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The Monthly Bulletin: January 2023
The Non-fiction Feature: Griftopia by Matt Taibbi;
The Fiction Spot: Sleep Donation by Karen Russell;
The Product Spot: The Boys (Amazon Prime show)
The Boys (Amazon Prime show)
A dystopia of superheroes–what happens when they are revered, assumed to be working for the greater good, but actually just human at the core.
Sleep Donation
Written in classic Karen Russell form–luminous, off-kilter, hugely creative, all wrapped in lush language–watching the protagonist travail the bleak landscape of hollowed-out morality in Sleep Donation forces the reader to wonder just how much of Russell’s inspiration is rooted in magical realism, and how much of it is from reality.
Griftopia
We are in a complex political and economical maze, and we are completely at the mercy of the small group of people who understand, and created, the maze.
The Monthly Bulletin: December 2022
Pithy Summary’s 2022 End-of-the-year list!
Community Supported Agriculture
Learn about community supported agriculture, an innovative way of purchasing produce that benefits consumers and farmers.
The Monthly Bulletin: November 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: The Omnivore’s Dilemma;
The Memoir Spot: Gardening Your Front Yard;
The Product Spot: Community Supported Agriculture.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
This book examines the food chains that sustain us, and the environmental and moral implications of our food choices.
Gardening Your Front Yard
A useful guide for gardening in all kinds of environments–not just front yards but also everywhere around any type of home.