by envisionmg | Feb 12, 2020 | History, Jim Reviews
Writing histories of the British East India Company (EIC) is hard. First of all what is it? Its a multi-national corporation, its a business with governmental authority over a large portion of the Indian subcontinent , it has its own military, and navy. All of it...
by envisionmg | Feb 10, 2020 | Angelina Reviews
It’s no wonder that In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado has received multiple starred reviews, her stylistic choices throughout the book take you on a journey. The dream house that Carmen builds is a house in Bloomington, Indiana where she lives with...
by envisionmg | Feb 7, 2020 | What The Director Is Reading
–“I’ve just started Poppy by Avi. So far, it’s wonderful.” At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owl’s name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like...
by envisionmg | Feb 4, 2020 | Jen Recommends, Non-fiction
Coinciding with the Harvey Weinstein trial, these are must-reads. Both are excellent reporting stories and rapid page turners filled with revelations that are at the same time disturbing, infuriating, and riveting. Add to that the backstory of surveillance and ...
by envisionmg | Jan 30, 2020 | History, Jim Reviews
I, like many kids, was forced to read Canterbury Tales when I was in High School. Most of it flew right over my head and asking the teacher didn’t help much. For example what is a Franklin anyway? Liza Picard’s Chaucer’s People is the book I wish I...
