Hidings in Plain Sight
We’re in quarantine, and what is there to do besides lots of TV, movies, online surfing, gaming, and reading. A couple of friends recommended the new book Hiding in Plain Sight, by Sarah Kendzior, a journalist,…
Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Eleven Leaves
The Talmud. You might have heard of it, you might not. I grew up knowing that it existed, but within the Reform and Conservative Jewish traditions, it’s not something we spend a lot of time…
The Book Stack #9
Forbidden Thoughts, editor Jason Rennie (2017). This book got a lot of play in the last year or so as “Milo” rose to (in)fame with his various political antics. And antics they are, watching him…
The Book Stack #6
Continuing with some more fantasy, and a bit of other…. My Tender Matador / Tengo Miedo Torero, Pedro Lemebel, September 2002, Translator: Katherine Silver Let’s start outside the realm of fantasy. I actually don’t remember…
The Book Stack #5
Okay, I’ve gotten way behind on this. I’m going to start with the last few rounds of fantasy series. I’m still working my way through this buzzfeed list. Peter V. Brett, The Demon Cycle Currently…
The Book Stack #4
The brunt of my reading over the last many weeks since my last post (and it actually started before that last post) was binge reading through Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files (April 1, 2000 – May…
The Book Stack #3
A selection of what I’ve been reading (minus, in general, food and cooking related books, which I tend to review separately, and over on my SaltShaker blog). Bacigalupi, Paolo (May 26, 2015) The Water Knife…
The Book Stack #1
A selection out of what I’ve been reading recently. They don’t really need an introduction. I like Charles Pierce’s writing, and he often hits the nail on the head. This book, Idiot America: How Stupidity…