Elizabeth’s Strout’s Oh William! is the fiction reviewed this week, together with two non-fiction books, How to Read Like a Writer 10 Lessons to Elevate Your Reading and Writing Practice by Erin M. Pushman, and Burton I. Kaufman’s , Barack Obama Conservative, Pragmatist, Progressive. NetGalley provided me with the uncorrected proofs of the three booksContinue reading “Week beginning 26 January 2022”
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Week beginning 19 January 2022
This week the Democratic Party has been dealing with the Freedom to Vote Act (see below) and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (see below) in an attempt to prevent voting suppression legislation enacted in several states and to establish democracy in voting. With the debates that ensued regarding the filibuster and its impactContinue reading “Week beginning 19 January 2022”
Week beginning 12 January 2022
A Western Australian writer, Liz Byrski author of At the End of the Day, and Jane Cockram, another Australian, are featured this week. Both books are uncorrected proofs sent to me by NetGalley for review. Liz Byrski At the End of the Day Macmillan Australia, 2021. Liz Byrski has once again given voices to peopleContinue reading “Week beginning 12 January 2022”
Week beginning 5 January 2022
This week I review two non fiction books, Carbon Queen The Remarkable life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus by Maia Weinstock, and Elisabeth Galvin’s The Real Kenneth Grahame The Tragedy Behind The Wind in the Willows. Both were provided to me by NetGalley as uncorrected proofs in exchange for an honest review. Maia Weinstock CarbonContinue reading “Week beginning 5 January 2022”
Robin's Room 