Book Fever Haiku
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
releases today ~
her first book, Braiding
Sweetgrass, was a game changer
I’ll savor the next!
I’m hoping the electronic copy of her new book is accessible early today. I’ll download it and read it on the plane to NCTE. It’ll be an inspiring read, and one I’m looking forward to diving into. Braiding Sweetgrass created a seismic shift in my thinking of the differences between cost, value, and worth and the provisioning cycles of nature. I see the life of a tree in a wooden table, and I honor the life of the tree. I feel immense gratitude for the gifts of nature ~ the earth’s gifts ~ that sustain us as we live and eat. The Native Americans have long had it right. This is all one big web, an interconnected planet with water, air, fish, animals, plants, and more ~ and each strand of it is dependent upon the other. If ever there is a time for emphasis on preserving land and the cleanness of earth and her oceans and streams, it is now. Our future generations depend upon it.
Today is Day 4 of the November Open Write, and Emily from Maine inspires us to write poems about the best and worst of ourselves using acrostics and reminding readers we are still who we are. Come join us! As always, please enjoy reading the poems at http://www.ethicalela.com by clicking on the November Open Write link.
Knowing Kim
At my best, I’m
Kindle-reading with dogs piled in my lap by the fire on the farm
Inspired by writing and all things hygge
Making a travel itinerary and looking forward to coming home
At my worst, I’m
Karaoke singing
In trouble again
Making a mess
But I’m always Kim.
If you have any book recommendations for my book club, please share them in the comments. We are searching for a great December read – quite possibly a Christmas classic. What do you recommend?
Common Threads 
Lovely poems!!!
I spent the weekend reading to prep for NCTE.
Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (and then watched movie on Netflix)
The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett
All so good!!
We can talk more in Boston!!
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Just Mercy is a home run of a book! Thanks for the other great suggestions, and I can’t wait to see you!
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I will miss you! You must read (or listen to) The Barn by Wright Thompson. It’s a full history of the Emmitt Till murder.
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Thank you, Margaret! I will check it out!
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I still haven’t read Braiding Sweetgrass. Adding it to my want-to-read list now.
One of my book clubs is reading Mr. Dickens and His Carol, but I haven’t started it yet. The other book club is reading Jenny Colgan’s The Christmas Bookshop. Also not started yet, but I do have a plane trip coming up this week. We’ve read A Redbird Christmas and Last Christmas in Paris in the past.
I also like The Christmas Quilt by Thomas J. Davis. Good luck! Let us know what you gals read.
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Oooooh, Ramona, we saw The Christmas Bookshop and sent pictures of it around. Thanks for the great suggestions. I appreciate it so much!
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My copy of Service Berry downloaded this morning. (There was a payment goof up but now fixed) I read a few sentences this morning but knew I needed to wait.
I am currently reading Louise Penny’s book – A World of Curiosities. Not a happy read but has be trapped. A murder mystery # 18 in the series. Also Mad Honey is a great read for a discussion group if you have not read it.
Ramona – thanks for the Christmas book ideas.
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Thanks for sharing these! I have heard Mad Honey was amazing, so I’ll add that one for sure.
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Kim,
O have such a long list of books to read before the next batch of poetry books start arriving. I’ll be finishing two verse novels on my way to NCTE. I’m halfway through both but want to be fully prepared to advocate for them Thursday.
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Can’t wait to see you!
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I’ve been intending to read Braiding Sweetgrass for years, and I’ve started it over and over again. I’m not sure what’s stopped me from moving forward, even as I’ve loved what I’ve read. Thanks for the nudge to try again. Also, I really enjoyed both of your acrostics. It was a great prompt this morning.
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