In the months since the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, many of us have engaged in the valuable work of anti-racist reading. There are many reading lists and recommendations available, and bookstores around the country are keeping busy with filling orders for anti-racist books. The Limits of an Anti-Racist Reading List […]
In 2019, the Houston Moms Blog book club read Michelle Obama’s Becoming Liani Tamani’s Calling My Name Fredrik Backman’s Bear Town Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Such great books! I had a wonderful time reading and discussing these amazing reads […]
It’s pronounced bib·li·o·phil. But I try to make it sound fancier by extending the last “l” for an additional beat. I’ve been told it almost works. She’s a lover of books. A connoisseur of odd words. A shameless collector of every Harry Potter edition. Bibliophile. Me. I can’t recall when the condition started. Scholastic book fairs only […]
School is out for the summer, and summer reading programs are kicking off. We all know how important it is to be reading to our kids and fostering their independent reading skills, especially in the summer months when they aren’t attending school. Browsing the shelves of your local library, exploring a cozy bookstore, or even […]
Can I start with a confession? I fully accept that you will judge me and probably roll your eyes or question my competancy. That’s fine. After all, I have shared my love of reading with you and emphasized the importance of reading, especially for us moms. I am working hard behind the scenes on our […]
To end, I’ve decided to gift you all with the knowledge of the books that built me. The ones that refuse to be forgotten. You all have a similar list, I’m sure. The First One :: The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales I sincerely believe this is were I developed my dark humor […]
And just like that, our THIRD book club meeting has come and gone! Thank you to everyone who joined us and for those of you who came back and watched later–it’s not too late! The link to view the recording of our Facebook Live {obviously it isn’t live anymore…} is here. We discussed Brene Brown’s […]
I hope I never forget the feeling I had as a fifth grader when I finished the last page of Little Women. I was hiding in the empty “Mothers Lounge” at our church while my stepdad worked outside hanging Christmas lights on the trees and building. Tears streamed down my face, not because the ending […]
