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Petite Series: L'impunité de Hélène Devynck
2022, Editions du Seuil SUMMARY: French version of Fox News sexual harrassment story in the USA (Roger Ailes), but without the firing,...

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Apr 25, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: In the Country of Others by Leila Slimani
Original title: Le pays des autres Part 1: War, war, war First published Editions Gallimard, 2020 SUMMARY: Book 2 of the historical...

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Apr 18, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère
2020, Emmanuel Carrère and P.O.L. éditeur SUMMARY: An adept of yoga, the author starts out on a journey to write a lighthearted book...

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Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
1996, Faber and Faber SUMMARY: Two Hindu "untouchables" Ishvar and Om move from their village to a big city in India and become friends...

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Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont
1994, Pantheon Books SUMMARY: A book about writing by a writer who generously shares her craft and insights, for anyone who wants to...

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Mar 28, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
SUMMARY: Jaouad, who learned she had cancer in her early twenties, writes about her valiant and life-changing fight against it, and the...

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Mar 21, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
2023, One World Publications Ltd SUMMARY: A descent into the dystopian hell of an authoritarian regime takeover in an imaginary city in...

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Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Petite Series: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Published 2023 SUMMARY: After being repeatedly mistaken for writer and conspiracy theorist...

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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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NEW! Petite Series
I've become addicted to posting almost every book I read, but am short on time due to other projects, so I've decided to do a series of...

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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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The Nigger Bible by Robert H. DeCoy
1967, Holloway House Publishing Co. About 30 years ago, I read The Nigger Bible by Robert DeCoy. The WHAT Bible? I think I'd better stop...

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Mar 7, 20242 min read
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Why Seonaid O'Connor Matters by Allyson McCabe
University of Texas Press, Music Matters series, 2023 In a tiny nutshell, Sinéad O'Connor (1966 - 2023) matters because she wasn't afraid...

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Feb 29, 20242 min read
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Black Gold of the Sun by Ekow Eshun
Searching for Home in England and Africa 2005, Penguin Brought up in Britain as the son of an expatriate Ghanaian dignitary, Ekow Eshun...

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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Hurricane Lolita, Véra Nabokov
2023, Editions de l'Herne translated by Brice Matthieussent SUMMARY: Véra Nabokov's previously unpublished journal (1958-1959),...

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Feb 15, 20241 min read
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Hope springs eternal
I love the expression "Hope springs eternal." To me it means: "It's not likely but possible, so you may as well keep hoping." As in: "I'm...

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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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Funeral Hair Fail
Hello readers, I've been busy working on a book about my mother and haven't had time to post. But I'm back, with a story in the form of...

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Jan 26, 20241 min read
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The Essential Dick Gregory
Amistad, 2022 Born into poverty in St Louis, Missouri, Dick Gregory (1932 - 1971) noticed he had a skill for being funny at a young age...

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Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Alas, Poor Lady by Rachel Ferguson
Jonathan Cape, 1937 Persephone, 2006 Interview with Susan Hudson kb: Sue, I loved reading this unique book you recommended. Summarize it...

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Dec 20, 20232 min read
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Blue Stockings
a play by Jessica Swale, 2013. What is a Blue Stocking? Answer here (be sure to unmute the video). Women who wanted to get an education...

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Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Drink wine with a robust heart
Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don’t skimp on colors and...

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Dec 7, 20231 min read
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Creativity Poll: Who said it?
"Creativity is a mysterious thing. It visits who it wants to visit, when it wants to, and I think that that, and that alone, gets to the...

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Dec 4, 20231 min read
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