Welcome to Litsy!

This is the last paragraph in this extraordinary book about an extraordinary person, and an extraordinary editor, Judith Jones.She advocated for & published Anne Frank, Sylvia Plath, John Hersey, Anne Tyler, Julia Child, James Beard, Edna Lewis, Sharon Olds, John Updike,Madhur Jafrey, among countless others. Some might find this biography rather dry, but I found it fascinating. #NFNovember #FirstListen

"may we all receive the help we need to make our lives a bit more bearable"

This biography is so well put together. I loved the mix of straight autobiography sections mixed with different medias - transcripts of interviews Alice has given, a couple of poems, & photos. You can feel her anger at some of the systematic issues & also clearly see her humor & good graces.
A well balanced and interesting read.
#NFNovember @Bookwormjillk

#TodayILearned what a terrible leader Henry III was. That's probably why there aren't many films or books devoted to him. Still, I'm really enjoying Costain's Plantagenet series. It's very readable, even if some of the feelings and thoughts the author attributes to these real-life characters might have involved some guesswork.

#NFNovember @Bookwormjillk
#BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

This was like a bad train wreck I couldn't look away from! #NFNovember @Bookwormjillk

#weeklyforecast #NFNovember #seasonalcozies #November #Thanksgiving #librarybooks #MSfiction #historicalmystery #audiobook #serieslove2024

#NFNovember @Bookwormjillk

We are half into the month and I am half through my picked NF books! I feel like this month is going reall well for me.

Of the 4 I have read so far I loved The Facemaker, Think Men Who Hate Women is hard but necessary, The Art of Power fell a bit flat for me, and while Why FIsh Don't Exist was very good (4/5) I was really taken aback by the last quarter of the book.

4 more to go!

So ends this meditative, lingering experience, with this quote from Rumi. Appropriate for our current time. #NFNovember #book1

#bookreport
At various stages in reading the first 4 books, all #NFNovember
A library book mystery, a book I am reading with an ELL student, & the last 2 books I finished-Louise Penny reread & a historical fiction audiobook.
Week of November 10-16.

Read 152/218 in the Editor between last night & today. #NFNovember. Just started The Last Drop of Hemlock, library book, #serieslove2024 & only have 2 chapters left of An Altar in the World, but I am going to slowly savor each chapter. #NFNovember
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain