Author: borkali

Found this book in an adorable barn red free little library in Silver Springs, MD during my visit with fellow reader Gina just a few days ago. It is a “kids book” in the sense that the level of writing is inclusive of younger ages and those with limited reading ability. The book is a

Since the challenge started I have been reading this book and was hoping to write about it once I finished it completely, but it’s all I’ve managed to pick up this week so here we are. Has anyone else read The Golden Notebook? I can’t exactly recall where I heard about it but so far

I learned about this book when I saw Jacqueline Patterson speak at UC Davis a few months ago. She spoke about environmental racism in the United States– demonstrating systematic inequality of minorities, especially those who are poor. She cited this book when referring to some of the issues related to access to insurance, as well

I bought this book when I was living in Central Pennsylvania and in my second or third year of ModPo. Julia Bloch is one of the wonderful people who is part of ModPo- the modern poetry MOOC some of us bloggers are a part of. I had paged through it a few times, but this

Well, I know when I started prepping for this session I said I was aiming to avoid reading white male authors, but here I am reading The Cay for the first time– how didn’t I learn about this children’s book when I was young? I read so prolifically and so widely my entire childhood– I feel

Kate always gives me good books to read. So far I can recall the RBG book, Oliver Sacks Gratitude and now this. There are probably more. Thanks K8 the GR8! I loved reading this book, which is a series of her blogs put into print. I very much identify with lots of ideas Ursula throws out–

I was ambitious when I reached out to the group and had thought I might be able to get a reading list from people around me. That never happened! I have no stack- I am just diving into this reading session with zero planning. I picked up this book when I visited the Berkeley Art