Books That Make You Find the Path for Daily Direction, Whether You’re a Lady, a Mother, or…a Witch How do you get back up after falling down, again and again? Suzie Newell is more than someone with a doctorate specializing in coping mechanisms for women. She lost half her family, half of her mind, and … Read more
Books That Make You Experience a Harrowing Journey As a child, Paulino Mamiir Chol was kidnapped, separated from his family, and taken by gunpoint to Northern Sudan. He rose up and became a leader to the frightened, hungry band of boys the world would come to know as The Sudanese Lost Boys. On a quest … Read more
Books That Make You Understand Racism We’re living in a time that, politically and ideologically, seems to be getting more and more polarized. In such a heated atmosphere, what can we do to heal relations and communications between black, white and brown people? Is it possible to open our hearts and minds, and ask … Read more
Books That Make You Shamelessly Dive Into a Thrilling New Series Nothing beats finding a trilogy you can just dive into and devour. And hungry readers will love William Bernhardt’s “Splitsville Legal” thriller series, chock full of tenacious heroines, scandalous, darkly fascinating crimes, and endless twists and turns. William Bernhardt is the author of … Read more
Ready for a paranormal thrill ride with Betsey Kulakowski, author of The Veritas Codex Even if we’re not inclined to admit it, most of us are enticed by the paranormal. We like to entertain whether aliens, spirits, Bigfoot, or ancient myths are real. Fortunately, there are plenty of awesome, stimulating books ready to meet that … Read more
Books That Make You and Your Children Experience Life…as a Crab We’ve all felt out of place, confused about ourselves, like we don’t fit in. This is especially true for our kids who are still learning how the world works. Using an allegory, however — such as, say, a lost, lonely crab– is an excellent … Read more
Books That Make You Go on a Techno-Thriller Adventure Political strife, espionage, new technology that threatens the world – we love books that thrill us on the edge of our seats as they whisk us away on imaginative adventures. Growing up watching Westerns and James Bond with his dad — and reading comics under the … Read more
Books That Make You Go on an Ancient Egyptian Adventure Ancient Egypt has always captured imaginations, with its monuments, myths, history, and artifacts like those uncovered within tombs. Author and explorer K.G. Maw is no stranger to the creative inspirations to be had with ancient Egypt. He pursued a career that eventually led him to … Read more
Books That Make You Want to Fall in Love Stories about love, romance, finding our true love, and being loved to fill some of the most popular books on the shelves. Love is a recurring theme that infiltrates so many aspects of our lives. So, what is it about falling in love that sparks … Read more
Books That Make You See Diversity and Representation in Children’s Books When kids read, they automatically see themselves as the protagonist of stories. They learn social norms and expectations, especially from the books they read early on. That is why having representation and diversity in kids’ books is so important. Author Isabel Cintra is bringing … Read more