We’re still having some temperature swings, but they’re heading in the warmer direction for the most part. It’s bananas to think that I have seen climate change alter weather patterns and they keep getting more extreme. As if my brain needed one more thing to worry about, here […]
All Quiet on the Western Front Author: Erich Maria Remarque, translated by Maria Tatar Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 6, 2026 Publisher: Penguin Classics Series: The Road Back #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Classics for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for […]
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 […]
I finished September with 15 ARCs left to be read. I’m shocked at how quickly October flew by. I love the colder temps, the crunching of leaves, even walking outside and noticing the smell of woodsmoke in the air. So much happened during the month, from having my […]
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, […]
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 […]
The summer months went out with a bang, literally, since my neighbors think that 5 hour firework shows should be had at least once a month. I was able to attend a Korean culture fair on Labor Day weekend with some friends, and it was a really fun […]
Ponary Diary, 1941-1943: A Bystander’s Account of a Mass Murder Author: Kazimierz Sakowicz, translated by Laurence Weinbaum, edited by Yitzhak Arad Genre: History Publication Date: December 10, 2005 Publisher: Yale University Press About sixty thousand Jews from Wilno (Vilnius, Jewish Vilna) and surrounding townships in present-day Lithuania were […]
On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization Author: Douglas Murray Genre: Nonfiction Publication Date: January 1, 2025 Publisher: HarperCollins In his travels through Israel and Gaza, #1 International Bestselling author Douglas Murray has seen the best and the worst humanity has to offer, and […]
