Comments on: 8 Books I Recommend—July 2020

By: Danielle Hammelef

Danielle Hammelef — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:36:56 +0000

Sometimes I really enjoy reading books others are also, just like Nicole and Shannon offer each month–it’s fun to talk books with friends. I like to mix up my reading and also find new authors and debut authors. Thank you for the recommendations, especially the nonfiction ones.

By: Flora Gatehouse

Flora Gatehouse — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:33:22 +0000

Hi Lisa, I’ve got a couple of ARCs to read this month, but luckily they’re books I was desperate to read! At the moment it’s Season of the Wolf by Maria Vale.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:27:44 +0000

I enjoy Megan Miranda's books. Have you tried Chevy Stevens? She has a similar gripping storytelling style. Check out what I read at Girl Who Reads.

By: Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:18:16 +0000

Thanks for these excellent recommendations! I’d definitely like to check out Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race.

By: Laura Thomas

Laura Thomas — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:38:02 +0000

Some excellent book recommendations there, Lisa—thank you! A couple of reading highlights for me in July were John Grisham’s latest Camino Winds and Beth Moore’s fantastic Chasing Vines. ? Stopping by from #graceandtruthlinkup

By: ~ linda

~ linda — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:26:37 +0000

I am your next-door-neighbor at a link-up today so here I am and on my favorite subject: books! You always have such a great collection. I am reading fiction right now: “Before We Were Yours.” I have on my TBR list right now “The New Jim Crow,” “On Tyranny,” “The Color of Law,” and “The Yearling.” But now you have given me some more to ponder. Yes, race is so important to talk about and also so very difficult with our own white race, especially those of us living in the South. From the looks of things around the nation, it is not just the South though. Will your daughter be heading back to school soon in the classroom?

By: Karen Friday

Karen Friday — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:36:39 +0000

As always, Lisa, you have inspired me with titles I was unaware of. These all look really interesting. Here’s something I learned recently from bloggers and their articles on the race topic that I didn’t know. White, entitled women are called “Karens.” I wish they had picked a different name, but I want to remain aware of any hidden things in myself that aren’t biblically sound. If nothing else, it made me evaluate my own heart.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:22:51 +0000

You DO read such a variety of books, I always come away from your lists with a new find. Did you see Barbara Brown Taylor has a new book coming out in October? YIPPEE>

By: Michele Morin

Michele Morin — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:04:21 +0000

I have been wanting to read Holy Envy, and now I hear BBT has another book coming out in the fall! I always appreciate your thinking on books!

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:58:30 +0000

These all look really good—especially the ones about race. I love the advice that we need to talk to our white friends about race. It’s not easy to do, because so many are completely blind to the fact that they spew racist vitriol ?.