Almost finished a manuscript review. 50 pages to go, and the write up. Hope to finish this week.
Book Review: The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth
Alternate History 4/5
Philip is a young Jewish boy growing up in pre-WWII America when Charles Lindbergh is elected president over Franklin D. Roosevelt, siding the US with Germany. This was a chilling portrait of antisemitism and life for Americans under dictatorship.
Working on a biography
Made a start on my sister’s book, a biography of a famous Canadian mountain guide. Met with him (he’s 92 years old) and got a bit more material to include in the book.
Book Review: How to Be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi
Nonfiction 4-/5
Weaving together personal stories of his childhood, youth, and young adulthood with significant local and national events in the evolution of racism and this topic’s research and philosophy, Kendi shows compellingly how one cannot fight racism as a “non-racist;” one must be actively anti-racist. This was a truly eye-opening book.
Book 4 submitted to the publisher!
Finished the novel revisions and submitted Rivers of Ivy to my publisher. Yay!
We had a small family gathering for my sister, and her celebration of life won’t be until spring, so I’m not sure how busy I will be with family for a bit. It’s all very strange. However, I will be taking on a couple of editing clients, as well as finishing my sister’s book, while I wait for feedback from my publisher.