There are 44 books in the Discworld, put into 8 collections: City Watch, Witches, Unseen University, Death, Industrial Revolution, Gods, Bolt-On, and Younger Readers. Unseen University (UU) is the first collection I started on, with 8 books in it. Unseen Academicals is the last book in the UU collection. This is my favorite in the…
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FFF 62– Book Review – “Bittersweetness & Light: A Collection of Stories, Poems, & Art,” by Anne E.G. Nydam
Never forget that there is joy everywhere. I struggled to find the right words for the title of the book review and settled on transformative fairy tales plus. Each story leaves the reader with a seed that can germinate if it is nurtured. It is a magical blend of short stories, poems, and relief block…
Matthew L.M. Fletcher’s new book, “Stick Houses” and Dead Pioneer’s, “Bad Indian”
Read and/or listen to Matthew’s interview on Interlochen Public Radio here My new favorite song:
Book Review — From Under the Truck: A Memoir, by Josh Brolin
Death is a mysterious dream, and dreams are always the most curious sport. — Josh Brolin Small book (226 pages) but dense in material. It hops all over the place with its 2-3 page mini chapters that describe moments in Brolin’s life. This haphazard sharing works in its favor, as being chronological would have made…
Book Review — Surrender: 40 songs, one story, by Bono
image link All music comes from the water… — Bono I notice that I started the book almost a year ago. Surrendering myself to it and savoring it in small tastes was the right choice. Bono covers a lot of turf in this 500+ page autobiography. The title gives you the skeleton Bono uses to…
Acrobat by U2, Live in Berlin
image is a cutout from their album, “No Line on the Horizon”* I’ve been reading Bono’s book, “Surrender: 40 songs, one story” as a daily devotional for the past couple of weeks. Have been reading the book in bits for months now, as it is a bible, to be savored slowly. But I want to…
Liam’s book review: Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong, by Paul Chaat Smith
After reading Liam’s review, I’m interested in reading the book.
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