Category Archives: New to the Stacks

New to the Stacks: The Armored Saint, Binti, & The Inkblots

Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
The Armored Saint by Myke Cole (Damn you John Scalzi)
The Inkblots by Damion Searls
I received a free copy of The Inkblots as part of the Blogging for Books program.
  • Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor – read
  • The Armored Saint by Myke Cole ~ read
  • The Inkblots by Damion Searls ~ read

New to the Stacks: Beloved and The Museum of Innocence

The Museum of Innocence
by
Orhan Pamuk
Beloved
by
Toni Morrison

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk ~ DNF – read why

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott was absolutely shocked when I said I hadn’t read Beloved. He’s one of the few people I take seriously when they say I need to read something.

Review

New to the Stacks: Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, Roger Fisher

Recommended by a co-worker, this one looked a little intimidating but I ordered it anyway.  Anything to learn how to communicate better with the people I love and don’t.

When it arrived at my desk, I picked it up just to take a peek.  Then, I had to remind myself I was at work and to put the book back down.

New to the Stacks: Programmed Inequality

Programmed Inequality
by Marie Hicks

Marie Hicks wrote Programmed Inequality about sexism in computing in England which led to the downfall of the UK’s computer industry. She signed it “Thanks for supporting the humanities,” because, like me, she believes Humanities is integral to a well-rounded life.