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Why Giant Companies and Government Policies Suck

Enshitification by Cory Doctorow

February 28, 2026 by ASKReviews 2 Comments

In a nutshell: Journalist Doctorow explores how technology is getting worse and offers ideas for what can be done to reverse the trend. Best for: Anyone is real tired of shit like having to subscribe to be able to print something from a printer they own. Quote that made me think: “Companies abuse you if they can get away with it. That’s the crux of enshitification” “A world without regulation is a catastrophe.” Why I chose it: It’s been catching my eye every time I’m […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cory doctorow

ASKReviews's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: cory doctorow ·
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We’re all just screaming into an algorithmic void

Minority Rule by Ash Sarkar

February 27, 2026 by matt_thac 2 Comments

  I recently rewatched The Social Network. Fifteen years on, it stands as a digital autopsy for the birth of “Tech Bro” culture and the death of nuanced debate. The subsequent rise of Facebook, Twitter, and their algorithm-driven culture wars has accelerated societal conversation away from material inequality and toward the friction of identity politics. In her first book, Ash Sarkar encourages us to look beneath this noise at the deeper fractures of class. She rightly argues that identity politics has a vital place in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ash Sarkar, cbr18, identity, politics, racial inequality, social inequality, social media

matt_thac's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Ash Sarkar, cbr18, identity, politics, racial inequality, social inequality, social media ·
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Sharing the message No Limits

No Legs, No Limits (An Empowering Picture Book for Kids) by Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen

February 27, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Sometimes I still fall. But I try again, and I never give up. I make things work. Because I’m strong. Because I’m free. Because I have no limits.   The book, No Legs, No Limits (An Empowering Picture Book for Kids) by Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen (illustrator) is one big wow! The presentation of Sesser’s issues with people making assumptions, her finding her voice and then how she shows how “normal” she really is, is a great way to show and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Asian American & Pacific Islander, Disability, Kanya Sesser, Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen, Lenny Wen, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, skateboarding, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:76 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Asian American & Pacific Islander, Disability, Kanya Sesser, Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen, Lenny Wen, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, skateboarding, Social Themes ·
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“What’s the difference between a private library and a book hoarder?” “Feces.”

The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein

February 22, 2026 by LittlePlat 1 Comment

I’m a bit late jumping on the train with regards to this one. I think I’ve had a copy of this sitting on my ebook reader for years… and just never opened it up. Then, forgetting about my ebook, I then purchased the audiobook. Oops. Such a shame though; The Trauma Cleaner is one of those rare gems of a biography where a truly talented author gets a chance  to tackle a truly fascinating subject. The Trauma Cleaner is also unusual in that the subject, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #biography, non fiction, Sarah Krasnostein, trauma, trauma cleaner

LittlePlat's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #biography, non fiction, Sarah Krasnostein, trauma, trauma cleaner ·
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Batavia

An Adults Only Lord of the Flies

Batavia by Peter FitzSimons

February 20, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

The Batavia, the pride of the Dutch East India Company, is on its maiden voyage from Amsterdam to the Dutch East Indies when it wrecks off just off the coast of western Australia. But the tragedy of the Batavia stems not from the forces of nature, but from the evil in men’s hearts. I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts about this story in the last couple years, and was so curious about this strange, dark story, part survival story and part true crime, that I decided […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Featured, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, #Netherlands, 17th Century, audiobook, Australia, colonialism, maritime, non fiction, Peter FitzSimons, true crime

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, #Netherlands, 17th Century, audiobook, Australia, colonialism, maritime, non fiction, Peter FitzSimons, true crime ·
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Raven’ about bath time

Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura

February 19, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Because I have one of the best jobs when it comes to books (bookseller and behind the scenes goddess) I get access to future publications. While viewing the online reader copies I have access to, I located two titles that are fall publications. One is coming out in November 2026 and one in October 2026. The first was Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming, the second was Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura. I almost did not write […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, apes, Asia, birds, emotions, Feelings, Lucy Fleming, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Play, snow monkeys, Social Themes, Yas Imamura

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:65 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, apes, Asia, birds, emotions, Feelings, Lucy Fleming, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Play, snow monkeys, Social Themes, Yas Imamura ·
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