In the past few years, many outstanding picture books have been published featuring trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and queer people and stories. In light of […]
Picture books to celebrate gender diversity
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Great Reads for Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month! This observance, now increasingly led by autistic self-advocates, seeks to open discussion and celebration around life with autism spectrum disorder. […]
Moon Witch, Spider King, Bewildered Reader
One of my favorite books from recent years is Black Leopard, Red Wolf (BLRW) by Marlon James, a fantasy novel with sharp, African twists on […]
New Fiction In Three Genres
Are you a reader who reads all kinds of different books? Because I’m a reader who reads all kinds of different books… and I’ve been […]
April Is Fair Housing Month: Here’s a List of Books and Movies to Help You Understand
National Fair Housing Month celebrates the passage of the Fair Housing Act in April, 1968, a national law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental […]
Journeys of Self-discovery
I read a lot of romance, but these two books struck me as a little bit different than your typical romantic faire. Must Love Books and Float Plan […]
Hair Stories
Hair! What a surprisingly powerful part of us. Hair is one way we can celebrate our individuality, our cultures and histories, our identities. Hair can […]
Take a Nature Walk—With a Book!
Though the Northeast Ohio winter seems to drag on forever, the slow transition into spring can be extremely rewarding to those with an appreciation for […]
Toni Morrison’s Sula
Jamaican-born author Marlon James has recently become one of my favorites. I have blogged about his novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf in the past, and […]
A Poet Writes a Novel
Are you in the mood to immerse yourself in reading a Great Big Chunk of a book? Honoree Fanonne Jeffers has written a long debut […]
