This Week in Reading, Volume 11

It's been more than a month since I did a "This Week in Reading. In the interest of getting to what I really want to do -- share a pile of links from around the web -- I'm limiting the books I've received to just things this week. I went on a little bit of a buying spree at the end of the year, and I hit up the library for a bunch of things that got added to my "to read" list. All links go to Goodreads.



From the library:



A Cup of Water Under My Bed by Daisy Hernandez -- I'm most of the way done with this and really enjoying this memoir of growing up in a Colombian-Cuban household and being bisexual. The way she talks about intersections and about divergencies in culture are fascinating.



A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman



Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi



Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward





For review:



The Tragic Age by Stephen Metcalfe



Tunnel Vision by Susan Adrian





Purchased:



I think my "getting it together" and "getting organized" and "being super productive" kicks are evident here.



The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon



The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg -- My husband raves about this book. Then the cat ate our copy. So, a new one so I can read it.



The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande



The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey



Listful Thinking by Paula Rizzo









Around the Web:



There's been so much good stuff piling up in my bookmarks. Enjoy!





This isn't about books or blogging, but it's about careers, the arts, writing, and feminism. This interview with Carrie Brownstein reminds me why I love her so much and it's a really inspiring piece about making and having a creative life. 



Along with some other librarians and YA enthusiasts, I helped build a feminist YA romances list, as requested by Jessica Luther. She posted it up on her blog. While we're on feminism, Feminista Jones tweeted out and rounded up a pile of books to read to educate yourself on Black Feminism. 



Molly Wetta and Dahlia both put together resource lists on upcoming LGBTQIA YA novels. Libertad Araceli Thomas wrote about being a Black Latino that is really, really worth reading. 



Rin Chupecho's Smugglivus guest post about "strong female characters" goes places where that phrase normally doesn't go, and it's awesome. 



If you missed it, the Cybils finalists were announced. Winners will be announced on Valentine's Day. 












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