The Book Report: A multitude of memoirs “I really enjoy memoirs....The general facts of a person’s life are only important in how they relate to the story at hand.”
The Book Report: The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman "Something about the holiday season always seems to have me reviewing depressing books."
The Book Report: Mid-Columbia Reads literary festival Bestselling novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia will present at Mid-Columbia Reads literary festival.
The Book Report: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover “This book is definitely not for everyone, but... I feel it’s an honest look at an important topic.”
The Book Report: diversity in romance “One genre that is leading the pack in offering diverse characters is romance.”
LGBTQIA+ Books "Check out these titles from Mid-Columbia Libraries which feature LGBTQIA+ characters/themes/authors."
The Book Report: The Woman They Could Not Silence “In 1960, Elizabeth Packard was involuntarily committed to a mental asylum by her husband.”
Book Report: Doing Harm “Diseases considered ‘female issues’ are poorly understood, often dismissed, and commonly undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.”
My 5 favorite books (that I haven't previously reviewed) of 2021 “These are some really solid choices that would be hard to bump off my favorites of 2021 list.”
The Book Report: There There, by Tommy Orange and other selected reads by Native American authors “There There is a featured title in the annual Mid-Columbia Reads literary festival.”
The Book Report (Pride 2021): reading suggestions with LGBTQIA+ represenation “This month, a list of great books with LGBTQIA+ representation!”
The book report: The Midnight Library “Nora finds herself in the Midnight Library, a place between life and death where she can choose to lead a different version of her life. Will Nora find a life that makes her happy?”
The book report: Culture Warlords “Warning: If you have already lost all faith in humanity, this is not going to help.”
Mid-Columbia Libraries monthly book review: Dear Edward “I’ll admit it; I don’t always trust planes... But, since 2020 has canceled all my travel plans, I figured now was the time to read one. I have read a couple of books involving plane crashes this year, and this one really tugs at the heart strings.”
Mid Columbia Libraries monthly book review: Radical Compassion “In Radical Compassion, Tara Brach likens the clay covering the golden Buddha to the protective covering we have that may keep us safe but that also denies us and those around us of the gold underneath.”
