The unpredictable and remarkable life of chemist-turned-TV-star Elizabeth Zott, and how she confronts the 1960s perceptions of women.
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The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is a classic sitcom about unmarried women and the rich, complex, and wonderful lives they lead.
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.
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
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.
Personality tests
There are many websites based on the famed Myers-Briggs sixteen personality types, which can be fun and illuminating.
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.
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
The Monthly Bulletin: December 2023
a list of all the books reviewed in 2023
(and my super pithy take on them)
Chevy in the Hole
An uncommon romance that illuminates the warmth of human relationships, with the Flint water crisis looming in the background.