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Non-fiction books read in the first half of 2024

Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly

The Entrepreneurial State, by Mariana Mazzucato

The Myth of Persecution, by Candida Moss

The Scythian Empire, by Christopher I. Beckwith

Sensational, by Kim Todd

Survival of the Friendliest, by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods

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Amanda Gorman, Amoako Boafa, Angela Bassett, Idris Elba, Jeymes Samuel, King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Marcel Desailly, Margot Lee Shetterly, Naomi Campbell, Prince Gyasi, Teyana Taylor, Tiwa Savage & Young Prince | Pirelli Calendar 2024 | Prince Gyasi | December 2023

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*Hidden Figures (2017, by Theodore Melfi)

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Black History Month -- Katherine Johnson

I originally wrote this post on February 24, 2020, the day of Katherine Johnson’s death, and have not reprised it since, so today I’d like to share it again, for she broke barriers for both Black people and for women! Katherine Johnson died today at the age of 101.  When the ‘breaking news’ flashed across my screen, I was working on a different post, but I quickly switched gears.  Some of you…

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Book Review(Book Club) Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly

Post by: Jessica Book Club Book Title: Hidden Figures By: Margot Lee Shetterly Cover: The cover is fine. I don’t love it, don’t hate it. It’s a bit plain with just the photo on it. I think the photo could’ve been bigger and the colors a bit more interesting. That said, I hate that there is a movie cover! This book is nothing like the movie and should not be advertised as such. It’s a book and…

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Book Review(Book Club) Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly

Post by: Jessica Book Club Book Title: Hidden Figures By: Margot Lee Shetterly Cover: The cover is fine. I don’t love it, don’t hate it. It’s a bit plain with just the photo on it. I think the photo could’ve been bigger and the colors a bit more interesting. That said, I hate that there is a movie cover! This book is nothing like the movie and should not be advertised as such. It’s a book and…

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Black history month

book reviews

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2025 TBR

I was tagged by @allwaswell16 @evilovesyou and @chaotic-bells to do this. Thank you for including me!

Honestly, there are so many books I want to read I’m not sure where to start. I guess I’ll go with what I am Currently reading:

27 Hours by Tristina Wright- only just started it but I know it was meant to be a series that was never finished.

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven - borrowed from a friend. It starts off a little dry and wordy for my taste and is described as Lord of the Flies (which I hate in all it’s incarnations) meets Battle Royale (which I haven’t read, but enjoyed the movie for). We’ll see if I finish it.

The Forgotten Earth by Brilynn O’Neal - An ARC I got from the author. It’s enjoyable so far, without being too heavy on the world-building. Officially on sale February 5th.

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney- Reading for a book club. Not typically my kind of book because I don’t usually enjoy wanting to slap every single character for their dumb decisions the entire book. It’s not too bad yet, I’ve only had thoughts of drive-by-slappings twice.

The Pact by Jodi Picoult - Reading for a different book club. This book club runs on themes. This time we’re all reading different books by the same author. Jodi Picoult usually tackles extremely tough subjects. This book is about a death pact gone wrong. It felt the least traumatizing option of the ones I have to talk about, so that’s why I picked it.

In Every Generation by Kendare Blake - Takes place in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe but with kids from the next generation. Oz is back to care for his werewolf nephew, Spike is a Watcher, Buffy might be dead, and Willow is a mom who’s daughter is the next slayer (and also a witch). It’s basically fanfic, which we all know I love.

Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller - takes place in a VR World, but the stakes are higher. If you’re into anime, it kind of reminds me of Sword Art Online.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner - this one’s a re-read. I read it ages ago but I have to remind myself what I read before I can go further in the series. They made Thomas a little more likeable in the movies. (Or maybe I’m just biased because it’s Dylan O’Brien.)

Hidden Figures (Young Reader’s Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly - I did not pick the young reader’s edition, it’s just the one I found in a bargain bin. Maybe a different version will read better, this one reads kind of like an encyclopedia article. Still interesting though.

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard - Sequel to Red Queen, which I enjoyed. It’s kind of strange because when I put it down, I don’t really look forward to picking it back up, but when I am reading it, I always get easily drawn back in.

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen- This is my first Sarah Dessen book despite owning at least three (maybe 4). I love the cover, and it’s got this feeling that all my favorite fic writers are so good at conveying maybe without even meaning to. There’s this kind of coziness that kind of lingers in the pages, even when it’s talking about something difficult. Idk what it is, but it keeps me excited about going back to it.

A Million Suns by Beth Revis - Sequel to Across the Universe. This is kind of like Glass Sword where it doesn’t call me back to it but still sucks me in when I’m reading. But with more sci-fi.

You may be asking, why do you read like you’re running out of time? Well, my friend, that would be because my actual TBR is never-ending, and I want to read them all. I get so excited just looking at my bookshelf, knowing there are so many worlds I get to explore.

I tag @laynefaire @londonfoginacup @seananmcguire @movieexpert1978 @gaycousinlarry @somethingwittyorother .

