Thinking about it only makes it worse is a collection of posts that Mitchell has written for the guardian over the years. Dealing with everything from contemporary politics to weird hangups on grammar David Mitchell does what David Mitchell does best: is slightly grumpy about things. “Brainchild” is an odd word. You hear it a lot in explanatory voiceovers and I suppose I was trying to join in, but I don’t really like it. I’m not keen on the idea that my brain could have […]
Have you found your color?
Honeysmoke brings up an interesting question: If you mother and father are two different colors, what is your color? Simone wants her own color. She is not black or white or peanut butter or any other color. Her friends and parents try to help her, but Simone is determined to give a name to what color she is. The how she comes up with her color is pretty special; just like she is. It shows that she is a little bit her mom, dad and […]
It’s the little things. . .
From the author of Sing, Unburied, Sing. A collection of essays, memoirs, poetry, and short stories reflecting the state of race relations in this country in the time in which we have found ourselves. Some are amazing, some are not, but the first light-hearted piece called my name. There has been a death, and cousins who are only remotely known to each other have collected for the funeral. But they are teens, and it’s the hinterlands of Florida, and they make their way off to […]
CBR Book Exchange: Thank you, borisanne!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I received a Kindle copy of the celebrity memoir This Will Only Hurt a Little the day before Christmas, and a follow up package with a Hogwarts mug that looks like a cauldron (y’all, it’s got little legs/stands) after Christmas. Super excited about both, and I have already started the memoir, and some of her comments are so relatable! Thank you again to borisanne, I know you mentioned some logistical issues (I will definitely pick up Educated!) but it […]