Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“Finding people is a problem the Enlightenment was poised to solve.”

The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

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The Address Book is one of many published in early 2020 which likely suffered from a distracted world. Early 2020 was a rough time to publish and attempt to publicize a book. But thanks to lists of books you missed I’m glad this one came to my attention. Separately, recognizing Hollywood, Florida … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:55 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Weird Timing on This One

Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents by Jenny Wales

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Best for: There is only one audience for this one, and that audience is people who are planning to live in the UK long term. In a nutshell: Everything the UK government thinks one needs to know to become a citizen or permanent resident of the nation. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

A Librarian Hero Story Begins!

A Winter’s Promise: The Mirror Visitor Book 1 by Christelle Dabos

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Cbr14bingo Cold A Winter’s Promise is the first book in a YA quartet by French author Christelle Dabos. It’s 490 pages long, and I tore through it within a few days. Book #2 is already queued up and I’m hoping that the storytelling continues to keep me hooked in. Dabos has created a steampunk … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

A Guide to Create Your Idea of Family and Community

How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong

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How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community mixes anthropology and social justice activism to encourage the reader to examine what they really want their “community” to look like. Author Mia Birdsong shares stories from her network/community and from the many people she’s met … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Soul Taken

Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

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Well. I have been reading about Mercy Thompson for a really long time. The series has its highs and its lows. It felt like the last few books were really in the lows. I couldn't even take comfort in the Alpha & Omega books anymore because it just felt we were reading the same plot repeatedly. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:187 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: , ·


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