And if you’re wondering, here is what this chaos looks like (the actual bookshelf is three stacks deep, with piles of books on the floor on both sides):

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December 2023 wrapup

According to thestorygraph, December was my worst month in terms of ratings.... oops. It might be because I didn't pick them all - I'm doing a project at work where my students can read whatever they want and I'll read it too and talk about it with them, and our reading tastes just don't align super well.... My favorite reads in December where definitely ones I picked myself!

not pictured: King of Wrath by Ana Huang

favorites of the month: Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson, The Madman's Gallery by Edward Brooke-Hitching

nonfiction of the month (3): Foxes Unearthed by Lucy Jones, The Madman's Gallery by Edward Brooke-Hitching, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

classics (1): Orlando by Virginia Woolf

poetry (1): Von drauß' vom Walde komm ich her... Die schönesten Weihnachtsgedichte' edited Mareike von Landsberg

graphic novel (0): I just noticed that I didn't read a graphic novel this month, oops....

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Hermione Granger: An Inspired Reading Recommendations List

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky

The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by J.K. Rowling

A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

The Book Thief by Markus Susak

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Anne Of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

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Library Haul:

Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

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Amanda Gorman & Margot Lee Shetterly | Pirelli Calendar 2024 | Prince Gyasi & Alessandro Scott | December 2023

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Changes in the Family Since WWII

Women in the Workplace

The second half of the twentieth century may someday be described by historians as an era of change that compares to the Millenium or the Protestant Revolt.  The changes were many, in every facet of society, and they left no one unaffected, including Catholics and the Church.  Here I will give just a few examples of changes that affected the lives of American Catholic families in particular.  The list is demonstrative, not exhaustive.

During WWII women, whose husbands were at war, left their homes and replaced their husbands in factories across the country, making needed machinery, munitions and supplies for the war effort.  Collectively they became a cultural icon known as “Rosie the Riveter.”  After the war, these same women returned to their homes, took up their traditional roles as homemakers and, along with the husbands, helped to fill the country with children, over 68,000,000, who would come to be known as the Baby Boomer generation. 

However, the door had been opened for women in the workplace and two wage earners in the family.  Offices and factories would no longer be solely the domain of men.  For just one example, there is a compelling non-fiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly called Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race that documents the contributions of black women working as mathematicians at NASA in completing the first successful US space flight orbiting the earth.[1]  Today, over half the households in the US have two wage earners,[2] which has resulted in over 12,000,000 children under the age of five in daycare.[3]  Families are hiring institutions to raise and form their children, institutions that often do not share the values of the families that have entrusted them with their children.

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💜 Books for Women's Day 2024 💜

🦇 Welcome to March, my beloved bookish bats. It's Women's History Month AND Women's Day! To celebrate, here are a few books that highlight powerful, courageous women -- both throughout history and across our favorite fictional realms. These women have contributed to our history, shaping contemporary society with bold, outspoken, badass moves. Let's celebrate and champion these voices by adding more female-focused stories to our TBRs!

❓QOTD Who is your favorite female fictional character AND real-life heroine?

❤️ Fiction ❤️ 💜 The Power - Naomi Alderman 💜 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood 💜 The Vibrant Years - Sonali Dev 💜 Red Clocks - Leni Zumas 💜 Conjure Women - Afia Atakora 💜 City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert 💜 A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum 💜 Of Women and Salt - Gabriela Garcia 💜 Circe - Madeline Miller 💜 Song of a Captive Bird - Jasmin Darznik 💜 The Women - Kristin Hannah 💜 The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 💜 The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison 💜 Women Talking - Miriam Toews 💜 Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly 💜 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

💜 Young/New Adult 💜 ❤️ Loveboat Reunion - Abigail Hing Wen ❤️ Realm Breaker - Victoria Aveyard ❤️ Only a Monster - Vanessa Len ❤️ This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi ❤️ Serpent & Dove - Shelby Mahurin ❤️ I’ll Be The One - Lyla Lee ❤️ Squad - Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Lisa Sterle ❤️ These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong ❤️ The Box in the Woods - Maureen Johnson ❤️ The Wrath & the Dawn - Renee Ahdieh ❤️ You Should See Me in a Crown - Leah Johnson ❤️ A Sky Beyond the Storm - Sabaa Tahir ❤️ Nimona - N.D. Stevenson ❤️ Legendborn - Tracy Deonn ❤️ Blood Scion - Deborah Falaye ❤️ Not Here to Be Liked - Michelle Quach

❤️ Queer ❤️ 💜 Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertalli 💜 The Fiancée Farce - Alexandria Bellefleur 💜 One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston 💜 The Henna Wars - Adiba Jaigirdar 💜 Girls of Paper and Fire - Natasha Ngan 💜 Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake 💜 A Guide to the Dark - Meriam Metoui 💜 She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan 💜 Written in the Stars- Alexandria Bellefleur 💜 Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir 💜 Gearbreakers - Zoe Hana Mikuta 💜 You Exist Too Much - Zaina Arafat 💜 Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker 💜 The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon 💜 She Gets the Girl - Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick 💜 The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri

