Things worth your time.
Good films, books & podcasts.
​​​​Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances Mayes
A woman buys a house in Italy on impulse. Turns out that was the right call.
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The Women of Brewster Place
Gloria Naylor
Eight women, one street, no easy endings. Stays with you.
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It's Not All Downhill From Here
Terry McMillan
Sixty-eight and starting over. Funnier and moving in all the right places.
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Eat Pray Love
Elizabeth Gilbert
People love this book. You'll know if you're one of them.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
The one that started everything. If you haven't read it, now.
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Short, brutal. Written in a Nazi concentration camp. About finding meaning when everything has been taken.
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Terry McMillan
About a woman who stops being sensible. Highly recommend.
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Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
Science fiction that isn't really science fiction. About race, survival, and what we carry.
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Autobiographical
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Short, brutal. Written in a Nazi concentration camp. About finding meaning when everything has been taken.
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The Power of Women
Dr. Denis Mukwege
A true account from a doctor who dedicates his life, safety, and resources to women surviving the impossible in a war-torn country. Nobel Peace Prize winner. The prize money went straight to his patients. This was a gut wrenching read.
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Maya Angelou
Short essays on living with intention.
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Letter to My Daughter
Maya Angelou
Wisdom without sentimentality. Reads in an afternoon.
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How to Say Babylon
Safiya Sinclair
A memoir about growing up under a controlling father and finding your own voice anyway.
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Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Recommended across the board. Judge for yourself.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
The one that started everything. If you haven't read it, now.