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Tag: Non-fiction

World War II novels
Book Clubs, Books Posted onMarch 18, 2018April 30, 2019

Book Clubs :: WWII Novels

There is a rash of World War II literature. In our last book club annual selection long list, there were enough books that had we […] 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

Podcast, Things I Love Posted onJuly 27, 2017July 24, 2018

Love :: Podcasts

It’s been years since I’ve written a “Things I Love Thursday” post. But because podcasts have become my new drive-time favorite, significantly reducing the number of […] Read More

Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onJuly 22, 2017October 13, 2017

Book Clubs :: Year End Wrap Up for 2016-17

I’m a little late, but I’ve just finished the wrap up of our book club’s 2016-17 reading year. We started doing something a little different […] Read More

Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books, Featured Posted onApril 28, 2017October 8, 2017

Book Clubs :: SOC Sistas Long List 2017-2018

It’s that time of year when my book club is making its selection for the 10 books it will read in the upcoming year. We […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books Posted onJanuary 8, 2016July 24, 2018

Book Review :: Shattered Dreams

Nothing like a book called Shattered Dreams to start out the new year, huh? 🙂 Well, we all have them. Larry Crabb’s book Shattered Dreams: God’s […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onDecember 31, 2015July 13, 2016

Book Review :: Best Books from 2015

I accomplished a first in 2015 – finishing 100 books. Most years, I read about 65. A few times I’ve topped out near 85, but this year […] Read More

Book Clubs, Books Posted onMay 8, 2015December 28, 2015

Book Clubs :: SOC Sista 2015-16 Short List

This is it! Below are the books my book club will be reading June 2015 – May 2016! Go Set the Watchman by Harper Lee […] Read More

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