Ever wanted to have a few moments of peace, to perhaps be taken back in time to different landscapes and lives or problems that are not your own? Have you ever considered reading a classic book to find that peace and exploration? Maybe when you...
Like These Movies Like Inception? Then You’ll Love These Books
posted by: Jamie
January 26, 2021
Remember Inception? It was that movie where Leonardo diCaprio played a man who stole corporate secrets by getting into people’s dreams. He’s given the challenge of planting an idea in someone’s head with a dream that he creates and manipulates. To do that, he has...
While the effects of the COVID-19 virus are waning, a plague of unrest, uncertainty, and contention is certainly surging. Among its causes are fears and even convictions that our police force is not the protective shield we wish it were. Regardless of where you stand...
Everything You Need to Know About the Best Self-Help Books
posted by: Jamie
September 22, 2020
The readers of GoodReads and Amazon have spoken, on the best fiction books of 2020 and now about the top 20 best self-help books. I’ve built on a Goodreads list of top self-help books with Amazon’s rankings of those same books, counting down from #20...
Can we talk? Please? We really need to talk. Like, really talk. I mean, rolling-our-sleeves-up, looking-each-other-in-the-eye kind of talking. With active listening and everything. We, as fellow Americans, need to have a dialogue. I know, even as I say that, that you’re rolling your eyes...
So…What Now? Books to Help You Know What to Do About Problems in Society
posted by: Jamie
July 29, 2020
If I know you–and I think I do–you’re nervous or scared about how things are going in the world and in the U.S., with the pandemic, racism protests, and other problems. You’re tired because you’ve either had to hunker down at home with your kids,...
How to Write Better Characters: the Occupation Thesaurus
posted by: Jamie
July 20, 2020
Hi everyone! Today I have something fun to share…a special chance to win some help with your writing bills. Awesome, right? Some of you may know Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi of Writers Helping Writers. Today they are releasing a new book, and I’m part...
Books on Racism, Anti-Racism, and Empathy for Teens and Tweens
posted by: Jamie
July 15, 2020
I mentioned last month the journey I’ve begun as a result of the continued anti-racism protests. It started with providing a short list of science fiction and fantasy books by black authors, books that I’ve enjoyed, found deals on, and recommend. It continues with my...
Did you know that Goodreads has a list of 28,871 books that its users have said should be made into movies, the top ten of which are all YA titles? They are: City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare Hush, Hush, by Becca Fitzpatrick City of...
Book Review: Two Emotional Books: If I Stay and Where She Went
posted by: Jamie
June 29, 2020
What would you do if you were a teenage girl–one of those amazing ones that really gets along with their parents–and the only survivor of a car wreck that killed them and the rest of your family? What if you survived the wreck, but just...