Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) The publication of Maya Angelou’s autobiography (which eventually took up seven volumes) was a real landmark in many ways. It was a frank and deeply personal exploration of the Black American experience, from the chaos following slavery to our own muddled times. It gave voice … Continue reading Classics Club: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Hooray, it’s Nonfiction November! This is a yearly event that a lot of us look forward to. The topic this week is Your Year in Nonfiction, hosted by Leann of Shelf Aware: Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions – What was your favorite nonfiction read of the … Continue reading Nonfiction November: My Year in Nonfiction
This month, I thought more about my reading goals and how I might plan to meet them. I’m really enjoying reading books representing various countries of the world and I’ve finished a few more this month. I managed to finish one nonfiction book this month — the excellent The Body Keeps the Score. I’m interested … Continue reading Month in Review: February 2020
December was a fantastic reading month! From my Classics Club list, I read Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and immediately had to go on to devour the sequels (three of them so far). This is an astonishing story that I can’t believe I never got around to reading before. I also … Continue reading Month in Review: December 2019
It is nearly the end of 2019, and thus time for my yearly list of books that I loved best during the year. Usually, if a book is good enough to be on this list, I try to review it. But this year I just did not have time to do all the reviews I … Continue reading Gems of 2019 and a blog break
It’s time for the Classics Club Spin! Club members pick 20 books from their list and number them. A number is chosen and then the challenge is to read that book by a certain date (October 31, in this case). Even though I no longer have an official target date for my Classics Club list, … Continue reading Classics Club Spin #21
In the words of its moderators, “The Classics Club was started on March 7, 2012 by a blogger who wanted to ‘unite those of us who like to blog about classic literature, as well as to inspire people to make the classics an integral part of life.’ She thought about several ideas but finally settled on … Continue reading Classics Club
The Emerald City Book Review Gem was awarded to my favorite books of the year in various genres and categories. Click on the links to go to my relevant posts. 2020 Releases Fiction: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Nonfiction: Inferno by Catherine Cho Other books I read in 2020: Historical Fiction: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent … Continue reading ECBR Gems
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