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Category: YA

The Eternal Book vs. Movie Question

July 22, 2020July 20, 2020 ~ Home For Wayward Books ~ 2 Comments

One of the Reading Women 2020 Challenge prompts is to read AND watch a book-to-movie adaptation. I had a hard time finding a book for this because I had already read (or watched) many of the good choices, but also because I don't necessarily look for the same things in books and movies. I settled … Continue reading The Eternal Book vs. Movie Question

I’d Like Some Social Spice

July 18, 2020July 12, 2020 ~ Home For Wayward Books ~ 1 Comment

I found Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu in looking for a book for the "Afrofuturism" prompt for the Reading Women 2020 Challenge. I had a hard time finding something I wanted to read for this prompt because futurism of any kind is not my usual fare, and almost everything I saw involved a dystopian … Continue reading I’d Like Some Social Spice

A Small Haul

July 6, 2020July 5, 2020 ~ Home For Wayward Books ~ 2 Comments

The coronavirus has led to MANY book purchases, but this small stack of recent acquisitions looks totally reasonable. I'm looking forward to the Rancho Gordo cookbook, especially now that I have an instant pot for easy bean-cooking. I bought it from Native Seeds/SEARCH. Dear Haiti, Love Alaine looks like a perfect summer-fun read about a … Continue reading A Small Haul

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