I bought this to support the project, but did not expect so many of the stories to be innovative and striking. Even though some contributors do not normally write fiction, it‘s an interesting compelling collection.

Smart, funny, and ultimately hopeful

I decided to abandon this book at 23%. It is well written and engrossing, I just I‘m not in the right headspace for the sense of impending doom. If you‘re in the mood for a creepy historical, you would probably love this.

A murder mystery and several romances…a great pageturner!

At the advice of my physical therapist, I‘ve been reading a lot of books about the treatment of neuroplastic pain. This is one that was mentioned as an early text on the concept, published prior to the use of the term neuroplasticity.

Thought provoking and surprisingly funny.

This series is so good. A brilliant concept well-executed.

Such a good book. I will seek out more by this author.

This woman is brilliant and inspiring. I wish I had read this book 20 years ago, but I am gratified to have read it now. Highly recommend recommended.

This was recommended by my therapist and it‘s helpful for confronting and experiencing emotions.

The title of this play sums up the discussion my high school class had about the Crucible 40 years ago. I knew when I heard the name of it that I wanted to read it, and now that I have read it, I want to work on it. Fantastic.

Boarding school novels are a guilty pleasure, and this is a very good one. Some loose ends left untied, but I hear there will be a sequel.

Photo collage is in celebration of Clea‘s 3-month gotcha day. 💖

So good! Recommended by my therapist and it did not disappoint.

Image: parasol restoration by Mackenzie Privette

I am so glad I read this book, which was recommended on a book podcast. I would not have picked it up without the recommendation and it is fairly heavy emotionally and I wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone.

My aunt Mary was a quilter and a textile artist. She would have loved this book and I would have loved giving her a copy and hopefully discussing it with her someday. I felt like she was reading over my shoulder the whole time.

Such a great collection of poetry and prose

I will read anything this author writes.

Informative biography of a brilliant writer

I‘m all in on this series

A must read anyone with chronic pain.

A thorough biography of an inspiring American hero.

This is not a quick read. Every chapter has citations within the text and an endnote bibliography of worka cited. The information is fascinating but dense, and thankfully, the chapters are divided into subsections. I read it very slowly, one or maybe two subsections a day. If you are a visual person, it has excellent Infographics & photographs to augment the text.

I‘m on board for this series of novellas! This installment did not disappoint.

Image: my sweet rescue kitty Clea, who has been with us for a month now!

A Page-Turner mystery/thriller about a hiker lost on the Appalachian Trail. Several friends and acquaintances have hiked the AT and I appreciated the glimpses into what that experience might have been like for different kinds of folks.

Image: an antique work bonnet recently donated to the costume collection archive at my job

The best of the pop-cultural criticism essay collections I‘ve read of late.

This book changed my life. Recommended for anyone with MS but especially those who have been discouraged by physical therapy outcomes.

A collection of essays for liberal white millennial women who feel sheepish about their good-faith acceptance of the propaganda they were steeped in as children.

I found this book thought provoking and wistful. I am probably in a receptive frame of mind for it, being recently but not super recently bereaved. Recommend unless a loss is still raw for you.

Unexpectedly fun and enjoyable epistolary novel! I admit the title put me off, but then it was recommended by people whose opinions I trust and I‘m so glad I gave it a chance.

Another memoir I actually enjoyed.

What a fantastic piece of nature writing, exciting, informative, inspiring. Fascinating for all of the ecological information and the profiles of various people working to save various endangered rivers around the globe. Also a beautiful depiction of masculine friendship.

A fascinating collection of connected essays. So thought provoking and prescient.

Upon reflection, I‘m surprised to realize that I‘ve read quite a few grief memoirs. It feels odd to say, but this one is my favorite. Geraldine Brooks is such a talented writer.

I bailed at 63%. The character of the grandmother is such an abusive petty mean person that I couldn‘t watch her bully the rest of the characters anymore.

A great guide to cross-generational leadership.

Hilarious and informative. 6years old so probably outdated but a good overview of the difference technologies known collectively as AI. Surprisingly funny.

reread this because I‘m taking a class and compiling an essay collection. Just as fantastic and compelling as it was the first time.

Thought provoking. Glad I listened to the audiobook.

Wow, what a great essay collection! I read it because it was assigned reading for a workshop on writing an essay collection, and I‘m so glad I did.

Wow, what a great essay collection! I read it because it was assigned reading for a workshop on writing an essay collection, and I‘m so glad I did.

Enjoyed learning the inspiration for this book more than the book itself. Very melodramatic, felt like a first draft.

A solid crime mystery set at the beginning of the digital age in Silicon Valley. Impressed to learn in the word that this author wrote seven books on a laptop in a hammock during lockdown.

I am neither a linguist nor an etymologist, but I do like words, and I found this book fascinating and hilarious.

I wanted to love this more than I did. And honestly, I loved it until about the 50% mark and then it started to really go downhill for me.

Based on the cover blurb I thought it would be in my wheelhouse and it is. I‘m looking forward to the other books written in this universe with these sleuths and their progeny in other historical times.

I found this book compelling and readable full of flawed, but relatable characters. OK, there‘s one character who I think is supposed to be sympathetic but I absolutely couldn‘t stand her. A lot of misery in this story, but you know from the beginning how it‘s going to end and the book is about how everything gets there.

A narrative that is both informative and engaging. His respect for the Luddites' cause is evident, making this book a compelling read for anyone who has ever felt the ill-treatment of abusive bosses or the sting of technological displacement.

I did not expect to love this book, but I did. I also now want to read a lot more about tuberculosis, if you can believe that.

What an inspiring biography!

I knew this trans woman threw the first brick at the Stonewall riot, but I didn‘t realize she was a nationally known stage performer & such a driving force of community care networks for ostracized and demonized populations.

This author exhibits both kindness and transparency in portraying Marsha P Johnson, as a complex, generous, big hearted, and deeply mentally ill person.

Just based on the description, I would never have chosen to read this book. A man has a medical emergency and spends his protracted recovery, reflecting upon things that have happened in his life and literature that he loves? And yet, I absolutely loved the experience of reading it.