Adorable Kid Book Highlights Women in Stem If you know a small person – especially a femme-presenting one- you will absolutely want to share this book with them. We all know we need more women in STEM, especially women of color, and this book is …
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Refugees Fight “To Belong” In New Book One thing I love most about books – that I always have – is that they can transport you to the unknown places, and introduce you to new cultures and exotic locales. While Israel might not be that …
Read MoreEvery Family Has It’s Secrets
Family Curse Takes Deep Dive Into Nuerodivergence “Tenacity Plys makes sure nothing will hit us as realistically as fiction does. The work makes one question our very history and horror….simply let this novelette take you where it wants, and without questions.” -Pascale Potvin, Editor-in-Chief of …
Read MoreThe Race Begins in ‘LEAP’
Technothriller Tackles Climate Change This fictional action-thriller is probably the most pressing and enjoyable dive into the climate change issue you can possibly take. And O.C. Heaton’s “LEAP” leaves nothing to the imagination when tackling this important issue, which is unfortunately set twenty years ago …
Read MoreAudrey Brings Old Books New Life
Audiobook App Offers Engaging Experience Audiobooks seem to be divisive in the reading community, but I love them. For neurodivergent readers like myself, they can be a lifeline. While cleaning or doing other tasks, I’ve read more in the past year than I have in …
Read MoreThe Truth is Out Now
Find it In “A Short History of the World in 50 Lies” From the deeply confusing and weird to the completely horrifying, Natasha Tidd presents “A Short History of the World in 50 Lies.” Who doesn’t wonder what lies we’ve all been told about history? …
Read MoreExplore with “The Wolf of Mist and Fire”
Children’s Tale Fit for All Ages If you’re interested in clean, innocent fantasy-story with an atmospheric trip to the English seaside, Eve de Gruchy’s middle-grade book “The Wolf of Mist and Fire” will be just the soul vacation you need this winter. About the Book …
Read MoreCozy Up with “Cupcakes and Cupid”
Make “Sweet Caroline” Yours This Valentine’s 5/5 stars If you’re a fan of baking shows or culinary-based cozy mysteries (and don’t mind reading cozy sans dead body), you’ll love Sweet Caroline, one of the six novellas in “Cupcakes and Cupid.” I was gifted with an …
Read MoreTranscend From the ‘Hall of Ignorance’
Love Delivers Near Spiritual Experience 5/5 Stars The first surprising thing about Lali A. Love’s “The De-Coding of Jo: Hall of Ignorance,” the first book in her Ascending Angels Academy, was the peppering of Tupac Shakur quotes throughout. The opening quote was surprising enough, but …
Read MoreFind forgiveness in ‘Tikkun Olam’
Waters helps us restore what was lost 5 out of 5 stars “Forgiveness doesn’t mean you’re required to trust someone who hurt or wronged you.” Forgiveness is the overarching theme in “Tikkun Olam: Restoring What Was Lost,” the latest installment of Ana Waters’s “Beauty for …
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