A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Paul, one of the Queen’s personal footmen, met Diana during one of her first visits to Balmoral Castle. And while it may have been fate that brought them together, they shared a strong bond that endured to the end of her life. Burrell…
The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman (Format used for this read: Audiobook) It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between, one presidential election was allegedly decided by Ross Perot while another was plausibly decided by Ralph Nader. Landlines fell to cell…
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World by Dan Koeppel (Format used for this read: Audiobook) In this fascinating and surprising exploration of the banana’s history, cultural significance, and endangered future, award-winning journalist Dan Koeppel gives readers plenty of food for thought. Fast-paced and highly entertaining, Banana takes us from jungle to supermarket, from…
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Format used for this read: Print–Hardback) “My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family.” Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era.…
My Life Growing Up Asian In America by CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) (Format used for this book: Print–hardback) A collection of 30 heartfelt, witty, and hopeful thought pieces on the experience of growing up Asian American, for fans of Minor Feelings. There are 23 million people, representing more than 20 countries, each with…
The Black Count by Tom Reiss By the author of the internationally best-selling biography The Orientalist, The Black Count brings to life one of history’s great forgotten heroes: a man almost unknown today yet with a personal story that is strikingly familiar. His swashbuckling exploits appear in The Three Musketeers, and his triumphs and ultimate tragic fate inspired The Count…
All The White Friends I Couldn’t Keep by Andre Henry (Format used for his read: Print–library book) A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with White people who deny the ongoing legacy of racism – and offers a proven path forward for Black people and people of color based on the…
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) I started this book back in the beginning of February and am only now just finishing it. It wasn’t because this book was super long that it took me longer than usual to get thru it…. It was because the…
Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles & Soong-Chan Rah (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) Before I begin my review, I want to take a moment to honor the host peoples of the land that I currently reside on now. Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage) Očhéthi…
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) This is my second time thru this extremely informative, extremely powerful and hugely impactful book. I read it the first time last summer. I learned and was convicted by so much in my first journey thru these pages…and the same thing happened…