Book 755: Eat A Peach – David Chang w/ Gabe Ulla
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would when I requested it.* I mean I knew I would enjoy it, because Chang’s philosophy on food (accessibility, universality) are things I identified with as...
View ArticleBook 761: Mediocre – Ijeoma Oluo
As soon as I heard that Oluo was releasing another book I immediately sought out a copy. I couldn’t wait until it was released so sought out a galley ASAP.* I will buy a copy as well, because she’s...
View ArticleBook 786: No Blanks, No Pauses – Shelly McNamara
When the publisher reached out to me about this I immediately knew I was going to say yes (even if it took me a few days to get around to telling them).* I’m always interested in LGBT individuals’...
View ArticleBook 803: Sixpence House – Paul Collins
This has been on my Kindle since February 2013 and really it should’ve stayed there. UGH. I distinctly remember purchasing it because it was about books and specifically takes place in Hay-on-Wye...
View ArticleBook 830: 10% Happier – Dan Harris
I honestly had zero expectations going into this book. During the pandemic my employer provided us free access to the 10% Happier app which I took advantage of and have used sporadically (really need...
View ArticleBook 861: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? – Jeanette Winterson
I picked this book up way back in November 2014 because I’d been hearing great things about it and remembered enjoying Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit in undergrad (and still languishing on my TBR...
View ArticleBook 865: The Secret to Superhuman Strength – Alison Bechdel
I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this one, I just knew I would absolutely read it as I’ve read everything else by Bechdel. I knew it was nonfiction and that it more than likely was going to...
View ArticleBook 913: Word Nerd – John D. Williams, Jr.
I have no idea where I stumbled across this book. At first, I thought it was The Allusionist or 99% Invisible podcasts, but can’t find any mention of it on their sites and there’s nothing on NPR, aside...
View ArticleBook 919: Dessert Can Save the World – Christina Tosi
Late last year, someone from Harmony Books reached out about Dessert can Save the World by Christina Tosi having seen I read David Chang’s memoir Eat a Peach.* Knowing that Tosi’s Milk Bar (which is...
View ArticleBook 926: Khabaar – Madhushree Ghosh
When the publicist reached out to me about this one, I wasn’t sure I had the capacity, but it was five months before it was published so I figured I’d make time!* That sort of happened. Khabaar was on...
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