Woodrow’s Wisdom
Author Jenna Blum learns life lessons from her terminally ill (canine) companion. I’ve only ever cried over two books, and Jenna Blum’s forthcoming memoir, Woodrow on the Bench: Life Lessons from…
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I Couldn’t Love You More by Esther Freud
A Magdalene Laundry looms over three generations of mothers navigating life and loss. In her new novel, I Couldn’t Love You More, prizewinning author Esther Freud — great-granddaughter of Sigmund and…
Chronicling Historical Butchery
How Audrey Clare Farley turned a story about eugenics into a book. Living in an alternate reality between 2016 and 2021 caused me to fear that American social justice, and…
Unpacking the “Man Box”
Dynamic duo Ted Bunch and Anna Marie Johnson Teague dare boys to be different. “I dare you.” These familiar and effective words are used to taunt kids around the globe.…
The Girl From the Channel Islands: A Novel by Jenny Lecoat
A Jewish woman falls in love with a German soldier amid the Nazi occupation of Jersey. In her debut novel, The Girl from the Channel Islands, author Jenny Lecoat skillfully weaves…
Altered in an Instant – BLIND TURN
Author Cara Sue Achterberg explores how one mistake can change lives forever. Mothers fear for our children’s safety and futures. Invincible kids have a hard time believing that one stupid,…
Brandon Hobson’s THE REMOVED: A Novel
A Cherokee family struggles to survive trauma past and present. Author Brandon Hobson is well versed in tales of tragedy suffered by the Cherokee Nation. His novel Where the Dead Sit…
A Story From the Struggle – The Kindest Lie
In her debut novel, Nancy Johnson explores racial injustice and social inequality. Nancy Johnson’s eloquently written, introspective, and emotionally resonant debut novel, The Kindest Lie, is a timely commentary on social…