Michelle R Young Talks About Books That Make You Stand Up for What’s Right Don’t you love fiction books that have powerful themes and messages that help empower us? “Gear Heart” is such a book. It is a retro, futuristic, espionage trilogy where heroes are chased by portal-projecting enemies, thwarted by secret passages, swayed by romance, … Read more
We’re talking about Books That Make You Realize, In Our Depths, We Are all African Are we a species at war with itself? What does our African unconscious reveal about all of us? Today’s guest is Dr. Edward Bruce Bynum. He urges people to come together in his new book Our African Unconscious: The … Read more
What’s the one thing you look forward to the most in Fall? You probably have more than just one reason to love this season of pumpkin-spiced lattes, Halloween books, and horror movies. But if you’re an eager BookFester, we bet you cannot wait for The BookFest Fall 2021 to begin. If you’re new here and haven’t heard of … Read more
We’re talking about Books That Make You Recognize The Two Americas – And Ways to Bridge the Divide We dance around politics, as it affects so many topics in the books we read. The goal of this show is to bring people and ideas together, not to be divisive—there is enough of that happening in … Read more
After The Engine Woman’s Light, an award-winning young adult novel, Laurel Anne Hill is back with her new book. “A Plague of Flies: Revolt of the Spirits, 1846” is a YA historical fantasy that will take you back to the Mexican Alta California in 1846. We’re already in awe of the lead protagonist, Catalina–a daring, courageous, and caring … Read more
We’re Talking About Books That Make You Get Transported to Past Ages Books based on historical events, that intertwine the lives of different characters, can be some of the most immersive. Especially when researched and historically accurate, they can give us insights into different times and parts of the world. When fiction and history … Read more
We’re talking about Books That Make You Overcome Toxic Emotions We all feel them. Emotions that are toxic, that drag us down. We feel that our career is going nowhere, we think no one could ever love us. Or we get anxious, stressed out, or suffer addictions and overwhelming emotions that eat into the … Read more
Deadly Awakening is book one of The Ashdale Reaper Series, an urban fantasy written by G. K. Lund. In this urban fantasy story, magic collides within a modern-day urban setting, when self-help author Ben Reed decides one day to take his own life. What he didn’t account for was that the Grim Reaper himself would … Read more