Category Archives: Non-fiction

Adult Books for Teens: Nonfiction: “Dead Wake”

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Lusitania, a British ship in the Cunard Line, was considered the most elegant passenger liner of its day. It was fast and luxurious, and a trip aboard was … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “Girls and Sex”

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

  Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein For adults who really want to be honest with teens about sexuality, this is the books we’ve been waiting for. For teens–guys as well as girls–who are having trouble navigating teen sexual culture, … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “Between the World and Me”

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates   “This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” Often books have an opening sentence–or … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction: “The Warmth of Other Suns”

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson   While I found The Warmth of Other Suns enlightening in many ways, I was truly astonished by the revelation that African Americans leaving the South during the early years of the Great … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction: “Bad Feminist”

Posted on December 17, 2015 by

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay   I had to read this book of essays because I’d seen Gay’s TED Talk in which she discusses how publishing the book led to her being called The bad feminist. I am of the … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction: “Big Magic”

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert  The wonderful thing about reading a book of nonfiction written by Elizabeth Gilbert is that you feel like you are sitting in a room with her, conversing about your heart’s desires. This was true of … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction: “The Half has Never been Told”

Posted on December 3, 2015 by

The Half has Never been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist     I was fascinated by Baptist’s argument that an important foundation of American capitalism, and an essential element in the economic success … Continue reading →

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