The Book Worm
Fellow Book Worms join us here this Fall & Winter as we highlight the many literary events online and elsewhere.
Let us be your guide for new stories to read for adults and children of all ages.
Book of the week
Looking for something new to read but just can't make up your mind?
Check out the Vashon Bookshop weekly staff pick and get reading!
Check out the Vashon Bookshop weekly staff pick and get reading!
Headstrong
52 Women Who Changed Science and the World by Rachel Swaby In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children.” It wasn’t until the second paragraph that readers discovered why the Times had devoted several hundred words to her life: Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system to keep communications satellites in orbit, and had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Click to read the Kirkus Review. |
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Women's History Month!
Women's History Month!