Quote of the week:“There is this existential loneliness in the real world. I don’t know what you’re thinking of what it’s like inside you and you don’t know what it’s like inside me. In fiction I think we can leap over that wall itself in a certain way… There’s a kind of Ah-ha! Somebody at — Read More
Author: Kim Hooper
Weekly Roundup: February 5, 2021
Quote of the week:“Sometimes the healthiest thing a person can do is fall apart.” —Malena Ernman What I’m reading:The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness by Jill Filipovic What I’m listening to:Our House is On Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis by Malena Ernman, Greta Thuberg, Svante Thuberg, and Beata Ernman What I’m — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 29, 2021
Quote of the week:“Your feminist premise should be: I matter. I matter equally. Not ‘if only.’ Not ‘as long as.’ I matter equally. Full stop.” –Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions What I’m reading:The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness by Jill FilipovicDear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 22, 2021
Quote of the week:“For there was always light.If only we’re brave enough to see it.If only we’re brave enough to be it.”–Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” (full transcript of her inauguration poem here) What I’m reading:American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins — finished it (you can read my Goodreads review here)The Dating Plan by Sara Desai — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 15, 2021
Quote of the week:“Storytellers are the meaning makers in a society, and therefore they have a weighty influence and the ability to move humanity forward.” –Elizabeth Lesser, Cassandra Speaks What I’m reading:American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins What I’m listening to:Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell — SO GOODA bunch of Julie Bjelland’s HSP podcast episodes (HSP = highly sensitive — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 8, 2021
Quote of the week:“The work of the moment, and the work of the next 4 years, must be the restoration of democracy–of decency, honor, respect.” –Joe Biden, in response to the appalling attack on U.S. democracy at the Capitol What I’m reading:American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins What I’m listening to:Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through — Read More
Weekly Roundup: January 3, 2021
Quote of the week:“Why do the stories endure? Why did humans tell them in the first place? For a very simple reason: Life is hard. It’s confusing. We have enough intelligence to ponder existence, but not enough to really understand what’s going on here in our small corner of the vast universe. That’s why we — Read More
Books I read in 2020
So, I usually read about 80-ish books a year. This year: 107. I think it’s safe to say that reading has been my pandemic coping mechanism. The 107 breaks down to 60 fiction, 46 nonfiction, and 1 graphic novel. I’m excited for a new reading year, but it’s probably a good sign if I don’t — Read More
Weekly Roundup: December 27, 2020
Quote of the week:“The propensity of humans to blame other people is so strong and such a waste of time, and projecting out into other people what needs to change, when really, the most gratifying and the only work that really works is working on ourselves.” —Elizabeth Lesser What I’m reading:White Ivy by Susie Yang What — Read More
Weekly Roundup: December 18, 2020
Quote of the week:“Writing has always been my sweetest companion, ever since I discovered it was a bridge between my overwhelming emotions and a world that didn’t seem built for them.” –Mari Andrew, Instagram What I’m reading:An Outsider’s Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are by Camilla Pang — Read More