The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry, whose famous aphorism popped into my head more than once while I was reading The Wilderness. Flournoy has given us a portrait of young Black women's struggle to make meaning, starting in their twenties and progressing to middle age. These women are, indeed, gifted … [Read more]
Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit by Lawrence Langer
Lawrence Langer’s Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit is one of the most brilliant books on the Holocaust I have ever read. Langer tackles the meaning of survivorship in the death camps, using language as a lens to examine the experience of atrocity and annihilation and those … [Read more]
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
This book is nothing. I know that's a bold claim, but I've racked my brain since finishing The Ending Writes Itself, the new book by Evelyn Clarke, a pen name for the collaborative work of V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke, and I can't come up with anything that accurately categorizes it. The publishers … [Read more]
Don't Cause Trouble by Arree Chung
Don't Cause Trouble by Arree Chung is currently available, but I read as an online reader copy found deep in my saved links. It is a fun book about not fitting in for the reader ages 8 to 12- (young)-13. It is not overly an in depth story, but a reflective story that is relatable for most. The … [Read more]
All Brains Welcome: Embracing ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and More by Johanna Peyton and Olga Popova
The picture book All Brains Welcome: Embracing ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and More by Johanna Peyton and illustrator Olga Popova is not perfect, but close as it strongly introduces neurodivergent brain types in an easy-to-understand and accessible manner. We learn about 12 different types of situations … [Read more]
Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson, Ann Marie Boulanger and Sylvain Cabot
A recent online read (due mid August 2026) was Finding My Spark by Isabelle Jameson, Ann Marie Boulanger (translator), and Sylvain Cabot (illustrator). It is an upbeat and positive coming out story for a trans boy. The publisher description says it is a middle grade read but the picture book format … [Read more]
