March 1, 2021
Review: Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker
New York Times-bestselling author Brooke Barker delights and depresses readers simultaneously with the zany, punchy, cartoony book, “Sad Animal Facts.”
Tag: reading
July 11, 2020
BOOKS by Priti
Poet Priti reflects on the importance of books in a poem.
June 24, 2020
Anita Oommen on Finding Her Voice
Despite her career as a speech-language pathologist, it took her two decades in the field to realize she had yet to find her own voice.
After sharing her healing journey in “Picking Up the Shards: Healing the Pain of Mother-Wounds, Discovering the Mother-Heart of God,” author Anita Oommen inspired readers yet again with her second book earlier this year, “3-Minute Inspirational Reflections For the Soul: 50 Daily Truths and Journal Prompts.”
Recently, we spoke to Oommen via telephone to learn more about how she found her voice, began writing, and what readers can look forward to seeing next from her.
March 11, 2020
Review: Conscious by Annaka Harris
Using neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy as her compass, Annaka Harris guides the reader through the mystery of consciousness in “Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.”
Keeping the journey short, sweet, and digestible, Harris manages to present the big question in just a little over 100 pages – an impressive feat, considering the debate has spanned over multiple centuries.
February 14, 2020
5 Books to Read This Valentine’s Day by Deanna Jackson
Deanna Jackson The Wacky Writer gives us five great books to put us in the mood for Valentine’s Day.
December 22, 2019
Review: Amazing Facts About Baby Animals by Maja Säfström
Listen, I may technically be an adult who wears full suits to work on a regular basis, but I bought Maja Sätström’s “Amazing Facts About Baby Animals” for no one other than myself.
October 2, 2019
Review: How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes
Summer Rayne Oakes, who has accrued a large following on Instagram for her astounding plant collection, delights us with her journey into becoming a plant mother of hundreds in “How to Make a Plant Love You.”
August 31, 2019
Review: Neurologic by Dr. Eliezer J. Sternberg
Have you ever wondered what someone might dream of if they were blind? Would they see anything? How about zombies? Could they drive to work? Can we remember things that never actually happened?
All of these questions, and much, much more are thoroughly answered and explored in Dr. Eliezer J. Sternberg’s, “Neurologic: The Brain’s Hidden Rationale Behind Our Irrational Behavior.”
July 15, 2019
Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Late night talk show host, Trevor Noah, shares the touching story of growing up in South Africa during the downfall of apartheid, finding a glimmer of humor in some of the most traumatic childhood experiences in his autobiography, “Born a Crime.”
July 13, 2019
Review: Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America by Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott’s “Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America” may just be one of the best cannabis books I have ever read – and I’m not just blowin’ smoke and flower out here.