tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11344541664165810402024-03-05T08:27:57.500-08:00TheDiversePhD ReadsI love books. This blog was previously called "Books and the Scientist". It now reflects my diverse interest in books, genres, authors and writing.TheDiversePhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952526346568193268noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134454166416581040.post-61780596736590663192021-01-16T22:15:00.001-08:002021-01-16T22:15:12.760-08:00Review - Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/h0b_JaXd3t4" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="background-color: #fcffee; font-size: 13.2px;">Disclaimer: I am not the creator of this video. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iRWkir3_DKmdnIliZT6cw" style="background-color: #fcffee; color: #351c75; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Barter Hordes</a><span style="background-color: #fcffee; font-size: 13.2px;"> has a great YouTuber <br />and is creator of the annual </span><a href="https://www.booktubeprize.org/" style="background-color: #fcffee; color: #351c75; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">BookTube Prize</a><span style="background-color: #fcffee; font-size: 13.2px;">. 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This is a new challenge for 2020 created by Seji of <a href="https://instagram.com/theartisangeek?igshid=1ibiwycmupra3" target="_blank">@theartisangeek</a> for Black History month (BHM). It is a great challenge to encourage readers of black lit or people just interested to participate. I think this is a great way to get more people of color (primarily of African descent) to read books by black authors world wide. </div>
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She also created a very extensive <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ffsB6mzGdOlHztJOCyFjFLYcfpP7l6H5UrV45tz42eg/edit?usp=drivesdk" target="_blank">Black Literature Compendium</a> (a database) to make finding books and authors very easy. She also suggested on her YouTube channel that 1 book could satisfy the first 4 prompts. The bonus prompt will be announced closer to BHM.<br />
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Just a heads up that before the 21st century means and book before or between January 1, 1901 - December 31, 2000.<br />
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<u><i>Midnight Robber</i></u> by Nalo Hopkinson; covers all 4 prompts.<br />
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Ina's suggestion is <i><u>Kingdom of Souls</u></i> by Rena Barron.</div>
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<br />TheDiversePhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952526346568193268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134454166416581040.post-71289944335266982122020-01-01T02:00:00.000-08:002020-01-06T09:11:33.668-08:002020 Reading Women Challenge<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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I think is a great challenge that will allow me to get through the books I have
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women authors that I may not have wanted to read before. Check out the
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I am starting January off with the two longest (I have a whole year) and shortest books.</div>
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Longest at 1462 pages is <i>The Inheritance Trilogy</i> by N.K. Jemisin. This will satisfy prompts #7 & #17.</div>
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The second-longest at 1094 is <i>Daughters of Africa</i>, an anthology edited by Margaret Busby. Note this is the original anthology. I will move on to the new anthology next year. This will satisfy prompt #8.</div>
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The shortest book on my list is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's <i>We Should All Be Feminists</i> at 52 pages.</div>
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I have enjoyed a number of books to radio dramas this year. These we're all BBC productions and the majority were based on Agatha Christie mystery novels. Three were random selections. I do plan on listening to more novel based dramas in 2020. I think they qualify as "reading an actual book." I equate them to audiobooks.</div>
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TheDiversePhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952526346568193268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134454166416581040.post-25542606776011091002019-12-31T10:08:00.001-08:002019-12-31T10:37:17.174-08:00My 2019 Book Round-Up [Part I]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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