My President is Black. Still. Last year one of my goals was to visit DC for the first time. The plan was to spend a week there for my birthday so I’d see it before Obama left. But then I splurged on tickets to Hamilton and decided visiting New York for the first time was… Read Post
Politics
Make them Endure, Give them Space
Resisting in troubled times I was having the most amazing week, Just Monday night, I was jumping up and down in my heels and whooping til my voice was sore to celebrate Madeleine Thien winning the Giller Prize for her book, Do Not Say We Have Nothing. I rode that high all through Tuesday until… Read Post
Something Fierce – Review
Title: Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter Author: Carmen Aguirre Genre: Memoir Length: 277 pgs First line of the book: “As my mother bit into her Big Mac, her glasses caught the reflection of a purple neon light somewhere behind me.” Summary: [From inside flaps] On September 11, 1973, a violent coup removed Salvador… Read Post
No-Nonsense Guide to Tourism – Review
Title: The No-Nonsense Guide to Tourism Author: Pamela Nowicka Genre: Guide Length: 144 pages First line of the book: “Being a tourist is easy but tourism is complex.” Summary: [From back cover] Pamela Nowicka explores the third biggest industry in the world (after oil and narcotics). Taking the reader on a trip through the early… Read Post