Tag: nonfiction

• Books, Briefly: How to Sell a Haunted House

  

  “Books, Briefly” is featuring a spooky book today… Title: How to Sell a Haunted House Author: Grady Hendrix READ IF YOU LIKE: scary stories about hauntings, Halloween-vibes, unrealistic characters mixed with realistic ones, reading about sibling relationships MOOD: creepy, morbidly goofy Likes Dislikes How the author inserted comedic relief to offset things that were creepy…

  Alexandria Warner

  October 17, 2024

  Book Reviews, Books, Briefly, What I’m Reading

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• Reading Wrap-Up: Feb. & Mar. 2024

  

  These past two months have been fruitful for my Goodreads goal of reading 50 books this year! Fourteen books were read between February and March; 8 of which were physical, 1 e-book, and 5 were audiobooks thanks to my spring break road trip. Overall, I am quite happy with my choices; I even had five…

  Alexandria Warner

  April 4, 2024

  Reading Guides, What I’m Reading

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• Books, Briefly: On Juneteenth

  

  “Books, Briefly” is featuring non-fiction today… Title: On Juneteenth Author: Annette Gordon-Reed READ IF YOU LIKE: essay collections, American history & issues, biographies, informative reads MOOD: serious and informational Likes Dislikes Individual essay chapters read quickly Lacking history about Juneteenth, unlike what the title suggests Interesting, historical information about the end of slavery and Texas…

  Alexandria Warner

  October 20, 2023

  Books, Briefly

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• Books, Briefly: My Body

  

  “Books, Briefly” is back to spotlight Emily Ratajkowski’s essay collection, My Body. Title: My Body Author: Emily Ratajkowski “In my early twenties, it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were…

  Alexandria Warner

  February 8, 2022

  Books, Briefly

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• 12 Books Challenge

  

  On my Instagram, I asked for 12 book recommendations for the #12bookschallenge and I was not disappointed. The idea is that each book will represent a different month of the year. While I am technically already behind with January almost being over, there is not a specific time that I have to read these during…

  Alexandria Warner

  January 27, 2022

  Reading Guides, What I’m Reading

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• Black History Month Reading Recs

  

  Literature offers a path to understanding different worlds, places, people, and experiences; it has the ability to inform, connect, and spark empathy. As humans, we have the responsibility to seek understanding of other perspectives and do what we can to make the world better. We have to listen to the experiences of others, and I…

  Alexandria Warner

  February 3, 2021

  Reading Guides

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