Book Reviews

By Jamie Shields and Celia Chartres-Aris  Published: 2025 I’ve been thinking about how to write this book review for a few days. Because its overall message and purpose is so important I am loathe to say anything critical about it. On the other hand, I think there can be some good conversations around this book…

by Erica Armstrong Dunbar Published 2017 America has always had a worshipful relationship with the first President of the United States. George Washington is THE founding father. He was called the father of his country, and almost 300 years later it still feels like America looks to him as the patriarch of note. Washington is…

Mark Twain, by Ron Chernow I have been madly in love with Mark Twain for a long time. Like people who were his contemporaries, I find his storytelling captivating. That’s how it started, anyway. Then I started learning more about him, and how he believed that laughter isn’t needed in Heaven because everyone is already…

By Kyla Scanlon, 2024 This book is rather far afield from my usual reading. It is also rather far afield from my interests, to be honest. I’m a smart woman but when you say the word “economy” or “economics” I feel like my IQ immediately drops 200 points. The information simply does not stay in…

Edited by Alice Wong. How do you know if what you are feeling is who you innately are or if it is a part of your disability? How do you navigate life when you are at the intersection of queer, disabled, and Black culture? What do you do when someone says to you, “It’s better…

Tiffany Yu seems to be everywhere. She is active on LinkedIn, she is active on Instagram (which is where I first found her), she does book tours in person, and she does rock climbing in person. Given this mega presence, it is not surprising that I also heard about her book when it came out.…