Medium – Book About the Book – Dan Walker, the journalist and broadcaster who works on BBC Breakfast, was apparently asked to write his memoirs for publication. He realised (as I wish others did!) that whilst his life has been interesting, there are others who he has worked with and interviewed who have had moreContinue reading “2021 Book #38 – Remarkable People”
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2021 Book #32 – Mary Magdalene Never Wore Blue Eyeshadow
Medium – Book About the Book – Amanda Hope Haley discusses some of the most held pre-conceptions about stories and elements in the Bible and how they have come about. She deals firstly with the tradition that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute (she wasn’t – classic misogynist Pope move), then works through Creation and Evolution,Continue reading “2021 Book #32 – Mary Magdalene Never Wore Blue Eyeshadow”
Book #44 – Baptizing Harry Potter
Prompt – A book you meant to read in 2019. Medium – Book About the Book – Written by a monk, ‘Baptizing Harry Potter’ offers a Christian take on Harry Potter. Moving away from the idea that anything with magic, witches or wizards must be inherently evil, Luke Bell suggests that the stories of HarryContinue reading “Book #44 – Baptizing Harry Potter”
Book #41 – Mugabe and the White African
Prompt – A fiction or non-fiction book about a world leader. Medium – Book About the Book – Written by Ben Freeth, and based on the BAFTA nominated documentary, this book investigates the Land Seizure Programme instigated by Robert Mugabe in 2000, from the point of view of one family. The Land Seizure Programme soughtContinue reading “Book #41 – Mugabe and the White African”
Book #5 – The Wondering Years
Prompt – ‘A book recommended by your favourite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club’. This book was recommended by ‘The Bible Binge’. Medium – Book About the book – Knox McCoy is a professional podcaster living in the South of the United States, who presents two of my favourite podcasts – the ‘Bible Binge’,Continue reading “Book #5 – The Wondering Years”
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