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The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II by Katherine Sharp Landdeck Crown Publishing, 2020. Hardcover, 448 pages. Landdeck presents the first full-scale history of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) written for broad appeal in decades. Starting with the air races of…
Between work, family issues, and hail damage, I’m still keeping busy and did not finish reading the novel I planned to review for this week. Instead of leaving you with nothing, here are a few recommended reads based on titles I’ve read in 2020 thus far: The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan: This novel tells…
One of my original blog posts from 2012 also speaks to the current climate of the United States. With that in mind, I’m reshaping that post today. When working in a library or archive, all bias needs to stop at the door. Not just some of it; all of it! If it is not left…
Again, we are seeing an resurgence of the discussion on race and all that it entails. I wrote a post on that a couple years back that is still equally valid today: “Not Everything is Black and White.” I think it’s time to revisit that post. Let me tell you about some experiences I have…
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