On The Same Page discussion

I’ll set a goal of 10.





1. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
2. Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City by Anna Quindlen
3. Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness by Laura Coates
4. In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World by Pádraig Ó Tuama
5. A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
6. Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse
7. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
8. Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
9. Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead by Cecile Richards
10. Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light by Helen Ellis
11. Walking With Ghosts: A Memoir by Gabriel Byrne
12. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali
13. A Woman's Right to Know: How Women's Health Became a Political Pawn - and the Surprising Alliances Working to Reclaim It by Carol Roye
14. Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice by Tony Messenger
15. Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West
16. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
17. The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon
18. Our Rainbow Queen: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and Her Colorful Wardrobe by Sali Hughes
19. Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
20. The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion by Diana Greene Foster
21. The Vanishing Triangle by Claire McGowan
22. Thin Places: A Natural History of Healing and Home by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh
23. Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom by Kathryn Kolbert
24. Westminster Abbey: A Souvenir Guide by James Wilkinson
25. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
26. Elizabeth II: A Queen for Our Time by Chris Jackson
27. Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson
28. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
29. A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead
30. Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O'Reilly
31. Roll Red Roll: Rape, Power, and Football in the American Heartland by Nancy Schwartzman

It occurred to me that I should say here that a lot of the nonfiction books I read relate to the group’s banned topics of discussion but I promise I’ll just post the titles without comment!

Ann wrote: "It occurred to me that I should say here that a lot of the nonfiction books I read relate to the group’s banned topics of discussion but I promise I’ll just post the titles without comment!"

Non-fiction will cover a variety of areas. It can't be helped.

Ann wrote: "It occurred to me that I should say here that a lot of the nonfiction books I read relate to the group’s banned topics of discussion but I promise I’ll just post the titles without comment!"

I had the same thought when I read the rules! Like you, I just won't make any additional opinionated comments. And I figure, if someone chooses to not be my GR friend because of my reading choices, that is 100% fine. I assume we all respect each other's choices, even though they may differ.

Ann wrote: "It occurred to me that I should say here that a lot of the nonfiction books I read relate to the group’s banned topics of discussion but I promise I’ll just post the titles without comment!"

Please do that. I think we should be allowed opinions, as long as the discussion is kept civil and polite. We can agree to disagree (I hope) and still have a conversation. But moderators have the final word, it's their group, their rules. We'll see...

Ioana, if you read the comments above you’ll see that Bill, one of the moderators, has already responded and said that it’s fine. I don’t think it’s the intent of the moderators to “ban” books, only to prevent nasty conversations. I don’t participate in many challenges and I rarely make comments on them anyway, so as I noted above, I’ll just list nonfiction books I’ve read without comment.

Ann wrote: "Ioana, if you read the comments above you’ll see that Bill, one of the moderators, has already responded and said that it’s fine. I don’t think it’s the intent of the moderators to “ban” books, onl..."

Sounds great!

Ann wrote: "Ioana, if you read the comments above you’ll see that Bill, one of the moderators, has already responded and said that it’s fine. I don’t think it’s the intent of the moderators to “ban” books, onl..."

Exactly. We don't plan to be book police. We just want civil conversation. We will police those who just want to instigate confrontation. The aim of the group is to have a friendly interchange of ideas on books you've chosen to read.

Bill wrote: "We don't plan to be book police. We just want civil conversation. We will police those who just want to instigate confrontation. The aim of the group is to have a friendly interchange of ideas on books you've chosen to read."

Perfect, thanks for the clarification, Bill.

Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness

A must read about how our criminal justice system works…or doesn’t.

Well, that was probably my last nonfiction book for the year. I think this is probably a lot more nonfiction than I read in a typical year but I don’t usually track it.

Five books were read for the Irish book club I belong to—I think that’s more nonfiction than they usually read, too.

I also read a few books about the Queen at the Platinum Jubilee and then following her death.