Fascinating Near-Future Science Fiction Books
Science fiction has a bit of a reputation for predicting the future. Is good science fiction fortune-telling, or is it talented authors following the latest scientific breakthroughs and their own…
A Closer Look: Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick
I confess: I passed by this book many times before I ever took note of it. The cover is an extremely close picture of an eye, so close that it…
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A Little Irish History for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, St. Patrick's Day, is right around the corner. It's a day where everybody can pretend to be Irish, for at least one day. We are treated to large…
Sun-soaked Romance
Breathe the Sky by Michelle Hazen is set in the remote Mojave Desert where wildlife biologist Mari Tucker is hiding from an abusive ex. She’s part of a crew supervising…
A Culture of Love
The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel is an excellent love/hate romance. Liya is a successful biochemical engineer whom her Indian parents desperately want to see married already. Ambushed…
July 15th is I Love Horses Day!
If you are fascinated and enamored with horses, this is the day for you. The following are classic and memorable titles featuring these noble beasts. National Velvet by Enid Bagnold…
Black fiction authors to help expand your horizons
Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020 thousands of people across the US took to the streets in outrage. They protested racism, police brutality,…