Books Read This Month Born a Crime by Trevor Noah The Dinner Party by Brenda Janowitz Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik (Temeraire #8) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Off the Sidelines by Kirsten Gillibrand Stoned by Aja Raden The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman No Country for Old Gnomes by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne Favorite Books This Month 1. Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden "Real jewels," Raden concludes, "are formed in the human mind." Raden's journey through the histories of diamonds, emeralds, pearls, and watches coalesce around the themes of "want," "take," and "have." Her assertions that jewels have changed the history of the world ring truer in some cases than others (while she makes a strong case for the influence of jewelry-centered events, I believe the French Revolution and Spanish Armada defeat would...
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