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The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
4.0
I love Sarah Silverman. A few things in here don’t hold up in 2019 but I loved spending a few hours with Sarah through this book.
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History by Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman
5.0
My spouse and I listened to this while driving across the country on our move from Chicago to the Bay Area in California. We adored listening to Megan and Nick’s love for each other, which inspired us to cherish our time travelling together even more. A true honor to sit in with these two for a few hours.
Highly recommend listening to this with your partner.
Highly recommend listening to this with your partner.
Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham
4.0
We loved listening to this book during our move to California. Lauren truly brings herself to her characters, and as huge GG fans, it was a joy to hear her relate them to us in this short little diddy. Reminded me much of Carrie Fischer’s work and relatable voice.
An Elegy for Amelia Johnson by Andrew Rostan, Dave Valeza
5.0
I cherished reading this book (written by a friend) about friendship, love, forgiveness, and time. A heart-felt expression of life and death with the whimsy needed to get you through them both.
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister
5.0
Definitely N. American-focused (I read with an international friend and it was hard for her to keep track of all of the historical figures in this one!) but a GREAT read if you're a woman in the workplace, home, or just walking around the streets in the U.S.
It was a balm for me in my current professional life. Grateful for Traister's intersectional lens of voices. The story would be utterly incomplete without it.
It was a balm for me in my current professional life. Grateful for Traister's intersectional lens of voices. The story would be utterly incomplete without it.
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
5.0
This is a really important book for white people to read (especially white women) because DiAngelo brings receipts. She gives case example after case example of the ways white people weather people of color during diversity trainings and "well-intentions." I suggest this book to (white) folks who struggle to understand the issue from an emotional/humanist standpoint and want concrete examples of how this work is important for (everyone's) everyday life.
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
4.0
While this novel won’t give you an overarching story you haven’t heard before, the particular placement of an indigenous lens on the narrative makes it worth the read. The truth telling going on in this piece of fiction is stunning.
Love Big: The Power of Revolutionary Relationships to Heal the World by Rozella Haydee White
4.0
I really loved reading this book! The intro/first chapter was hard to get through but once you get to chapter two it kicks off with such wisdom to impart about self love, biblical interpretations and implications of revolutionary relationship (especially with self), and wisdom about how to be a committed, intersectional neighbor to others. I read this with a work colleague I supervise and we can’t wait to apply White’s ideology to ministry.