Honor's Staff Picks
Though I did not pick up this book until she'd been on the NYT bestsellers for quite a while, Glennon Doyle's Untamed took me on an emotional journey. She pinpointed things that I had always thought about myself but hadn't had the capacity to put into words. Reading this book felt like talking to an old friend.
I became enthralled with the story of Anne Lister through the TV show first, but when I discovered that this book contained her diary entries, I knew I needed to read it immediately. I'm a sucker for historical biographies, and when they also happen to be part of the LGBTQ+ community, that's an added bonus!
This book tells a story that I was not previously familiar with, and it just goes to show how often this community and its stories are forgotten by the world around them. It's a battle which is unfortunately still being fought today, as the LGBTQ+ community constantly has to validate our existence and our lives.
This novel is a heartbreaking, wonderful journey of a woman processing grief and intimacy following the sudden death of her mother. She finds a set of letters addressed to a man she's never heard of and sets off to discover more about her mother than she ever thought possible.
I've been waiting for Frederik Backman's next novel forever, and when I discovered that this one would be published along with many other books whose publication dates were postponed from the spring, I was thrilled! Backman has a superior way of threading individual stories together and carefully revealing how each one intertwines.
It is a privilege to read, study, and discuss this book with members of Doylestown Presbyterian Church's congregation. This is a conversation that is far from over, but Kendi provides a fantastic platform to develop it further. They are not easy conversations by any standards, but they are vital.
My girlfriend and I have been flying through Rick Riordan's books for a little over a year and a half now, and this was one we finished earlier this summer. The adventures that Percy and his friends take together are wild, exciting, and other-worldly. These books are perfect for anyone in your life that has always felt a little different!
