If you read one book this week
If you read one book this week
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If you read one book this week
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Ali Hazelwood drops treats for romance fans
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Don’t judge a book by its…plot
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We understand the hardships that come with creating new characters that feel real, writing a plot that isn’t full of…
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For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the
paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.
Original source: https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1119886246/gen-z-is-driving-sales-of-romance-books-to-the-top-of-bestseller-lists
What is culture, where does it come from and why does it change?
Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
Original source: https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119744968/from-cupcakes-to-private-jets-how-the-quest-for-status-drives-culture
A growing number of translated Japanese books have been released in the U.S. in recent years. There there are more than a dozen coming out this fall alone — including titles by emerging writers.
Original source: https://www.npr.org/2022/08/30/1119890551/5-translated-books-from-japan-to-soothe-battered-souls-this-fall
reporter Casey Parks’ first book,
Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery,
follows her attempts to uncover Roy Hudgins’ story while rediscovering her own along the way.
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The chaos and cruelty unleashed in late June by the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which wiped out a half-century of constitutional protections for the reproductive rights—and thus the equal citizenship—of women in America, have been well documented. The ruling quickly led to a patchwork quilt of abortion bans differing […]
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Readers revisit the pandemic and forced quarantine caused by COVID-9 in this captivating read, Hold, Please by Richard Hester. The author starts the book in the spring of 2020 – more specifically in March – when the world was hit with the seriousness of the virus we now know as COVID-19. From then on, we get a day-by-day report on what is happening in the world, the U.S., New York city, and in the home, mind and heart of the author himself. Even though Hester states in the beginning, that this book is his own experience; “What follows is my year and mine, alone”, as a reader we can relate to him and can find a sense of familiarity in the events we lived through.
The book was meant to be read as the days passed to serve as a safety net, as it was originally a bundle of Hester’s blog posts meant to help cope with quarantine for both the author and reader. This is a compelling memoir that comes at a critical time as we slowly escape from the clutches of the worst of the COVID-19 lockdown and try to return to our new normal lives. We’re now left to reflect on our experiences in the past couple of years and this book does a fantastic job of capturing the emotions we had during those harsh times. This book will forever be a reminder of the challenges we faced such as the pandemic, the murder of George Flloyd and the circus of the presidential election.
The author’s writing is reassuring, and I enjoyed how each chapter read like a journal entry both to educate and console the reader. This is a long book, but we had a long year in quarantine so there was much to observe and discuss. This is a thought-provoking memoir that will pique the interest of readers looking for a slice of life book that takes place during a historic time.
Hold, Please: Stage Managing A Pandemic is observant and well-written. Readers looking for a thoughtful look back, or a riveting memoir about an interesting person and how they handle a challenging situation, will find plenty to enjoy in Richard Hester’s contemplative memoir.
Pages: 578 | ASIN: B09TQ138MG
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