kjoannerixonMay 21, 20193 minPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal GirlThis book makes my heart feel so full. I don’t know how else to describe this feeling. I love Paul, poor delicate flighty Paul, with his...
kjoannerixonMay 9, 20195 min“We Put It in Terms of Not-Nice”: White Antiracists and ParentingI have had the weirdest spring this year. It has been weird in ways it’s hard to explain without violating family members’ privacy and...
kjoannerixonApr 8, 20192 minThe Bird KingIf The Bird King were a food, it would be homemade bread, a yeasty, crusty whole wheat, with nuts in it: hearty, solid, homey. Something...
kjoannerixonApr 7, 20193 minHeavy: An American MemoirI actually finished this book a week ago, but it’s taken me a few days to get together my thoughts about it. I haven’t, actually, gotten...
kjoannerixonMar 16, 20192 minTears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White AmericaTears We Cannot Stop is thorough, incisive, and convicting, as good sermons are. Dyson explains whiteness from the perspective of someone...
kjoannerixonMar 2, 20192 minAmina's Voice, Crescent Moons, Round is a TortillaHalf of what I've read in the past week or so has been books for other people. I do this too often, probably: I'm reading a draft of my...
kjoannerixonFeb 20, 20192 minNot Your SidekickNot Your Sidekick is definitely my favorite book so far this year. Maybe more like my favorite book in a year--or even longer. It's not...