2017 Reading Goals

My overarching goal this year is to be a bit more interactive online. I'm doing two group reads and a couple of challenges on Library Thing.

The group reads are year-long reads hosted by Rachel at Hibernator's Library.

• Reading the Bible as literature (first post here) 
• 6 books to help understand Trump's win (first post here)

In addition, I'm on Library Thing and will participate in the 2017 Category Challenge in the women & SFF (science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction) categories.

2016 Favorites

My favorite books for 2016 include the following:

  Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Shantaram by Gregory Roberts  

 Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

James Tiptree, Jr.: The Secret Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips 

And I have several from last year's new publications that I still want to read, especially

The Undrgroud Railroad by Colson Whitehead (got about 1/3 of the way & it had to go back to the library.)

The Bones of Grace by Tahmima Anam (ditto)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Happy New Year everyone!

I started the New Year by doing some cleaning & meeting a friend for a labyrinth walk. We also lit candles on the altar pictured below.

I plan to do a little more cleaning this afternoon & meeting two more friends to see the movie Fences tonight.

I hope 2017 brings you a good mix of friends, fun, and satisfying work and accomplishment.