Dr Lauren Padgett Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Dr Lauren Padgett

Last night I finished reading 'The Family Upstairs' by Lisa Jewell. A gripping thriller about family, mysteries and uncovering the past. Just reserved the sequel. #BookReading #BookTwitter 📚 https://t.co/UZ4Y2h5wDJ

Dr Lauren Padgett

Just finished reading my last book of 2022. 'A Tale for the Time Being' by Ruth Ozeki - gifted to me by @CJonesDixonsMA. I enjoyed it - beautiful & profound. #BookReading #BookRecommendation https://t.co/zrNHFCwBiV

Dr Lauren Padgett

Today I finished listening to the #AudioBook of 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang. A story about the fragility of relationships and the status quo. #BookRecommendation https://t.co/HmJbMgY5xI

Dr Lauren Padgett

Today I read Katy Hessel's 'The Story of Art Without Men'. A must read! I found it the perfect combination of fascinating fast moving overviews with slow paced, in-depth and eye opening sections. 🖼🎨 #ArtHistory #FeministArt #Art #BookReading https://t.co/5GUDaO45cJ

Dr Lauren Padgett

This evening I finished reading 'Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World' by Victoria Finlay. It interweaves two journeys, one of research & discovery of global & historical #textiles, and one of personal grief. 🧶🧵 #TextileHistory #HistoryBook #NonFiction https://t.co/GXDVZoEuea

Dr Lauren Padgett

I've just finished reading 'Stealing' by Margaret Verble. Powerful and heart-wrenching book. #BookReading #HistoricalFiction https://t.co/u7hfU3YuH0

Dr Lauren Padgett

I watched #Dopesick last month & wanted to know more about the opioid crisis so this week I read Patrick Radden Keefe's 'Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty'. An eye-opening read & great investigative journalism. #NonFiction #BookReading #BookRecommendation https://t.co/6E0YzmHqec

Dr Lauren Padgett

Today I finished listening to the #AudioBook 'An Unwanted Guest' by Shari Lapena. With guests snowed in at a hotel with a murderer amongst them, this Agatha Christie-style murder mystery kept me in suspense. #BookRecommendation https://t.co/QpvnT83a2k

Dr Lauren Padgett

I collected two reserved books from Bolling Hall Library @bradfordlibs247 yesterday. Looking forward to starting one of them as my #WeekendRead - 'On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe' by Caroline Dodds Pennock. #BookReading #HistoryBook https://t.co/Tr4y8pIsf5

Dr Lauren Padgett

Last night I finished reading 'Such a Fun Age' by Kiley Reid. I liked this book - it playfully and skillfully explores themes of class, privilege, race and racism. #BookRecommendation #BookReading https://t.co/N04LqwAhKE