The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Format used for this read: Audiobook) This was THE MOST entertaining audiobook I have EVER listened to, hands down. Here is a summary: “IT TAKES A GRAVEYARD TO RAISE A CHILD. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live…
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu & Douglas Abrams (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I just finished listening to the most beautiful book y’all. Here is a summary: “Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived…
Favored by Stephanie Higgins (Format used for this book—print- paperback–gifted to me by THE AUTHOR 😊) Okay so THIS book has been a much awaited read for me since the author is a friend/military spouse/Body&Soul sister, Stephanie Higgins! Here is a summary: “In the Kingdom of Talero, a young prince sets out on a dangerous…
Shameless by Nadia Bolz-Weber (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) The past few months I have intentionally been reading books to challenge the way I view my faith and Scripture and basically my whole being 🤣 I’m peeling back layers of beliefs I have held, what I have been taught, and why I see things as…
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I finished this book yesterday and I’m still sitting with many thoughts about it. Here is the summary: “Cora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood—where…
When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) This was our July pick for the book club I’m in (the sequel to last months choice “Next Year In Havana”) Here is a summary: “In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life—and heart—to take back her country in…
My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie (Format used for this read: Audiobook) When I was struggling thru Alexander Hamilton’s very long and very extensive biography (you can read about THAT dreadful adventure in reading here: https://brainglitterwithdani.com/alexander-hamilton/ ) my friend Jen recommended this as a much easier and much more fun read. THANKS…