Just finished "Coolidge" by Robert Sobel - an unbiased insight into "silent Cal".
Also "Lafleur The Legend" by Steven Finn and Pierre Gince about my favorite hockey player.
Just started "Hell in a Very Small Place" by Bernard Fall - about the siege at Dien Bien Phu and Martha Wells latest book in the Murder Bot series. Finally starting to reread "The Power Broker" by Robert Caro - read that when it first came out 50 years ago - time to read it again.
Same! Reading between Yanagihara’s A Little Life, Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl and van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score. They are all too real and depressing in their own ways and I keep moving from one to the other. Will probably finish Fleshman’s book first - it’s her running biography but also highlights the pressure of running on young female athletes who are expected to sustain a certain body type. Happy Weekend and Happy Running Terrell and THM friends. BTW Terrell I just love all the pics of Twix - she has such gentle eyes, reminds me always of my first dog (she was a lab) Zoey
I've been on a crusade recently on comebacks. I cannot believe how many stories are written on comebacks. In all walks of life. I find them motivating and inspirational.
I have Sara Hall's new book, For the Love of the Grind that I just started. Some of my other comeback books are The Longest Mile by Ed Ayres who writes about coming back at an older age to run the JFK 50 Miler.
Another favorite is Catra Corbett's Reborn on the Run about her journey from addiction to ultramarathons. Catra is going strong this year entered into several tough races. She is a hoot.
Does anyone have any favorites on comeback stories?
Right now I'm reading Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (the second in a series). All my library holds seem to come in at once, so I've been flying through some books and/or reading two at a time.
So far, I've read 63 books this year. Some of my faves: The DS Cross series by Tim Sullivan, Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck, and There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.
I am reading a biography titled "Don't Fool Yourself. The Magical Life of Dell O'Dell." The author, Michael Claxton, is a good friend and a member of my church.
a friend gave me a michael connelly book to read - void moon. its good! not too old that its not super dated (they are using pay phones tho!). i fluctuate between entertaining fiction and then my book club fiction. our group just finished Going Zero by Anthony McCarten. a wild ride that makes you wonder if you would be successful going off the grid - recommend the read!
fyi i was wondering what that photo was! i was thinking it was your house and then wondering about your taste in decor (and why you had some peeping toms!) have a great weekend.
Unsupported, Bethany Adams, story of her FKT speed climbing the ADKs with Katie Rhodes (I'm going to give a book talk with her in August!). Yellow Wolf, memoir of a Nez Perce warrior. Beverly Gage's bio of J Edgar Hoover -- creepy!
I am reading "Go Gentle" by Maria Semple. I'm a sucker for books set in New York City/Upper West Side. It's got Art Heist, NYC life, Comedy, Romance and Characters of a certain age! Happy Friday to all! xoxo
So many books...so little time. I've been enjoying a year read along with Simon Haisell of Footnotes and Tangents. (Substack) We're covering Hilary Mantel's brilliant "Wolf Hall Trilogy." On the second book-"Bring Up the Bodies."
I'm also going through items on my bookshelf. (I've promised myself that I will read what I already have!) Reading "A God in Ruins," Kate Atkinson's follow-on to "Life After Life" (which was one of NYT's Best books of the 21st century.)
OR...you could wait until next year and do the read-along with Simon Haisell. He is extraordinary, and the weekly posts re: the readings are replete with all sorts of great tidbits--including documents that Thomas Cromwell himself wrote! (I love the history.) And Simon's voice is sooooo soothing...
Just finished "Coolidge" by Robert Sobel - an unbiased insight into "silent Cal".
Also "Lafleur The Legend" by Steven Finn and Pierre Gince about my favorite hockey player.
Just started "Hell in a Very Small Place" by Bernard Fall - about the siege at Dien Bien Phu and Martha Wells latest book in the Murder Bot series. Finally starting to reread "The Power Broker" by Robert Caro - read that when it first came out 50 years ago - time to read it again.
Same! Reading between Yanagihara’s A Little Life, Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl and van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score. They are all too real and depressing in their own ways and I keep moving from one to the other. Will probably finish Fleshman’s book first - it’s her running biography but also highlights the pressure of running on young female athletes who are expected to sustain a certain body type. Happy Weekend and Happy Running Terrell and THM friends. BTW Terrell I just love all the pics of Twix - she has such gentle eyes, reminds me always of my first dog (she was a lab) Zoey
Awww, thanks, Rupa! I’ve taken more lately — I’ll share them a little later in the Chat area! 😀
I've been on a crusade recently on comebacks. I cannot believe how many stories are written on comebacks. In all walks of life. I find them motivating and inspirational.
I have Sara Hall's new book, For the Love of the Grind that I just started. Some of my other comeback books are The Longest Mile by Ed Ayres who writes about coming back at an older age to run the JFK 50 Miler.
Another favorite is Catra Corbett's Reborn on the Run about her journey from addiction to ultramarathons. Catra is going strong this year entered into several tough races. She is a hoot.
Does anyone have any favorites on comeback stories?
Right now I'm reading Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (the second in a series). All my library holds seem to come in at once, so I've been flying through some books and/or reading two at a time.
So far, I've read 63 books this year. Some of my faves: The DS Cross series by Tim Sullivan, Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck, and There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.
63 books! Wow, Allison — I’m seriously in awe! 🙌
I am reading a biography titled "Don't Fool Yourself. The Magical Life of Dell O'Dell." The author, Michael Claxton, is a good friend and a member of my church.
"Hope Dies Last" by Alan Weisman ... visionary people across the world fighting to find us a future. A must read in my humble opinion...
I’ll have to check that one out, Clark!
a friend gave me a michael connelly book to read - void moon. its good! not too old that its not super dated (they are using pay phones tho!). i fluctuate between entertaining fiction and then my book club fiction. our group just finished Going Zero by Anthony McCarten. a wild ride that makes you wonder if you would be successful going off the grid - recommend the read!
fyi i was wondering what that photo was! i was thinking it was your house and then wondering about your taste in decor (and why you had some peeping toms!) have a great weekend.
Unsupported, Bethany Adams, story of her FKT speed climbing the ADKs with Katie Rhodes (I'm going to give a book talk with her in August!). Yellow Wolf, memoir of a Nez Perce warrior. Beverly Gage's bio of J Edgar Hoover -- creepy!
Ooooh — that last one sounds really interesting… googling now…. 🧐
I am reading "Go Gentle" by Maria Semple. I'm a sucker for books set in New York City/Upper West Side. It's got Art Heist, NYC life, Comedy, Romance and Characters of a certain age! Happy Friday to all! xoxo
Laura!! How are you? Hope all is well in NYC! 🙌😀
So many books...so little time. I've been enjoying a year read along with Simon Haisell of Footnotes and Tangents. (Substack) We're covering Hilary Mantel's brilliant "Wolf Hall Trilogy." On the second book-"Bring Up the Bodies."
I'm also going through items on my bookshelf. (I've promised myself that I will read what I already have!) Reading "A God in Ruins," Kate Atkinson's follow-on to "Life After Life" (which was one of NYT's Best books of the 21st century.)
Next up: Station Eleven. (Finally!)
These all sound so great, Diana! I think Emily St. John Mandel (what a perfect name for an author, btw) has a brand new one that’s out soon?
Station Eleven is fantastic! The Wolf Hall trilogy has been on my list forever. Maybe this is the year!
OR...you could wait until next year and do the read-along with Simon Haisell. He is extraordinary, and the weekly posts re: the readings are replete with all sorts of great tidbits--including documents that Thomas Cromwell himself wrote! (I love the history.) And Simon's voice is sooooo soothing...