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My Reading Month: July
Hello everyone, For those of you new to this blog, welcome to my monthly reading update! Every month, I highlight some of my favorite reads – this can vary from an exceptionally good audio-book to something else that caught my fancy. I didn’t read a ton this month – I have been incredibly busy, and it has been really hot. There is something about high temperatures that just saps my interest in reading anything at all. However, I did manage to make it through some exceptionally great books this month, and I am excited to share them with you! Epic Fiction: Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh This is the…
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The Danger of a Single Story
I want to share a video with you today, by an incredible author, Chimemanda Ngozi Adichie, called The Danger of the Single Story. I find myself thinking a lot about it these days, as I watch people sling insults, accusations and straw man arguments at each-other over seemingly everything. I have a lot of thoughts about how this talk and these ideas could be integrated into the discord I see today, but for now, I will let Adichie’s voice shine.
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My Reading Month: February
Hello! I “slowed down” this month in terms of reading, mostly meaning I listened to a few more audiobooks, and made it through fewer actual books. This was because I hit a slump with a few books that were tough to get through, and because it has just been a busy month. I have also been struggling because the political events of the past few months have left me feeling very raw, particularly as I look at who the media and the powers that be seem to want to tell stories about, and how blatant that can be and still be considered to be acceptable. I will likely have more…
because stories are important
