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Lessons in Chemistry

The unpredictable and remarkable life of chemist-turned-TV-star Elizabeth Zott, and how she confronts the 1960s perceptions of women.

Posted byCarlenFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024Posted inArchives, Fiction

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is a classic sitcom about unmarried women and the rich, complex, and wonderful lives they lead.

Posted byCarlenFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024Posted inArchives, Products

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

In reimagining life beyond early marriage, single U.S. women created remarkable change.

Posted byCarlenFebruary 27, 2024March 28, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Monthly Bulletin: February 2024

The Non-fiction Feature: All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
The Fiction Spot: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus;
The Product Spot: The Golden Girls

Posted bypithysummaryFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024Posted inArchives, Bulletins

Ava and Pip

A sweet book about sisterhood takes a peek into what sisters think about each other when one is clearly introverted and one is clearly extroverted.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Children's

Personality tests

There are many websites based on the famed Myers-Briggs sixteen personality types, which can be fun and illuminating.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Products

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

A book about how to reorient the way we view and treat introverts.

Posted byCarlenJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Monthly Bulletin: January 2024

The Non-fiction Feature: Quiet by Susan Cain
The Children’s Spot: Ava and Pip by Carol Weston;
The Product Spot: Personality tests

Posted byCarlenJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Bulletins

The Monthly Bulletin: December 2023

a list of all the books reviewed in 2023
(and my super pithy take on them)

Posted byCarlenDecember 14, 2023December 14, 2023Posted inArchives, Bulletins

Chevy in the Hole

An uncommon romance that illuminates the warmth of human relationships, with the Flint water crisis looming in the background.

Posted byCarlenNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023Posted inArchives, Fiction

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