All the Women in My Family Sing is a memorable anthology of American culture (3.5 stars) and diversity within 69 essays written by 69 different women of color and edited by Deborah Santana as a strong soundboard for women's voices where the chosen works are positive and practical.
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Book Review: ‘The Comfort of People’ by Daniel Miller
In 'The Comfort of People' anthropologist Daniel Miller continues his book series about material culture in a unique study of society, science, and health focusing on caretakers and hospice patients dealing with some form of terminal or long-term illness.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Memory Warp: How the Myth of Repressed Memory Arose and Refuses to Die’
Science writer/scholar Mark Pendergrast continues on the tough subject of repressed memory in his book 'Memory Warp' (3.5 stars), which follows his 1995 book 'Victims of Memory.'
Read More »Interview: James S McCreath, Author of ‘Renaldo: A Tale of World Cup Soccer, Terrorism and Love’
Author Jim McCreath answers our questions about his new book 'Renaldo: A Tale of World Cup Soccer, Terrorism, and Love' - a powerful story of love, political and cultural tensions and of the forging bond this special sport develops.
Read More »Interview: Julia Cook, Author of ‘Uniquely Wired: A Book About Autism and Its Gifts’
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.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Magic and Miracles: 100 Years of Moving Imaging Science and Technology’ Edited by Philip J. Cianci
'Magic and Miracles: 100 Years of Moving Imaging Science and Technology' comes from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and is a highly recommended (4 star) hard cover reference book is full of visual technology history.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
This Walt Disney Pictures’ fantasy film, adpated from the 1962 award-winning Madeleine L'Engle novel, has good intentions with young characters challenged to “be a warrior” for the Light, but is notably underdeveloped and comes recommended with reservations (2.5 stars out of four).
Read More »Interview: Peter Stamm, Author of ‘To The Back of Beyond’
An interview with Peter Stamm, author of 'To The Back of Beyond'
Read More »Book Review: ‘Fear’ by Dirk Kurbjuweit
In 'Fear' Dirk Kurbjuweit takes an existential look at family
Read More »Book Review: ‘Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind’ by Jaime Lowe
First diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 16, in 'Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind' Jaime Lowe looks at her 20 plus years taking lithium and the drug itself.
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