...a Mexican, Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-95).... Her grandfather loved books, and in his house she taught herself to read and write Latin before she was five. Greek followed soon afterwards and as an adolescent she learned Aztec... she collected books and continued to educate herself....
Reading, she argued, should be a habit shared among women... 'we can perfectly well philosophize whilst cooking dinner'.
... the great Persian scholar al-Sahib ibn Abbad (d. 995). The Emir of Persia offered him the plum job of running the empire's most important province, Khorasan, but he declined on the grounds that it would take 400 camels to move his personal library.
...he encouraged the establishment of state libraries in Qom, Isfahan and Tehran, the latter containing 200,000 books.
pickLoved it! Some people in my book club didn‘t but it all worked for me: the accurate snapshot of life during early Covid/BLM, the ghost elements, the bookstore setting (that I now relate to even more) and the Indigenous focus. It was an unusual story with a distinct voice, and I will definitely read more of this author.
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1️⃣Spent the most fun weekend with my family celebrating my nephew turning 13 and my niece turning 9 2️⃣ October Baseball! Go Bluejays!! ⚾️💙 3️⃣ Silent Bookclub with my bestie last night 4️⃣ Coffee and Wine ☕️🍷 5️⃣ It‘s FRIDAY!!
pickThis book somehow manages to feel disjointed and yet cohesive. So many topics covered - the pandemic, Native American culture, George Floyd, incarceration, love, friendship, dictionaries. Skillful storytelling.
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pickI love how in small town cozies there's always the perfect coffee shop, bakery, book store, etc. I enjoy the fantasy. Reality is bank, post office, and a kwik stop.
On lots of fall themed reading lists. Actually takes place at the end of summer. Near the end there's jump to Thanksgiving for a chapter and then on to Epilogue the next summer.
"Summer made Hazel grumpy." Same Hazel, same. Sooo ready for cozy read by the fire weather. ???
Random book from our personal library.
Memoir by the co-founder of the famous Salt Lake City bookshop.
#justonemorechapter nearly finished this book 6️⃣ chapters read so far
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