Nevermore: How to Hide an Empire, Lula Dean’s Little Library
of Banned Books, Memory Quilt
Reported by Rita
How to Hide an
Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
It tells the fascinating story of the United States outside
the United States. Immerwahr notes that in the years after World War II, the
United States moved away from colonialism. Instead, it used innovations in
electronics, transportation, and culture, devising a new sort of influence that
did not require the control of colonies.
It's a good read, full
of fascinating history. – DC 5 stars
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by
Kirsten Miller
When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of
"pornographic" books, starts her own lending library in front of her
home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lula's arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly. She
secretly fills it with banned books wrapped in "wholesome" dust
jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways.
This book is funny and
clever. It’s definitely worth reading!
- MH 4 stars
The Memory Quilt by T. D. Jakes
In the first Christmas story from the best-selling author of
Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits, a grandmother learns 10 life
lessons from the story of Jesus's birth in the Bible, inspiring her to create
quilts for children at a local shelter.
It is an excellent light read. – AH
4 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
The Best American Travel Writing 2016 by Bill
Bryson
Campbell's Rambles by Patty
L. Fletcher
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do by Amy
Morin
Within These Walls of Sorrow by
Amanda Barratt
You Are Here by David Nichols
Eyes of Prey by John Sandford
New Books
Merlin's Tour of the Universe by Neil
deGrasse Tyson
Patriot by Alexei Navalny
Citizen by Bill Clinton
Rock Painting for Beginners by
Christine Rechl
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