Mission & Miscellaneous
Greetings, my book people and curious wanderers. Life is often a surprise.
Books
Sabbatical Readings
Keep calm and read more books (dystopias and fairytales).
Incidental Readings
Three incidental books. Books I wandered into because I couldn’t quit the author yet or because a book looked really good on the library shelf.
Three Novels
Welcome back to “What Zoe Read,” my plot to get more people reading and talking about books!
Raising Wise Kids
Three Fridays ago had all the ingredients of a perfect day. First, it was Friday and there would be no school. Second, we had been invited by beloved friends to the ballet (“Narnia,” or, as…
Conflicts
Today let’s explore authoritarianism with graphic novels and sundry works on 20th century conflicts! None of which seem to have truly left us…
Souls
…And though the last lights off the black West went
Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs —
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright…
Revolutions with Children
Let’s explore revolutions with children. (See my 2/13 post for works on World War 1.) Works that expand on what my children are studying in history bear heavily on my reading choices. Recently, I was…
Trench Warfare
Welcome back to my reading column! I appreciate your visit and hope you may find something here to explore if you don’t currently have a book in hand. Today I solemnly find trench warfare mud…
Must-See Book Picks for Every Reader
Welcome to the first official edition of What Zoe Read, a regular column to share a selection of titles from across my various reading streams. I hope to encourage and accompany those who want to…