Cannonball Read 18

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Space Chasers V01 by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, and Alison Acton

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The graphic novel Space Chasers V01 by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna, and Alison Acton (illustrator) is probably one of the most unbelievable books I have recently read. Oh sure, ages strong 8 and 9 to aged 13 readers are going to LOVE it, because it is about kids and the cool thing they get to do: save the world by screwing up and going to space! Yeah I would have loved this too at that age. I mean, we are kids! I mean we’re awesome! […]

Man on the Run

Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

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I like baseball and I like books, so it only stands to reason that I like books about baseball, too. But I do have reservations. I tend to prefer reading books about the game as a whole over a distinct period of time, or an account of one particular team or season. I’m less enamored of baseball player biographies, like Howard Bryant’s Rickey. They tend to fall into the trap of being repetitively structured, methodically going through a player’s career one season at a time, […]

Softball with a side of Magical Girl?!

Grand Slam Romance Book 1 by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous

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I am so upset. I remember the first time I saw the cover of this book. Covered in bright pinks and yellows, it exuded such a queer vibe that I couldn’t look away if I tried. I thought it looked utterly delightful and, of course, I added it to my want-to-read list. I saw other people review it, and it probably crossed my path in bookstores and libraries alike. But I put it off and put it off, never actually making the decision to pick […]

Do Hard Things

Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong by Andy Glaze

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As I write this, Andy Glaze is almost 100 miles into the Arizona Monster 300 Trail Race. It’s over 300 miles of mostly trail running with a cut off of seven days. It’s really beyond my comprehension. I’ve backpacked about 250 miles, but it took me three weeks. Ten to fifteen miles of hiking per day with plenty of sleep is nothing like what’s happening in Arizona right now. I stumbled upon Andy on Instagram. He is a fire battalion chief in California and an ultrarunner. […]

Wuthering Heights Meets the Olympics

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

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One my fellow book club members selected The Favorites for our March read because the Olympics have just concluded and the latest film adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been out for awhile, The Favorites being a modern adaptation of Wuthering but Heathcliff and Cathy are Heath and Katarina, an ice dancing pair hoping to make it to the top of the Olympic podium. Katarina and her family take Heath in just as Katarina is beginning her journey to skating. Starting as a singles skater, Katarina […]

Prince? Assassin? Both?

The Boy Wonder by Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar

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When I learned that Dick Grayson was only one of several Robins I was probably in my thirties. How could this be? I mean Bruce Wayne stayed the same, why didn’t Robin? Did he really need to be Nightwing? Red Hood? Red Robin? What does this prove?  Honestly, I don’t know if it has to prove anything, but in Juni Ba, Chris O’Halloran, Aditya Bidikar (and others) The Boy Wonder they collected some of the stories that focus on the newest addition the SuperHero of […]



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