November Reading: Families in flux

Can we ever really come home? And who are we to each other anyway?

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Here’s the 11th installment of my monthly themed reading lists. New subscribers, you can expect a curated list like this to hit your inbox in the first three days of each month, followed by weekly essays where I’ll break down what worked for me in these books and how together they develop the month’s theme. Sometimes on Fridays, I’ll post a discussion topic about book news or life + reading. Please chime in on any post by clicking through to the comments to share your thoughts, too.

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Of all the months so far this year, October was my least favorite.

When I chose the Environmental focus for last month’s reading, I had no idea October would be the hottest on record here in Tucson. The heat drove home the importance of the theme, and also contributed to m…