What I’m Reading

Book Reviews

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein: Click here to read my review — *The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America* by Richard Rothstein: Click **here** to read my review

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad: Click here to read my review — *Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted* by Suleika Jaouad: Click **here** to read my review

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia: Click here to read my review — *Of Women and Salt* by Gabriela Garcia: Click **here** to read my review

Other

“How Do You Write a Biography Filled With Unreliable Witnesses?” by Emily Midorikawa | May 12, 2021 | LitHub — **“How Do You Write a Biography Filled With Unreliable Witnesses?”** by **Emily Midorikawa** | May 12, 2021 | LitHub

“What If Remote Working Didn’t Mean Working from Home?” by Cal Newport | May 21, 2021 | The New Yorker — **“What If Remote Working Didn’t Mean Working from Home?”** by **Cal Newport** | May 21, 2021 | The New Yorker

“The Weight-Loss Industry Is Coming for Our Post-Lockdown Bodies” by Jennifer Weiner | May 5, 2021 | The New York Times — **“The Weight-Loss Industry Is Coming for Our Post-Lockdown Bodies”** by **Jennifer Weiner** | May 5, 2021 | The New York Times

“In ‘Cruella,’ Fashion Is Toxic” by Vanessa Friedman | May 27, 2021 | The New York Times — **“In ‘Cruella,’ Fashion Is Toxic”** by **Vanessa Friedman** | May 27, 2021 | The New York Times

“Illness and Disability Don’t Make You Obsolete” by Miyako Pleines | May 12, 2021 | Electric Literature — **“Illness and Disability Don’t Make You Obsolete”** by **Miyako Pleines** | May 12, 2021 | Electric Literature

“How Ted Lasso Conquered the World” by Anthony Breznican | May 24, 2021 | Vanity Fair — **“How Ted Lasso Conquered the World”** by **Anthony Breznican** | May 24, 2021 | Vanity Fair

What I’m Listening To

“Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’” | New York Times Book Review Podcast — **“Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’”** | **New York Times Book Review Podcast**

“Why Is It So Hard To Talk About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?” | 1A — **“Why Is It So Hard To Talk About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?”** | 1A

“Looking Back at the Year of Protest Since the Death of George Floyd” | The New Yorker Radio Hour — **“Looking Back at the Year of Protest Since the Death of George Floyd”** | **The New Yorker Radio Hour**

“Mindfulness, Meditation, and Easing Stress with Michael James Wong” | Deliciously Ella — **“Mindfulness, Meditation, and Easing Stress with Michael James Wong”** | **Deliciously Ella**

The Book

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Bessie has been officially inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame!!!

The culmination of a nearly three-year process, this recognition of Bessie is still hard to believe, though it does feel like the beginning of something — a new chapter, a new step, in this incredible journey to bring her story to life. It’s like what my dear friend and Glen View historian John Connolly said: “She is who we thought she was.”