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I've read a number of books about Japanese internment and each one brings a different voice and perspective to this time in American history. From Farewell to Manzanar to a very good book I read this year named Daughter of Moloka’i by Alan Brennert. As with anytime I read a book on a subject I know... Continue Reading →
My parents lived for a time in Argentina and when they moved down there I went with them for a couple weeks. When we got there my father went to work and my mom and I would look for houses to rent. One afternoon we decided to go see a movie, which was not a... Continue Reading →
My first Music Monday! Thanks to Drew over at The Tattooed Book Geek! I've been a Griffin House fan for a long time... He's a singer/ songwriter playing folk-rock. And has been compared to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and a host of others in this same vein. I've seen him several times in concert and every time... Continue Reading →
Rez ball is the slashing, quicker-than-lightning game played by Natives Americans across the nation... a game of passions, rivalries, and a lot of swagger. Author Michael Powell had spent several years living on a reservation and traveled back to write about this sport and its connection to the culture, its land, and its people. Spanning... Continue Reading →
Our War is a book that I sought out after reading and reviewing DiLouie's One of Us. I was drawn into this book as quickly as his last one. Premise: Two siblings are are different sides of an American civil war. After 10-year-old Hannah witnesses her mother's death from a sniper's bullet, she is taken... Continue Reading →
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