Feminist Commentary… September International Days 1 Sep 202028 Aug 2020 September doesn't have quite as many international observances as August and July but they are just as important. As before, I don't have books for every single one, but am…
Comics… An Almost American Girl by Robin Ha 18 Apr 2020 An Almost American Girl is another Read Harder find, this time for task 4, a graphic memoir that just came out in January. It's about Ha's move to the US…
Herstory… Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen 21 Feb 202020 Feb 2020 I'm one of those people that will sit and talk anyone's ear off about food, especially my favorite restaurants over the years. I love the idea of food as a…
Herstory… Memoirs of 2019 23 Dec 20192 Dec 2019 Despite that I had a rather long hiatus toward the end of the year, there have been a lot of good memoirs this year. In case you missed any of…
Herstory… Voyages Through Time and Space: The Life of a Russian Psychic by Liliya Sariecheva, translated Robert Osland 16 Dec 20193 Oct 2019 It can be surprisingly complicated to find the memoir of a woman in translation that I can get through. That's not to say that those out there aren't good, but…
Herstory… How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson 9 Dec 201929 Nov 2019 The format and style of this memoir is a lot like Jacqueline Woodson"s brown girl dreaming. The particular setting and type of story is a little different but it's also…
Herstory… I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell 2 Dec 201929 Nov 2019 The very idea of a story in terms of near death experiences is incredibly interesting. There is so much to it. What do you consider to be a near death…
Herstory… Native American Memoir 25 Nov 20193 Oct 2019 There are few examples of American hypocrisy quite as good as the celebration of Thanksgiving. It's that time of year that all Americans look back fondly on that time when…
Herstory… From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein 18 Nov 20193 Oct 2019 Not only is this an intriguing title for a memoir, but I love the idea of reading about the White House experience from a point of view that we rarely…
Herstory… The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria by Samar Yazbek, translated by Nashwa Gowanlock and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp 12 Aug 20192 Aug 2019 I didn't really know what to expect with this book. I knew that there was conflict in Syria, that much is hard to miss, but I had no idea how…
