https://youtu.be/CzmFVKEWCv0 Books That Make You Travel to Magical Worlds Imagine graduating from high school, getting ready to chase your dream career on Broadway, and then, the world shuts down. Everyone went through it. Depending on what stage you were in your life, though, it impacted many of us more profoundly. But the incredible opportunities that … Read more
https://youtu.be/4mRC1iiphl8 Books That Make You Go on Wonderful Adventures Back in Time with Your Pop Pop So often, children’s books deliver stories that become a foundation in one’s life, encouraging curiosity, wonder and love of learning and exploration. William Stevenson is a children’s book author, award-winning accountant—now retired—and, most crucially, PopPop to young Ricky, who … Read more
Books That Make You Explore Antarctica, Facing Peril with a Man Whose Expeditions May Reveal an 8th Continent When you read books, you do so from the safety of your home, maybe your back porch, batting away a few summer mosquitos or, in the fall, cozied up in front of the fireplace. It’s amazing how … Read more
Books That Make You Write and Publish Your Own Successful Book When you read books, you often, in time, feel that tug to write your own. Every writer who ever was started their creative life as a reader. So now that you feel that pull to put pen to paper, or fingertips to keyboards, just … Read more
https://youtu.be/MNgVk0pblgA Books That Make You Become the Best Dad You Can Be We often hear about the struggles of young moms. Parenting is full of challenges and unknowns. It can be tough. That’s why young dads also need guidance and support. An author, educator, podcaster, and all-around family guy, J Hall has released his first … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_S5GVVWWDk Books That Make You Celebrate Pride Month June is Pride Month, bringing with it an especially poignant and timely message this year as many books with LGBTQ+ themes, history, and messages are among those on banned-book lists. That’s why we spoke to Lee Wind about Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill: The Podcast, which will … Read more
https://youtu.be/a6XhvlKFL2I Books That Make You Understand Calcium While many things connect us in our world, sometimes we fail to see the most fundamental—and the most significant—elements. Literally. Take calcium, for example. Yes, that touted health star of many a milk or orange juice commercial. That which builds our bones, or pains us with kidney stones. … Read more
https://youtu.be/InLPN0bCgYE Books That Make You Stand at the Intersection of Technology and Society Mark J. Rose is a scientist who believes in both evolution and God, as well as an author who sends readers back in time with his historical science fiction series Matt Miller in the Colonies. Hand in hand with his writing is … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNmp6z0iWic Books That Make You Feel Like You’ve Been Whisked Away on an Epic Fantasy Adventure It’s a place where time-travel, twisted history and secret societies collide. It’s author J.W. Zarek’s BookFest Award-winning novel The Devil Pulls the Strings.Boone suffers from debilitating panic attacks, gut-wrenching guilt, and a Wendigo that has haunted him since … Read more
Books That Make You Embark on a Father and Son Writing Journey “FIN”, the groundbreaking debut novel from Gamal Williams, tells the gripping tale of three young boys who form an unlikely friendship. Soon, they discover that, despite their differences, they had more in common than they realized. When 14-year-old Fin met Stacks and Justin, … Read more