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Ryan McGee Hits a Home Run with His Book, Welcome to the Circus of Baseball #NCReads #SportsMemoire #Reading

The real measure of a ballpark’s character is how the place feels when it’s empty. -Ryan McGee Well, this is a bittersweet ending to my participation in the statewide 2024 North Carolina Reads book club from NC Humanities. What a way to end this reading series than with the fifth book aptly timed for the season, and is a home run from author and a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, Ryan…

Brendan Slocumb Makes Classical Magic in His Book, The Violin Conspiracy #Music #Reading #NCHumanities

Oh my goodness, this is the fourth book I read for the 2024 North Carolina Reads statewide book club from NC Humanities. I fell in love with and was so inspired by the character Ray McMillan in this book. His colorful story opened up a whole new world in my understanding of violins and classical music while introducing us to the famous Stradivarius violin. Yet throughout this book, Brendan…

Poster Girls by Meredith Ritchie Flexes the Muscles of Rosie the Riveter's Women #Books #BookClub #NCReads

Image Source: Amazon.com I finished reading the second book for the 2024 North Carolina Reads statewide book club, Poster Girls by Meredith Ritchie. Women’s History Month was an ideal time to feature this book that spotlighted the strength and dedication of women. Here is my review of this book. ~          ~          ~ “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” -Advice Maggie…