Remembering the first family of Black Country Music
Alice Randall wants us to recognize and remember the Black roots of Country Music.
All posts filed under: Recommended Readings
Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share
Solving life’s puzzles
A lovely debut novel to remind us that life isn’t always straightforward, but nothing worth solving ever is.
From the bookshelf: April 2024
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from April 2024.
The hard, but necessary work of living together with others
Powerful, poetic language to remind us that America is, at its heart, a soul-making enterprise.
Places give access to minds
A harbor mind is an apt metaphor for thinking more expansively about the world.
Praise for the independent bookstore
Songs about books, just in time for Independent Bookstore Day!
Contradictions, nuance, and humanity
What happens when our resistance to the resistance is generational?
Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable
Life, as it unrolls every single day, is more than scenery as we rush by.
Just rewards
Two murders in Venice lead to long buried secrets about collaboration that few want revealed.
From the bookshelf: March 2024
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from March 2024.
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