Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair Pablo Neruda I’ve been adding poetry back into my regular reading routine and where better to start than with Pablo Neruda, famed Chilean poet of love and revolution. This is actually one of his more scandalous collections. It’s a beautiful read and this version had both the…Read More
Literature
August Reading List
I’m finally back on my reading game! It feels good. These are the titles I dove into this month. Conjure Women Afia Atakora I really enjoyed this book by new author Atakora. Some people are already calling her the next Toni Morrison! This is the story of a Black mother and daughter duo told during…Read More
All She Wrote Books
Amazing news! All She Wrote Books, one of my favorite booksellers in Boston, has opened up a brick-and-mortar store in Assembly Row in Somerville. Christina who runs the shop actually managed to open during the pandemic. She’s amazing. All She Wrote Books is a feminist bookstore that highlights POC, queer, and female authors that aren’t always…Read More
July Reading List
Still searching for summer reading inspiration, but now that the library is circulating its collection again I think I can find it! Gingerbread Helen Oyeyemi I’ve loved Helen Oyeyemi’s previous books but unfortunately this one didn’t click with me. It’s a fantastical, abstract piece about a female refugee from a country no one can seem…Read More
May Reading List
Another slow reading month!! I guess I’ll just blame it on all the sewing I’ve been doing. Here are the fun titles I did get around to. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star! Afterlife Julia Alvarez I participated in a virtual author talk with Julia Alvarez hosted by…Read More
Little Free Libraries
I love Little Free Libraries! I’m an avid donator and groomer of both the LFL near me at the Massachusetts Historical Society and a LFL near my parents’ home in Hampton, NH. I think they’re a spectacular public resource and a real testament to community spirit. I wrote a piece for The Bay State Banner…Read More