💜 Non-Fiction 💜 ❤️ The Secret History of Wonder Woman - Jill Lepore ❤️ Girlhood - Melissa Febos ❤️ Our Bodies, Their Battlefields - Christina Lamb ❤️ The Radium Girls - Kate Moore ❤️ Twice As Hard - Jasmine Brown ❤️ Women of Myth - Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy ❤️ Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls - Lisa Robinson ❤️ Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship - Kayleen Schaefer ❤️ The Book of Gutsy Women - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton ❤️ The Underground Girls of Kabul - Jenny Nordberg ❤️ Feminism Is for Everybody - Bell Hooks ❤️ Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez ❤️ The Women of NOW - Katherine Turk ❤️ Eve - Cat Bohannon ❤️ We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ❤️ Bad Feminist - Roxane Gay

❤️ Memoirs ❤️ 💜 Mom & Me & Mom - Maya Angelou 💜 Crazy Brave - Joy Harjo 💜 Reading Lolita in Theran - Azar Nafisi 💜 I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy 💜 Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner 💜 The Soul of a Woman - Isabel Allende 💜 See No Stranger - Valarie Kaur 💜 They Call Me a Lioness - Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri 💜 Becoming - Michelle Obama 💜 Bossypants - Tina Fey 💜 My Own Words - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 💜 I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai 💜 Finding Me - Viola Davis 💜 Return - Ghada Karmi 💜 Good for a Girl - Lauren Fleshman 💜 The Woman in Me - Britney Spears

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NOW READING: Casket of Souls - Lynn Flewelling

Books Read in 2024

January

No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy Letters From Palestine - Ghassan Abdullah, Kenneth Ring True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World - Adolphus Greely Memories of the Andes - José Luis Inciarte Kick at the Darkness - Keira Andrews Fight the Tide - Keira Andrews The Terror - Dan Simmons What Lies in the Woods - Kate Alice Marshall The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne The Manson Women and Me - Nikki Meredith

February

A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes Farm Boys - Will Fellows The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien Reforged - Seth Haddon The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien Autobiography of Red - Anne Carson The Absolutist - John Boyne The Origin of Others - Toni Morrison Black Gun, Silver Star - Art T. Burton The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien

March

The Magpie Lord - KJ Charles Dead Wake - Erik Larson He Who Drowned the World - Shelley Parker-Chan Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly Ocean’s Echo - Everina Maxwell I Had to Survive - Roberto Canessa The Luminous Dead - Caitlin Starling Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir In the Hurricane's Eye - Nathaniel Philbrick

April

A Certain Hunger - Chelsea G Summers The Sunshine Court - Nora Sakavic Steal the Sky - Megan O'Keefe The Indifferent Stars Above - Daniel James Brown The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien RHatO vol. 1: Dark Trinity - Scott Lobdell RHatO vol. 2: Who is Artemis? - Scott Lobdell These Fleeting Shadows - Kate Alice Marshall

May

I Am Still Alive - Kate Alice Marshall Bunker Hill - Nathaniel Philbrick Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee - Dee Brown Batman: A Death in the Family Ordeal by Hunger - George R. Stewart Luck in the Shadows - Lynn Flewelling Thunderstruck - Erik Larson Stalking Darkness - Lynn Flewelling

June

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Feed Them Silence - Lee Mandelo The Splendid and the Vile - Erik Larson River of Teeth - Sarah Gailey Manhunt - Gretchen Felker-Martin Traitor's Moon - Lynn Flewelling Dragon Age: The Silent Grove - David Gaider Incident at Gunn Point - Ralph Cotton

July

Endurance - Alfred Lansing The Woods All Black - Lee Mandelo Shadows Return - Lynn Flewelling The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown

August

The White Road - Lynn Flewelling What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia - Elizabeth Catte The Demon of Unrest - Erik Larson In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson Road to Surrender - Evan Thomas Camp Damascus - Chuck Tingle Taste of Marrow - Sarah Gailey Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann

September

The Wager - David Grann Leeward - Katie Daysh The Devil to Pay - Katie Daysh All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque The Nightland Express - JM Lee Tombstone - Tom Clavin We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

October

Unspeakable Things - Jess Lourey No One Can Know - Kate Alice Marshall Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes The Summer of 1787 - David O. Stewart Time is a Mother - Ocean Vuong The Foxhole Court - Nora Sakavic The Raven King - Nora Sakavic The King's Men - Nora Sakavic Strikeforce Vol.1 - Tini Howard

November

Strikeforce Vol.2 - Tini Howard The Sunshine Court - Nora Sakavic The Queen's Starfire Throne - Hailey Turner Local Woman Missing - Mary Kubica She's Not Sorry - Mary Kubica Elite Capture - Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò TGCF vol.1 (manhua) - MXTX TGCF vol.2 (manhua) - MXTX The Message - Ta-Nahisi Coates This Town Sleeps - Dennis E. Staples On Tyranny - Timothy Snyder

December

Saezuru 0-8 - Yoneda Kou The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie The Time Machine - HG Wells