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Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird by Mike Stark

Starlings by Mike Stark

Published on March 3, 2025February 23, 2025 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about STARLINGS by Mike Stark. This is a nonfiction account of why so many in the U.S., especially historically, hate the starling bird. Stark relays their introduction and the various ways society at large tried to get rid of starlings.

Author: Mike Stark
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Bison Books
Publish Date: March 1, 2025
Print Length: 272

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Invisible Labor by Rachel Somerstein

Published on January 13, 2025January 1, 2025 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about INVISIBLE LABOR by Rachel Somerstein. After the author had a traumatic and unplanned cesarean section, she embarked on a journey to understand more about the procedure’s history. It is part memoir, but also dives deep into the long-ranging effects the c-section has on women’s lives.

Author: Rachel Somerstein
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publish Date: June 4, 2024
Print Length: 336

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Under the Henfluence by Tove Danovich

Published on August 26, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about UNDER THE HENFLUENCE by Tove Danovich. It’s part memoir about keeping chickens and part nonfiction about the influence chickens have on society. This is definitely an interesting read if you have even a minor interest in acquiring pet chickens.

Author: Tove Danovich
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Publish Date: March 28, 2023
Print Length: 232

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Dyscalculia by Camonghne Felix

Published on August 5, 2024August 4, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about DYSCALCULIA by Camonghne Felix. It’s a memoir about how early childhood trauma manifested as dyscalculia, a disorder that makes it difficult to learn math. Felix employs dyscalculia as metaphor of her life to showcase miscalculations in her life.

Author: Camonghne Felix
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: One World
Publish Date: February 14, 2023
Print Length: 240

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What Have We Here? by Billy Dee Williams

Published on July 29, 2024November 27, 2024 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about WHAT HAVE WE HERE? by Billy Dee Williams. WHAT HAVE WE HERE? is a memoir of Williams’s youth as well has his decades spent in an acting career. There is a lot to learn about Williams, far more than the role he played as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars!

Author: Billy Dee Williams
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publish Date: February 13, 2024
Print Length: 288

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