by Kristine Madera | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog, Book Review
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together By Heather McGhee Book Review by Kristine Madera The core message of this well-researched book is that the often invisible, race-centered policies of the US government, state/local...
by Kristine Madera | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog, Book Review
Dust Child: A Novel by Que Mai Phan Nguyen Book Review by Kristine Madera Set in both wartime and 2016 Vietnam, Dust Child by Que Mai Phan Nguyen brings readers into an immediately captivating tapestry both heart-wrenching and hopeful of the experience of women...
by Kristine Madera | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog, Book Review
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Book Review by Kristine Madera Sarah Penner’s debut novel The Lost Apothecary is a wonderfully original story with compelling characters and plot twists, set in two different time periods. Modern-day aspiring historian...
by Kristine Madera | Mar 19, 2024 | Blog, Book Review, Building Protopia
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Banned Book Review by Kristine Madera Monday’s Not Coming is a YA novel that dives right into the murky question of what happens when a child, particularly a Black girl, disappears. When Claudia’s best friend...
by Kristine Madera | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog, Book Review
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt Book Review by Kristine Madera In The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt plunges into the modern...
by Kristine Madera | Mar 5, 2024 | Blog, Book Review
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Book Review by Kristine Madera I listened to this book on a whim because a friend was traveling to a mixed-religious neighborhood in Ireland that had been a ground zero for The Troubles. Trespasses brought to life the conflict in...
