I recently learned about the Proust Questionnaire from one of my favorite blogs, Leonce Chenal. I loved reading Leonce's answers to the questions, and thought that you all might like to read mine as well (think of it as a "getting to know Kio" exercise). The Proust Questionnaire takes its name from celebrated French author … Continue reading The Proust Questionnaire
(photo credit: Chloe Cushman for Harper's Magazine) I debated about posting this, since this piece is actually an essay, not a formal book (although it has been turned into a print book that I picked up last week from my local library). However, I decided to go along with reviewing once I read the text … Continue reading Prophecy as practice: Reviewing “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future” by Octavia Butler
Some books demand to be read almost immediately upon discovery, not because they're easy escapes, but because they fundamentally challenge how you see your work and world. Dr. Bettina Love's "We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom" is exactly this type of necessary disruption. Love delivers a … Continue reading Freedom dreaming in action: Reviewing “We Want to Do More Than Survive” by Dr. Bettina L. Love
In those precious quiet hours when the house finally settles, sometimes I reach for books that bridge my academic work with my lived reality as a parent and scholar. adrienne maree brown's "Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds" is exactly this type of transformative read— one that kept me awake not from exhaustion, but from … Continue reading In Search of New Suns: Reviewing *Emergent Strategy* by adrienne maree brown
Quiet Hour Critiques 