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“The history of slavery is the history of the United States” but sadly most of us have been given a whitewashed education. So Clint Smith gives us the history lesson we all should of been taught. By visiting several historical sites linked to the Civil War, we first get the “official “guided tour version & then Smith respectfully & insightfully poses his own questions & observations. Very well done. A bit repetitive but that‘s the point.

My #BookSpin for May
From @MallenNC #NYWD list….I still have a few more to read….

I have had this book on my TBR for a while, and my #NewYearWhoDis list from @vonnie862 gave me the nudge I needed to bump it up a priority level. I'm so glad I did because this book was honestly delightful. Elwes is so warm and friendly throughout, with a very upbeat view of the making of The Princess Bride. I loved the additional memories from other members of the cast and crew throughout as well. If you are looking for some "dirt" you'll be ⬇️

Another great #NYWD rec from @Amiable about a passionate young Nigerian woman who is determined to have a “louding voice” and make her own way despite all the odds and abuses stacked against her. Also a great #audiobook.
#Booked2022 #Africa
#ReadingAfrica2022 #Nigeria

#BookSpin and #DoubleBookSpin for May!
Thank you @TheAromaofBooks ☺️
Maude West is a leftover from @Mitch ‘s #NYWD list and this is just the push I needed to get going on it!
Also, I‘ve been looking forward to Solace quite sometime!

Today's #weeklyforecast ... I may have lost my mind! 😂 As you can see, the windowsill, with May's additions, is now STUFFED full!! The bottom picture is of all of May's chapter-a-day(ish) reads. I'm actually enjoying Gone With the Wind more than I thought I would, and I'm really excited about the various #PemberLittens reads. The Fall of the Ottomans is an intriguing focus on that area of WWI, and As You Wish is for #NYWD The backwards book is ⬇

Sometimes unintentional trends emerge in my reading. In February, I read Crying in H Mart (a #NewYearWhoDis pick) and Kitchen, both focused on the loss of a mother. In early March, I read Wintering (my January #BookSpin and a #NYWD pick), on weathering times of difficulty & grief. In late March, my mother was placed on hospice, and she passed away two weeks ago. This trio of timely books so recently read has been an odd preparation & a comfort.⤵️

Finished Lessons in Chemistry last night ( adorable) and was meant to start Astronaut Wives Club…but Fault Lines came in overnight from library hold so I‘m having an interruption in programming 😉It still works for #ThingsInCommon as both books are debuts & cover colors seems to match!! Widows of Malabar Hills is for bookclub so that‘s coming up to!! Both Widows & Memory of Love feature gold foil on the cover & woman wearing headscarf 🧕 💜

Excellent #NYWD rec from @Amiable: probably my first war strategy book. The history of war planes before and during World War II, focusses on how new technology meant that very specific targets could be used with less deaths, leading to conflict in the USAF and between them and Britain over this method on Germany and Japan vs “carpet bombing.” Very intriguing analysis of war ethics I shared with fellow peaceniks.
#Nonfiction2022 #Brain
#Audiobook