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 at the beginning of the movie to try something new: plant an idea in someone’s head via a dream that he creates and manipulates. To do that, he has to not only figure out how […]
A few months ago, I gave you a bunch of info on 2020’s best fiction books as of then, as voted on by tens of thousands of Goodreads readers. In that same vein, let me tell you about a few more good fiction books that were recently published or will publish soon in 2021. Again, I scoured the internet, looking […]
While things may have calmed down after the 2020 U.S. elections, the COVID-19 virus still rages through our country, as does a plague of unrest, uncertainty, and contention. Among the viruses causing the latter plague are fears–and in some cases, outright denial–that our police force is not the protective shield we wish it were. Regardless of where you stand on […]
Note: Some of these books I got for free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest reviews. None of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means I’m recommending these books purely out of the goodness of my heart. Some of them have already been published; some you’ll have to wait a little bit for. Sorry/not sorry? Sometimes, […]
The readers of GoodReads and Amazon have spoken, on the best fiction books of 2020 so far 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 to #1. Here’s everything you need to know about each one, including: combined […]
You know 2020 hasn’t been all bad, right? Yes, there’s a pandemic going on, civil unrest in the U.S and other countries around the world, earthquakes, bombings, wildfires, and a lot of contention, but there have also been more opportunities to hunker down and enjoy books! And we seem to have an almost inexhaustible supply! Here are some of the […]
Can we talk? Please? We really need to talk. Like, really talk. Actually, we need to have a dialogue, with not just talking but also active listening, efforts to understand, all of us putting our all into expressing all that we feel and think on some really complicated, thorny matters, and then listening when others do the same. You ask: […]
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, becoming their co-teacher, or keep going to a job at a place that looks quite […]
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 participation in What Lies Between Us, an anti-racism course taught by Dr. Lucretia Berry and […]
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 Glass, by Cassandra Clare Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare Marked, by P.C. Cast Graceling, by […]
