April is Autism Awareness Month and national award-winning children’s author and parenting/autism expert Julia Cook recently answered questions about her new book 'Uniquely Wired: A Book About Autism and Its Gifts' that focuses on a young character named Zak who has autism.
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Good for Otto’ by David Rabe
The play buffets us from patient to patient, crisis to crisis, and dream sequence to real-life therapy. Artifice this skillful glows with a heightened authenticity. The glittering cast including Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Rhea Perlman, Mark Linn-Baker, and F. Murray Abraham.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Practical Navigator’, A Novel by Stephen Metcalfe
In "The Practical Navigator" by Stephen Metcalfe, Michael shares a special bond with Jamie his autistic son; they have each other as they work on the kinks of moving forward. When his estranged wife comes back to the scene, he isn’t sure what she is looking for. Her motives seem mysterious. Can he put his own life on hold to find the answers?
Read More »Interview: Russell James – Author of ‘Q Island’
Interview with Russell James, author of post apocalyptic horror/science fiction novel, "Q Island".
Read More »Book Review: ‘Eighth Wonder: The Thomas Bethune Story, A Novel’ by A. M. Cal
"Eighth Wonder: The Thomas Bethune Story" is a fictionalized account of the life of the musical savant and slave who astounded his masters and became the first African American to perform at The White House.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Bookseller’ by Cynthia Swanson
The bookshop is no longer as successful and Kitty and her friend Frieda must make a decision to move forward. Yet her dreams begin to seem more real than her life at the bookshop, and make her wonder. Does she have a choice in what she wants in life?
Read More »The Vaccination Controversy: A Rant
The vaccination controversy knows no political bounds. Willful ignorance is an equal opportunity ailment, applicable to the left and right.
Read More »Interview: Barry Rudner, Author of ‘Silent Voice’
"Aspiring children's authors must learn the word 'rewrite.'"
Read More »Book Review: Carly’s Voice: Breaking Through Autism by Arthur Fleischmann
Carly's Voice is an opportunity to learn about the experiences of this nonverbal autistic individual through her own story.
Read More »An Interview With Seth Mnookin, Author of The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear
Reporter Seth Mnookin wades through myth, hype, and science history to shoot down the vaccine-autism myth.
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