Today I’m participating in WWW Wednesdays, at Taking on a World of Words. Here’s how it works:
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next, and/or what are you eagerly awaiting?
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CURRENTLY READING: The Love of My Life, by Rosie Walsh
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BOOK READ & REVIEWED SINCE LAST POST OF 1/17/23:
Spare, by Prince Harry
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EAGERLY ANTICIPATING: The Light We Carry, by Michelle Obama
Synopsis: There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?
Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.
“When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it,” writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, The Light We Carry inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.
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That was my week. What did yours look like?
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I hope to listen to that Obama book. I hope it’s as good as the first. Happy reading!
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Thanks, Deanna, I hope so, too!
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Looks like a good bookish week!
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Thanks, Nicki!
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I am so excited for the Obama book!! I have the audio on hold because the first one was amazing to listen to! Have a wonderful week.
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Thanks, Leslie, I am looking forward to it!
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An interesting collection there. I haven’t read Spare yet and don’t know if I will. I hear a lot about it on the news though.
Have a great week.
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Thanks, Emily Jane, I loved it!
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