The above linked article talks about books that movies and tv shows were based on. Some were Golden Globe nominees and winners. I read some of the books, and haven’t seen most of the shows and movies, though. I guess that is another list for another day?
Category: Random Thoughts
Based on The Pope by Anthony McCarten
Park Library Branch
This is the branch that I haven’t visited, but I am way too familiar with. When I send holds to the Parkside Branch, about 5% of the time, the hold ends up at the Park Branch. One of these days, I’ll have to find out where the Park Branch is, so I can retrieve my misguided holds.
PARK (415) 355-5656
1833 Page St. (at Cole) 94117
M: 12-6; Tu: 10-9; W: 1-9; Th: 10-6; F: 1-6;
Sat: 10-6; Sun: 1-5
What Are you Reading Wednesday – January 15, 2020
Audiobook: Carnegie Hill
Kindle book: cracked Slipper
Book Stack book:Home going
Library book: The Giver of Stars
Bookclub book: Lincoln in the Bardo
Kindle Unlimited book: The Wendy
Audible book:Paper magician
ARC book: cracked Slipper
How to Read Harder
How to Read Harder
The above linked article talks about books that are thought provoking and are recommended by librarians.
1. An epistolary novel or collection of letters
Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise by Oscar Hijuelos
When the English Fall by David Williams
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Letters of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath
2. An alternate history novel
The Arrival of Missives by Aliya Whiteley
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
3. A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018
Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar (Pura Belpré Author Award)
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green (Schneider Family Book Award)
Piecing Me Together by Reneé Watson (Coretta Scott King Book Award)
Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo (ALA’s Notable Books List)
4. A humor book
My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)popular Culture by Guy Branum
Gmorning, Gnight! Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda, art by Jonny Sun
You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
How to Ruin Everything by George Watsky
5. A book by a journalist or about journalism
Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era by Jorge Ramos
Reporter: A Memoir by Seymour Hersh
No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
6. A book by an AOC set in or about space
Nigerians in Space by Deji Bryce Olukotun
Exo by Fonda Lee
Dawn by Octavia Butler
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
7. An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America
The Body Where I Was Born by Guadalupe Nettel (Mexico)
The Dream of My Return by Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador)
The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (Mexico)
A novel or book of poetry in Spanish by Gioconda Belli (Nicaragua)
8. An #ownvoices book set in Oceania
Terra Nullius by Claire Colman
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel
9. A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads
Trust by Cynthia Ozick
Brazil-Maru by Karen Tei Yamashita
Mrs. Hollingsworth’s Men by Padgett Powell
Selected Tales by Henry James
10. A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, translated from Hebrew by Sondra Silverton
Ladivine by Marie Ndiaye, translated from French by Jordan Stump
Human Acts by Han Kang, translated from Korean by Deborah Smith
11. A book of manga
The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai
My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
Skip Beat by Yoshiki Nakamura
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
12. A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character
Fox 8 by George Saunders
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber
13. A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis
Autism Adulthood: Strategies and Insight for a Fulfilling Life by Susan Senator
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas
14. A cozy mystery
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Born of Persuasion by Jessica Dotta
What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson
12 Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
15. A book of mythology or folklore
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Don’t Know Much about Mythology: Everything You Need to Know about the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned by Kenneth C. Davis
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Asian Mythology: Myths and Legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia by Rachel Storm
16. An historical romance by an AOC
Tempest by Beverly Jenkins
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
A Dance with Danger by Jeannie Lin
As Rich as a Rogue by Jade Lee
17. A business book
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
Rework: Change the Way You Work Forever by Jason Fried and David Hansson
The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living by Sharon Rowe
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
18. A novel by a trans or nonbinary author
Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Little Fish by Casey Plett
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
19. A book of nonviolent true crime
Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records by Adam Tanner
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World’s Biggest Sports Scandal by Ken Bensinger
Chain of Title: How Three Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud by David Dayen
20. A book written in prison
The Greybar Hotel: Stories by Curtis Dawkins
Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela
Inside: Life Behind Bars in America by Michael Santos
Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet
21. A comic by an LGBTQIA creator
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce
The Backstagers, vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV, art by Rian Sygh
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
22. A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Rainbow Book List, 2017)
The Three Lucys by Hayan Charara (Arab American Book Award, 2017)
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin (Dolly Gray Award, 2016)
How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle (American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2014)
23. A self-published book
Different libraries have different policies about including self-published books in their collections, but Book Riot suggested a great place to start!
24. A collection of poetry published since 2014
Ordinary Beast by Nicole Sealey
Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith
When I Grow Up, I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I had been warned before I started it that it was poetry. It was wonderful! It tells about the author’s life and her start as an author. Beautifully written. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
Public Library Receipt
The above linked article shows receipts from the Wichita public library. They give patrons receipts that show how much money they have saved by borrowing rather than purchasing books. I would be curious to know what my receipts would look like. It seems like a fun idea.
Hot Chocolate Run 2020
This morning, I did my first 5k since my foot surgery. I have been having lung trouble since the beginning of the year, so I was uncertain about going and my ability to finish.
It was the first 5k for my daughter, too. We took it very slow.
We walked it, but we finished. It was the slowest pace of my life.
We did get our hot chocolate and medals at the end.
