Books That Make You Books That Make You See the Future of Livestreaming & Digital Media Livestream events like The BookFest, of which Books That Make You is a presenting sponsor, are becoming more and more popular. The pandemic pushed us into a digital landscape. We began embracing livestream events in order to maintain connections. … Read more
Books That Make You Recognize Your Own Mindless Behaviors. We all have them: mindless behaviors that hold us back both professionally and personally. We wonder why we get stuck and can’t move forward. We hide behind masks and keep doing what we were taught (incorrectly) back in grade school. The result is frustration, as we … Read more
Books That Make You Fall in Love with the Pictures as well as the Story Children’s books, and the magic they weave with vibrant stories and art, can impact our lives from early on. Steven Joseph’s first children’s book, the award-winning The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris, was the start of his crankiness journey. His … Read more
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