New York Times best-seller Melissa de la Cruz, noted for the critically acclaimed Blue Bloods series dives into the 18th Century romance of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler. Out flows a historical saga that teens and young adults are sure to find filled with intrigue and delight. Read an excerpt of Alex and Eliza: A … Continue reading Hamilton in Love for Young Hearts
Hidden Figures The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race William Morrow and Company Paperback – 576 pages – 978-0-06-246644-0 Paperback – 368 pages Downloadable Audio – 978-0-06-247207-6 MP3 CD – 978-1-4417-0970-7 Ebook – 368 pages – 978-0-06-236361-9 Even if you closely watched former … Continue reading A Tale That Can’t Be Told Too Often
Under the “you have got to see this” heading, on a day (20 Jan. 2017) for odd happenings, I discovered Disney Hyperion Books’ news of an early trainer on Feminism by Buzzfeeed senior writer and artist Loryn Brantz. No Joke! The book actually released on April 4. Nonetheless, since the upcoming political climate threatens to … Continue reading From the Cradle…Girl Power
It is not often that a celebrated literary work can be paired with the title of one of the nation’s most controversial race films and end up a cinematic critical success. That is what viewer’s will find in actor/writer/director Nate Parker’s film, The Birth of a Nation. The film, inspired by William Styron’s 1966 Pulitzer … Continue reading Our Postpartum Nightmares
Halversham ***** [great] By RS Anthony Amazon ASIN: B01GYU9KWS Malaysian author RS Anthony breaks a lot of rules. First, most experts will say that authors should write what they know. Halversham, her second novel, will make a reader awe at her grasp of the sights, sounds, scenes and population of the British countryside. A brief bio … Continue reading An Edge of the Seat Treat
Rocket Science Made Easy ***** [GREAT] By Rodney A. Blaukat Drop Cap Publishing ISBN: 978-0615841342 The unlisted subtitle on the cover of this 130-page nonfiction work is “a fun book about….Little things that make a big difference.” Readers who approach the book with a hunger for “fun” or to learn the importance of the “little things” … Continue reading Simple as a science
Out of the Blue: A Book of Color Idioms and Silly Pictures **** [GOOD] By Vanita Oelshlager (text) and Robin Hegan (illustrations) VanitaBooks ISBN:9780983290421 At times I read books for fun. Other times, I read texts that pile up on my to-be-read shelf to acquire or deepen my knowledge on a subject. I read Out of … Continue reading Idioms ain’t really idiotic
Mom. Love her or not, most people have one. Call her mother, mum, ma’dear, nana, or by her first name, she is someone you have to speak with, and someone who is bound to talk with you. That is why so many folks with moms find themselves on the lookout for ways to keep up the … Continue reading Mom-lovers Unite!
I Saw An Invisible Lion Today. That title caught my attention first. Then a read of the Millbrook Press description of the 36-page book for ages 7 to 11, and I knew that it must be mentioned during National Poetry Month. As you can see from the image, the text rates high on cute. At the same time, the … Continue reading A Word You’ve Heard
“I play or write me the way I feel through jazz, or whatever,” the late bassist and pianist Charles Mingus wrote in a 1955 open letter to trumpeter Miles Davis. “Music is, or was, a language of the emotions. If someone has been escaping reality, I don’t expect him to dig my music, and I … Continue reading The Music of Lives
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