018

Book Review :: Where Do We Go from Here

Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community is the last book Martin Luther King, Jr. penned before his assassination in 1968. It’s a series of […] Read More

Justice Posted onOctober 14, 2015April 19, 2016

Justice :: Fair Trade

October is Fair Trade month! When I posted about justice earlier this year, I said that one of the points made to me was, if […] Read More

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Thunderstruck & Other Stories
it was amazing
Thunderstruck & Other Stories
by Elizabeth McCracken
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
it was amazing
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
by Ann Patchett
The Great Alone
liked it
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
really liked it
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Rabbit Howls
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When Rabbit Howls
by Truddi Chase

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