The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Another “why did I wait so long??” book, courtesy of the Evanescent Evin! I do tend to pithily categorize any number of books as Tamora Pierce but with/for x, but it’s always meant as a true compliment to a woman who I think was doing the work many years before it became hip to do so. So in that … [Read more]
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
CW: as you might imagine, a lot I don’t think anyone is going to read or not read this book based on reviews by this point. Either you are receptive to the ideas that Hannah-Jones is about to lay out for you in helpful detail and with inescapable logic, or you think that she’s a proto-terrorist … [Read more]
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
CW: there are a lot here, it is a book about both the Black experience in the US from the days of human slavery to modern times and colonial Ghana so like, you may fill in the blanks I really don’t know why this book took me so long to pick up! (This is a sentiment that will be repeated a few … [Read more]
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe
There is no one who isn't the audience for this book. If you're interested in science, there's a lot of it in here. If you don't know much science, you can skip some of the more technical elements of the book and just get the high level takeaways. If you're scientifically inclined, you can luxuriate … [Read more]
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch
Amongst Our Weapons is the 9th full length novel in the Rivers of London series and as per usual is definitely not the place to start if you haven't read any of the books yet. (If you haven't they are very good so head back to book 1 and pick it up!). And if you're wondering why I've titled this … [Read more]
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey by Margriet Ruurs
While the story presented in Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey, is fantastic it is the art that really blew me away. It is an experience book that you must experience on your own, without any real background, to fully understand the delicateness of it all. Margriet Ruurs found the artwork … [Read more]
