Category Archives: Around the World Virtual Book Club
Roma Deli + the Rwandan Genocide (Book Review)
Last night, the Las Vegas Non-Fiction Book Group met at Roma Deli to discuss the book We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda. Although I live just down the street from the … Continue reading
McCarthy’s Bar + Singapore Noodles
In September, the Destinations Book and Dinner Club of which I am a part is scheduled to discuss Pete McCarthy’s memoir McCarthy’s Bar: A Journey of Discovery in the West of Ireland while enjoying a meal at a local Irish … Continue reading
Salmon with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce + Snow
I have a mild obsession with the country of Turkey. It must be something about the East-meets-West culture, and its millennia of history. Someday I hope to visit, but for now I have to settle for exploring it in books. … Continue reading
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Book Review
I’ve just finished reading Katherine Boo’s critically-acclaimed work of narrative non-fiction Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. This book — about slum-dwelling, abject poverty, garbage collecting and death by self-immolation — is so hot … Continue reading
And the Winner is…
I received 3 comments to my last post on World Book Night. I appreciated your comments so much (and the recommendations of good books to read), that I’ve decided that you’re all winners. Brianna Soloski, Amber O. and Candisita, please … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 