What I'm Reading

Beth Allyson

Feb 203 min

Rewriting the Stories We Tell Ourselves

I am still only beginning to write my way out of the story I told for far too long. . .one word at a time.

Beth Allyson

Feb 5, 20224 min

Becoming More Yourself with Atomic Habits

Perhaps the last kind of book we all need during these long, pandemic days is one that tells us how we can establish better habits in...

Beth Allyson

Jan 7, 20225 min

Finding Your Way with Atlas of the Heart

I am basically a fan of everything “Brené Brown”, but when I preordered Atlas of the Heart, I somehow failed to notice that it is very...

Beth Allyson

Dec 19, 20213 min

Relearning with the 1619 Project

At just a little more than 100 pages into The 1619 project, I need to take a pause. I'm going to use this time to reckon with all I did...

Beth Allyson

Nov 28, 20213 min

Not So Minor Feelings

Minor Feelings, by poet Cathy Park Hong is a collection of non-fiction essays in which Hong examines and shares her experiences as an...

Beth Allyson

Oct 17, 20214 min

Untamed and Unbound: Memoir as an Offering

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” -Brené Brown The memoirs Untamed by...

Beth Allyson

Oct 3, 20214 min

Why It’s Okay If Someone Calls You a Racist

For my birthday, my kids bought me Ijeoma’s Oluo’s book, So You Want to Talk About Race. In the past, I’ve told them not to buy me any...

Beth Allyson

Aug 24, 20213 min

Austin Channing Brown Offers Readers a Door In

I first listened to Austin Channing Brown’s book, I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness as an audiobook. Although...

Beth Allyson

Jul 7, 20212 min

"The Other Black Girl" by Zakiya Dalila Harris

One of the things I love about reading is when authors share insights that you otherwise might not have access to in real life -...