Callie loved:
An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb
Wow, No Thank you, Samantha Irby
Callie hated:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Callie wants to read anything other than grad school books on research design and evaluation!
Dana’s Recommendations!
- Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Kitchens of the Great Midwest, J. Ryan Stradal
- Good Talk, Mira Jacob
I’m new at the book recommending game, and this one might be cheating a little since I’ve been swapping book suggestions with Callie for over a decade! Her three favorites were all non-fiction, with rich, funny writing from authors whose voices are clear and distinct. Braiding Sweetgrass is gorgeous “ecological non-fiction,” weaving indigenous custom and nature writing. Kitchens of the Great Midwest is fiction, and Stradal’s writing is funny and a little eccentric and I think it fits the pattern of quirky, clear-voiced things (I’m worried I’ve already recommended this one to Cal!). I haven’t actually read Good Talk yet, but it’s a new graphic novel about immigrants and families and I mostly want to hear Callie’s take on it!
(This book recommending format is from Anne Bogel‘s fantastic podcast, What Should I Read Next. I’m sharing recommendations as a fundraiser for Camp Bethel. You can get your very own personalized recommendations by making a donation and filling out this form!)
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