Though I’m certain it has already been articulated plenty over the last year, it bears repeating that words can offer us solace in difficult times. 2020 was a shit show on a global level, as well as a personal level, but reading provided me with a temporary escape—the knowledge of new perspectives, different lives. HereContinue reading “The 13 Best Books I Read in the Cursed Year of 2020”
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10 Books I Read by Kickass Women in 2017
So what if I cheated on my Goodreads book challenge and included two books I teach every year so I could meet my goal? Let’s face it, 2017 was rough. I said the same thing when I wrote about my top 10 reads of 2016 and I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but hereContinue reading “10 Books I Read by Kickass Women in 2017”
10 Books I Read to Educate Myself in 2016
2016 was a rough year for the world. But to say it was rough for marginalized groups in the United States such as the LGBTQ community, people of color, or women, is a massive understatement. Between the Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, a never-ending stream of police brutality, and the election of a president whoContinue reading “10 Books I Read to Educate Myself in 2016”
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