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Book #2 of 2026. I have read The God of Small Things twice and it‘s one of my favorite books so I am enjoying getting to know the author. She has led an incredible life!

#12BooksOf2025 - day 11 November

Honorable mentions:
The Loneliness of Sonny and Sonia by Kiran Desai
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Just a few books I purchased this year that I didn‘t get to read. My 2026 reading list is off to good start. I am looking forward to every single one of these books! #2026

Eli Sharabi spent 491 days as a Hamas hostage in Gaza. His wife and teenage daughters were murdered in the October 7th attack. We all fought for him and other hostages to come home. And not only he did, he kept his light and he shared it. This is my next read #Hanukkahchallenge #imthatjew

This book came to my attention thru Litsy @Chelsea.Poole 💖 I wish I could say it was shocking. I had a hard time following the story (listening) at parts so I think it would have been easier to read the text. I enjoyed learning about her activism the most.

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Just adore Malala! #bookclub

I loved this book. One, Roy is an exceptional writer, poetic without being overly dramatic, fierce with vulnerability. Two, a memoir about a mother with whom one has a complicated relationship and history and the grief of her passing is complex, defiant, and loving. Wonderful read.

Malala, the world‘s youngest Nobel Laureate, is not 15 anymore. In this riveting, achingly real, tender, funny memoir of college life and beyond, Malala finds her way while wearing jeans for the first time, experiences first crushes and panic attacks, struggles with study/work/life balance, finds friendship and romance and fights for her right to live her own life and for girls‘ education around the globe. Every graduating senior should read this!

What an amazing memoir. I loved this

Roy has a complicated relationship with especially her mother, but also her father. A lot of the memoir focuses on this through the ages.

But she also spent time on her school years, film making career and relationships, and as a book lover how much winning the Booker Prize back in 1997 changed her life for ever.

I know it‘s early but I hope to this on next year‘s Women‘s Prize for Nonfiction.

“Women's lives are shaped by sexism and expectations. Disabled people's lives are shaped by ableism and a complete lack of expectations. But what happens when you're subjected to both sets of rules?“

A memoir from journalist & advocate for people with disabilities, Lucy Webster, which examines how sexism & ableism are intertwined when it comes to disabled women. From dealing with education, finding work, & trying out dating, (continued)