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Tag: 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

In the Dark Podcast
Podcast, Things I Love Posted onAugust 16, 2018

Podcasts :: Recommendations, Part 2

I wrote a year or so ago about some podcast recommendations and how listening to them had cut into my time for audio books. This […] Read More

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Book Reviews, Books, Headline Posted onJuly 1, 2018July 6, 2018

Book Review :: The Great Alone

I had such high hopes. I’ve been reading Kristin Hannah for a long time – or maybe I should say, I’ve been listening to her […] 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, 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

Justice, Out and About Posted onMay 16, 2015December 31, 2015

Justice :: Nail Salons

Years before I heard Beth Cossin talk about human trafficking and the prevalence of it in nail salons, I contemplated the business viability of my […] 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
really liked it
When Rabbit Howls
by Truddi Chase

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