#SchoolSpirit
There are many more but here are three books of #Essays that I particularly enjoyed & made me think.
#SchoolSpirit
There are many more but here are three books of #Essays that I particularly enjoyed & made me think.
#ReadingResolutions #memoirmonday
I ❤️a good memoir. These are the last six memoirs that I've read or listened to. True, Jenna Fischer's is more of a guide for new actors-but there are enough of her personal stories that it leans to memoir. So we have award-winning feminist actress, astronaut, teenage true crime witness, teenage true crime witness/cult member, chef & television star/comedic actress. A pretty good assortment & I enjoyed them all.
A fan of her acting, now I'm a fan of Christine Lahti's writing. This book of personal essays about her childhood, beginning a career & her life & career today, looked at through a feminist lens, is smart, honest, funny & touching. The 4-ingredient Cacio e Pepe is inspired by Lahti's advice on getting through a romantic scene with a co-star you can't stand-think of something you love like your dog or favorite pasta dish...😍Review/recipe link👇🏻
#Aprella #HighForThis ?Eating diner (leftover vegan ramen) while starting this book I'm reviewing next week, I was contemplating what to use for today's prompt & I thought--actress, came of age in the late 60s-70s, describes herself as a "hippie-feminist"-she must have gotten high. I flipped through some of the essays & bingo!--I found a passage where she sets out to lose her virginity in college & 'smoked a joint' beforehand. My work is done! ?
#MarchIntoOz #SoundsOfThen??Playing catch up with this photo challenge. This #ARC of personal stories by Christine Lahti is #bookmail for an April book tour review. Whenever I see Lahti, I can't help but think of 1988's "Running on Empty" movie where she played River Phoenix's mom. The family is on the run from the parents' involvement in a protest bombing & sing "Fire and Rain in the film & when I hear the song, it sounds of then.❤️#nostalgia
A Twitter notification popped up on my phone that the actress Christine Lahti is now following me. Cool!-I'm a fan (Swing Shift, Running On Empty...) But it did take me a few minutes (and a look at her Twitter feed) to figure out why she'd follow me--I'm on a book tour to review her soon-to-be-published collection of essays in April. And yes, I followed her back! 😆👍