GenreJumps – Plum Librarian LLC

GenreJump: Detroit

I’ve spoken earlier about my Genre Jumps. This is where I take a genre that I don’t read and jump in. I do some research, looking for the “classics” of the genre, and then read 10-15 books on the subject. I’m doing a Detroit Jump. Right now I’m reading Made in Detroit by Paul Clemens.ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump: Detroit”

What I’m Reading About Where My Family Has Been

I did a genre-jump into Canada last year and the first few books were so dull I discontinued the jump – not that Canada is dull, just these books. (They were probably “good” books, and I know they were chosen by librarians because that’s who I asked to recommend them.) That made me kinda sad.ContinueContinue reading “What I’m Reading About Where My Family Has Been”

GenreJump: Canada

I decided to jump into Canada. I admit it never occurred to me to read about Canada until today when I was standing in front of a display window at Dearborn Heights Public Library where I was giving a presentation. They had a collection of cultural memoires on display and I thought, for some reason,ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump: Canada”

GenreJump:Classics: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

I’m not saying she should have stayed, but I can’t be her trumpeter either. ******* The Awakening is the story of a very privileged woman who decides to leave her husband and children and have brief affairs, sketch, and live off her private wealth. The book doesn’t frame it that way – according to Chopin,ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump:Classics: The Awakening by Kate Chopin”