Happy May! Another new month means another new book for the bookshelf and our book club! This month I’ll be reading Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be, by Rachel Hollis. Here’s the official book blurb: Founder of the lifestyle website…
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A Write Teacher(s) Review: An American Marriage
I recently finished reading An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones on audible – and it was everything I dreamt of and then some. Here’s the official book blurb: Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive and she is artist on the…
The Write Teacher(s) Book Club – April 2018
Happy, Easter! Happy, April! Happy….Spring!? (I hope. I’m so sick of this snow.) Last month we read An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. (Check out this post to get the info on that fabulous book, and leave a comment telling us what you thought!) This month, we’re gearing up to read Artemis by Andy Weir. Here’s…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: A Wrinkle in Time
I don’t remember the first time I read this book. I must have been 9 or 10, enthralled with the ethereal women who led young Meg on her journey and how powerful it felt as a young girl to see Meg care for her family. I kept the copy I read as a kid (though…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Circle Maker
A recent book recommendation was The Circle Maker, by Mark Patterson, so I decided to make it. my most recent audible selection. (Side note – audible is my new favorite thing!) Here’s the official book blurb – Dream Big. Pray Hard. Think Long. According to Pastor Mark Batterson in his book, The Circle Maker, “Drawing prayer circles…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Mackenzi Lee’s novels
In the last six months, I’ve read both of Mackenzi Lee’s books. I’ve been enthralled by her writing and her characters, and I need everyone else to read what Lee has written as well. Now is the perfect time to get started, too. Mackenzi Lee has two books coming out this year, and more in…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to pick up a book by Brené Brown. I’m actually kind of embarrassed that I haven’t read a book of hers until now – I’ve been missing out on a wealth of knowledge and experience and wisdom. Yes, she’s that brilliant. Here’s the official book blurb…
The Write Teacher(s) February Bookshelf
Here are our bookshelf picks for February: American Pastoral, by Philip Roth The Last Black Unicorn, by Tiffany Haddish An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward Truly, Madly, Guilty, by Lianne Moriarity Turtles All The Way Down, by John Green The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Last Mrs. Parrish
One of the selections of our January Bookshelf list was The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine. It. Was. Phenomenal. Here’s the official book blurb: Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the…
The Write Teacher(s) Bookshelf: January Picks
Happy 2018, friends! For those of you who are new around here, we start the month off with three or four books we’re looking forward to reading each month – a la, our bookshelf picks. The Last Mrs. Parrish, by Liv Constantine After Anatevka, by Alexandra Silber Artemis, by Andy Weir Here’s to reading beyond our…