I have managed to amass so many books that I am really excited for this post. It isn’t going to take a lot of thinking back through lists of books that I have read and only vaguely recall. This week’s prompt is the first ten books I randomly […]
October went by in what felt like the blink of an eye, even though it wound up being more of a slower paced month. The month was a fun one, with a few birthdays and some holidays. For my family, it started out busy and slowed as the […]
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives Author: Siddharth Kara Genre: Nonfiction/Politics Publication Date: January 21, 2023 Publisher: Macmillan Audio The revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind […]
Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes Author: Chantha Nguon Genre: Memoir Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Publisher: Algonquin Press A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot’s genocide in the 1970s but […]
Hostage Author: Eli Sharabi Genre: Nonfiction/Memoir Publication Date: October 7, 2025 Publisher: Harper Influence In a raw and unflinching memoir, Eli Sharabi, a survivor of 491 days in Hamas captivity, recounts the harrowing ordeal of his abduction from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, 2023, the loss of his […]
Ghosts of Hiroshima Author: Charles Pellegrino Genre: Nonfiction, History Publication Date: August 5, 2025 Publisher: Blackstone Audio Thank you to libro.fm and Blackstone Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am freely offering my honest review. From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Her Name, […]
Hello, October! September was a busy month for me with the Jewish holidays, which required a lot of prep work. Luckily, I managed to get it all done with Mom’s help, and the holidays were really nice. My sister even flew in to be with us, and to […]
I finished August with 19 ARCs left to be read. Hi all! This post is always scheduled for the first of the month, but I got a little delayed because of Yom Kippur. Our High Holy Days were really nice, for the most part. My sister came to […]
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced Author: Nujood Ali and Delphine Minoui Genre: Nonfiction Memoir Publication Date: March 2, 2010 Publisher: Random House Audio “I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say […]
The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival Author: Anne Sebba Genre: Nonfiction History Publication Date: September 16, 2025 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. In 1943 a […]
