I decided to listen to Connie Willis’s Bellwether while my seventeen-year-old and I were doing a renovation in my library…
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Blackout and All Clear
Wow. Truly, wow! It is safe to say that Blackout and All Clear are on my top twenty if not top ten list. Thank you, Connie Willis. This one is special.
A Lot Like Christmas
With this recipe in mind, she has been writing Christmas stories for years and has pulled them together for this collection of short stories. All of them are deeply human while also being about everyday people. All of them deal with some aspect of humanity that needs the kind of transformation that only the Christ of Christmas can bring. And all of them end well even if it is unclear, while you are reading, how that can possibly happen. But, signature Connie Willis, all of them have a sci-fi twist of some kind as well. And that makes them more unpredictable and, frankly, more fun.
Show Notes: To Say Nothing of the Dog
Show notes from our November book club, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. Book Club Guests include: Kristi Stansfield, Sherry Early, and Tanya Arnold.
To Say Nothing of the Dog
To Say Nothing of the Dog is pure delight. Connie Willis’s writing is elegant and refined. But it is also deeply informed by theatre and movies.
Crosstalk
Crosstalk is part sci-fi and part psychological adventure with a little romance thrown in. This book was a lot of fun to read and had an intriguing premise.
Doomsday Book
Doomsday is gross. And unsettling. And brilliant. I think that my seventeen-year-old boy (who loves Willis) will appreciate it.
Show Notes: Our Reading Life – February, 2024
February 2024 Our Reading Life episode with Tanya Arnold and Sarah Kim of Biblioguides. Join us as we talk about the notorious American female spy with a wooden leg of WWII, Ben-Hur, Beowulf, The Push Cart War, Bass Reeves and more!
Show Notes: Our Librarian Life December
Show notes for our December episode of Our Librarian Life with Sherry Early and Kristi Stansfield. We talk about mold, new projects, and our words of the year.
Show Notes: Our Reading Life – December
Our Reading Life: December 2023 with our friends from Biblioguides
Show Notes: Our Reading Life – November
Sarah Kim’s References: Sara Masarik’s References: Tanya’s References: Diane’s References:
Show Notes: Our Reading Life – September
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Sherry’s Teen Girl Book Picks
I have a lovely patron who is a voracious reader. She has read and re-read so many excellent books. At sixteen, a student in a classical school, and being raised in a faithful Catholic home, she is looking for books that are new to her, exciting, well-written, and morally on point. She reads quickly and…