I read a variety nonfiction in the genres of memoir, spirituality, social Justice. I just finished Cacophony of Bone, which was absolutely beautiful. I wrote about it on Instagram last week. Most recently I’ve enjoyed We Could Make this Place Beautiful, a memoir by Maggie Smith; Living Resistance and Native, two books by Kaitlin Curtice, a young Indigenous author, Awe, by Dacher Keltner, a fascinating book about the neuroscience of experiencing awe and wonder, and Enchantment, by Katherine May.
One more, I just started The Comfort of Crows, by Margaret Renkl. Such a lovely book about the natural world in our backyards, with gorgeous illustrations.
This was a lovely read as I sit here wrapped in a blanket with my own very hot cup of coffee in the morning! I feel such kinship with you, Becca, around this. I, too, was the girl with her nose in a book anywhere and everywhere. In the car, at family gatherings, even in department store fitting rooms while my mom tried on clothes!
I can just picture you reading in those store dressing rooms 😉 That actually makes me think of my son who started writing newspapers about the imaginary town where all his bears lived. He was 4 years old at the time! We gave him printer paper, which in the 1980’s was large and actually folded like a newspaper as it fed through the printer. He had a little briefcase and he’d put a stack of Bear Town Gazettes into it and carry it around the mall, plopping down on the floor to read while I looked through the racks. He got lots of attention for other shoppers 😂😂
Can’t stop a reader (or a writer!) from doing their thing!
That is absolutely adorable! I love that story and can totally picture it in my mind’s eye! And then you’ve got your grandson as a writer too. Just wonderful.
My boys are so awesome. 😉 sometimes I wonder what Connor will do with his life, he is so talented in so many areas. In our world it’s hard not to get pigeonholed into one way of life. You’re a Tech person or a creative person. I hope those dualities are beginning to blur a little. My son, who is so creative but also very technically gifted, is so burdened by the demands of tech culture he has no time or energy to pursue his creative gifts. Hoping that someday he will, and that Connor finds a way to merge all his gifts into something incredible. If anyone can, he can. He is a very determined and motivated little boy.
It's lovely to rediscover that you have a blog, Becca. And this is a wonderful entry, one to which I can deeply relate.
Thanks Jeannie! I know you’re a reader like me!
I love thinking about reading as a hobby that never left you all the years- I feel the same. I’d love to know more about the non-fiction you read.
I read a variety nonfiction in the genres of memoir, spirituality, social Justice. I just finished Cacophony of Bone, which was absolutely beautiful. I wrote about it on Instagram last week. Most recently I’ve enjoyed We Could Make this Place Beautiful, a memoir by Maggie Smith; Living Resistance and Native, two books by Kaitlin Curtice, a young Indigenous author, Awe, by Dacher Keltner, a fascinating book about the neuroscience of experiencing awe and wonder, and Enchantment, by Katherine May.
Thanks for the recs! I put them on my list. Enchantment is my book club's pick for next month so I'll be reading. I enjoyed her first book!
One more, I just started The Comfort of Crows, by Margaret Renkl. Such a lovely book about the natural world in our backyards, with gorgeous illustrations.
This was a lovely read as I sit here wrapped in a blanket with my own very hot cup of coffee in the morning! I feel such kinship with you, Becca, around this. I, too, was the girl with her nose in a book anywhere and everywhere. In the car, at family gatherings, even in department store fitting rooms while my mom tried on clothes!
I can just picture you reading in those store dressing rooms 😉 That actually makes me think of my son who started writing newspapers about the imaginary town where all his bears lived. He was 4 years old at the time! We gave him printer paper, which in the 1980’s was large and actually folded like a newspaper as it fed through the printer. He had a little briefcase and he’d put a stack of Bear Town Gazettes into it and carry it around the mall, plopping down on the floor to read while I looked through the racks. He got lots of attention for other shoppers 😂😂
Can’t stop a reader (or a writer!) from doing their thing!
That is absolutely adorable! I love that story and can totally picture it in my mind’s eye! And then you’ve got your grandson as a writer too. Just wonderful.
My boys are so awesome. 😉 sometimes I wonder what Connor will do with his life, he is so talented in so many areas. In our world it’s hard not to get pigeonholed into one way of life. You’re a Tech person or a creative person. I hope those dualities are beginning to blur a little. My son, who is so creative but also very technically gifted, is so burdened by the demands of tech culture he has no time or energy to pursue his creative gifts. Hoping that someday he will, and that Connor finds a way to merge all his gifts into something incredible. If anyone can, he can. He is a very determined and motivated little boy.
They *are* awesome! And you ask such a good question about what might happen for Connor. I sense that if anyone can figure it out, he can. 😊