New Books in Bloom
Hope everyone has had a good weekend no matter if you celebrate America's birthday or not. I'm not a huge fan of the celebrations myself, for various reasons. The fireworks also scare my many cats so I'm honestly glad it is all over. I spent most of the weekend cleaning and reading. I received both… Continue reading Exploring Friendship in Middle Grade Graphic Novels
I hope everyone had a good Pride Month. I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked due to school. But I finished at least a couple LGBTQ books and will be reviewing them in the next week or so. One of the books I read was particularly interesting. It was My… Continue reading Exploring Gender Reassignment: My Journey to Her Review
How was everyone's June? I can't believe it's already July. I feel like June went quick and slowly at the same time. I'll do a wrap-up in a few days. What I found most remarkable about June was the heat. I'm not ready for summer weather. Where I live, it was 105 yesterday! And I… Continue reading Exploring Atana and the Firebird: Book Review
Synopsis I don't know about you but I really enjoy folklore. Though I enjoy all types, I particularly enjoy Irish folklore. This folklore has a place in the book I just finished "Cry Out Loud" by Tara O'Conner. The books deals with families, mistreatment and the price of following tradition. "Cry Out Loud" follows teenager… Continue reading Tara O’Connor’s Thrilling New Release: ‘Cry Out Loud’
So I've gotten behind on doing my NetGalley reviews. Sometimes they fall to the side but thankfully I'm getting back on track. The first book I am reviewing is called Curry Means More by Maria Marianayagam (Author), Geeta Ladi (Illustrator). Synopsis The book is billed as a cross between two picture books that I absolutely… Continue reading Exploring Curry: A Review of ‘Curry Means More’
How is everyone going are your weeks going well? Mine is pretty calm. There has however been an uptick in school work. So I'm trying to get a handle on that. But the class seems to be going pretty well overall and I only have about two months left. I've started reading for Pride. I… Continue reading Understanding Gender and Race in Hijabi Butch Blues
Happy Monday. I hope my readers had a good weekend. and that everyone else is getting to relax as well. June here and we are coming up on one of my favorite reading months. June is LGBTQ Pride month as most people know. But even though some would count reading LGBTQ books as diverse enough.… Continue reading Diverse LGBTQ Reads to Celebrate Pride
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a good week. My week was pretty good. I had periods where I wasn't feeling good because I'm off my Qulipta for my migraines. But overall I'm feeling better and heading in the right direction to get back on my medication. Unfortunately because my head has been… Continue reading Exploring Themes in Collins’ Songbirds and Snakes
Happy Monday, I hope all of you had a good weekend. My weekend was mostly spent dealing with medications for my migraines. Right now I'm fighting with the insurance company when it comes to coverage so hopefully that will work out alright. Last week was pretty eventful. I had my niece vising and we had… Continue reading Exploring The Hunger Games: A Reflective Review
So storytime. When I went to school a thousand years ago, I took a class in making comics, the writing part. Where I read the seminal Making Comics by Scott McCloud. The book is one of the most important ones when it comes to learning how to make comics. Scott Mcloud has done a lot… Continue reading Exploring Comic Creation with The Cartoonists Club
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