Book Entry and Discussion

Very well-done ethnography following four families in Atlanta who navigate finding, securing, and keeping housing over a period of four years, including the COVID pandemic. Deeply impactful stories about these families, who often face ridiculous barriers to housing even with relatively stable jobs…

This is one of those books that I’ve been trying to read for a long time. The prose is very academic and dry but there’s a wit and humor that really shines. I started it maybe 7 or 8 years ago but my…

A refreshingly fast paced engaging read. My concern was that it would be too old of a book to be intriguing or relevant for me. But I would have been wrong. Not only was it a pretty spicy affair, but Shiela’s (our protagonist)…

I was excited to read this book when I first read the premise a few months back. I have now completed the book and I have thoughts, mostly that I feel like this book relied on the hook to get the reader and…

This is the 19th volume in a series where the premise is that all of humanity was turned to stone and thousands of years later are just starting to awaken. The series focuses on using scientific knowledge to rebuild humanity in the new…

Excited to finish reading this very queer book partially set in the Bay Area on the first day of Pride and before I am briefly set in the Bay Area! Best description of an orgasm:”… building to a violent universal bang” Worst description…