I had to make a trip to Richmond today so I made sure I arrived early enough to visit one of my favorite Indie bookstores: Fountain Bookstore. It’s small and cozy with an interesting selection of books and other booky merchandise. I never leave without something in my hands and today, despite my resolutions, was no exception.<\/p>\n
Having just finished Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson<\/a><\/em> (I’ll blog about that book later), I’m in a Civil War mode so was excited to pick up Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War<\/a><\/em> by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman.<\/p>\n I’m reading Armada<\/a><\/em> and decided it was time to finally read Ender’s Game<\/a><\/em>. She had a paperback copy.<\/p>\n And two books about our criminal justice system: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption<\/a><\/em> by Bryan Stephenson and Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs From Jail<\/a><\/em>, which features writing by prison inmates collected by their writing teacher David Coogan.<\/p>\n Looking forward to reading all of them!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had to make a trip to Richmond today so I made sure I arrived early enough to visit one of my favorite Indie bookstores: Fountain Bookstore. It’s small and cozy with an interesting selection of books and other booky merchandise. I never leave without something in my hands and \u2026 Continue reading