Minnesota Book Awards
I've read more in the past year than I have in 30+ because I'm retired and not spending thousands of hours grading and prepping for class(I'm on my tenth book this month at this point, just for an example). However, I'm ashamed to say that I wasn't deeply invested in...
Mysteries, mysteries, and EDUCATED by Tara Westover
Book recommendations: Educated, and some more mysteries
UBUNTU
When I studied South Africa for years, I learned about "Ubuntu." When I got to know South Africans, I experienced it. One of my students who traveled to South Africa with me got "Ubuntu" tattooed on her arm. I required all my students to read Mark Mathabane's book...
Deep Valley Book Festival
Today is the Deep Valley Book Festival. It's a free Zoom/Virtual festival. I forgot to post it here, but I've been listening since 9 a.m., and have already found it inspiring and helpful. https://www.deepvalleybookfestival.com/cabin-fever-schedule I'm part of a panel...
The Bear and the Wild Rose (Tom Jackson and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra)
The Bear and the Wild Rose https://calgaryphil.com/concerts/highlights/the-bear-and-the-wild-rose/ My daughter and son-in-law play in this amazing collaboration between the Tom Jackson Band (Canadian, First Nations/Indigenous) and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra....
“These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett
I'm not a big essay reader. I like to be sucked into a novel (it can also happen in a work of nonfiction) and get dragged by my heart all the way to the end of the book. I realized this about myself when I fell in love with Bobbie Ann Mason's In Country (read it...
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