Maybe it’s the chill in the air sparking collective historic memories of sitting around thousands of fires, listening to thousands of stories...
Favorites of the Year: June to June
It’s my birthday today! Therefore, I am sharing my favorite picture books published this past year (from June 2021 to now). In fact, these are all...
YA Historical Fiction for Pride Month
Travel through history with pride this month with these YA novels that write queer people back into history, exactly where they belong. Begin in...
Picture books to celebrate gender diversity
In the past few years, many outstanding picture books have been published featuring trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and queer people and...
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...
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 reading a...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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