Finished reading #AlexanderBaron's memoir, 'A chapter of accidents'. I wouldn't particularly recommend. There are flashes of his great abilities, but is mostly a list of communists that he met in the 30s interpreted with splenetic attacks on the CPGB. The part describing life in the army is moving and worth reading.
It is a shame because some deeper reflection on life in Britain as a Jew in that period and why Stalinism seemed so attractive would have been very interesting.
TIL about the author Richard Flanagan. This excerpt from his new book, 'Question 7', is compelling and a bit horrifying. While reading, I found myself making sure I could breath.The book is out in the UK and coming to the US in September.
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin audiobook review – from the civil rights frontline
Law & Order’s Jesse L Martin narrates two powerful essays examining the Black experience in the US, the first in a series marking the author’s centenary year