Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Heartwarming advice from Michelle

The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

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I’m a big fan of Michelle Obama. I read and really enjoyed Becoming back in 2019, and I was pretty sure I’d be getting around to The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times (2022) as well. I’ve enjoyed listening to these as audiobooks, and I like that Michelle Obama is the reader. The only problem this time is that I checked The Light We Carry out from the library, and it was automatically and unexpectedly returned when I only had half an hour left. So, I waited the many months […]

The Secret to Getting Rich

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Merriweather Post by Allison Pataki

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Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post’s home in Washington, DC, that is now a museum and gardens, is one of the museums in DC that not very many people know about. I happen to know about it because I live nearby and it is one of my mother’s favorite places. Marjorie liked beautiful, expensive things, and Hillwood is a museum that reflects that. She was a person that had a great deal of influence over politicians and society ladies, but history has mostly forgotten her. Except as […]

Trauma and Healing

Pageboy by Elliot Page

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Best for: Those interested in a very intimate look into the life of a queer actor. In a nutshell: Author Page shares his journey as an actor who has come out as gay and then as trans. Worth quoting: N/A (audio book) Why I chose it: I wanted to hear Page’s story through his own words, and not an interpretation via the media. What it left me feeling: A lot. Review: CN for hate crimes, sexual abuse, sexual harassment. I’m so happy that Page had […]

MehBron

LeBron by Jeff Benedict

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I should say up front: I’m a diehard LeBron James fan to the point of irrationally defending him no matter what. I’ve rooted for him since he came in the league and loved his game ever since. And being a big fan, I’ve consumed thousands of words on his life and career. So I wouldn’t say I know better than Jeff Benedict because I definitely don’t. I don’t know anything about LeBron’s personal life save that he’s a proud husband and father. But I was […]

Because she wanted to

The Lobster Lady by Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs

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My favorite part of the story of Virginia Oliver is not that she was 102 (now 103) years-old and still lobstering during the course of the book. Nor was it about her colorful life. And it was not even that she had to have seven stitches in her finger after being bitten by a crab (wonder how many the crab got!). Nope, it was that she put on her lipstick and earrings to go out fishing for lobsters.  Now that’s a Lady! Alexandra S. D. […]



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