Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Time is change. Change is time.

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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Another excellent library book. When I read fiordeligi’s review of Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian‘s Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, I knew I needed to read it asap. And then it took me a while for my library hold to come in. Fairly early in the book, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian relates a sexual assault she experienced at elementary school after she stood in front of her class and talked about slugs. I had to lie down for a bit, because I remember the ways the […]

And Zander knew the world wasn’t fair. Because little miss perfect Penny Becker was still right here. And worse, she was…beautiful.

Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubbs

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Happy library week! I love being able to check out audiobooks from my local library. I have also come to love the books of Sarah T. Dubb, a librarian by day. Honey Bee Mine has no librarian characters that I’m aware of. It does feature a bee keeper/orchard owner and a restauranteur (person who runs a restaurant). Once again, Sarah T. Dubbs has given us a funny, thoughtful, and sexy book about putting your trust in the right people. The day before I started reading […]

“You bring the morning with you. You’re the light, sweetheart.”

Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

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Nowhere Book Bingo 25: Recommended by a friend (see, Des, I finally read it!) Buzzwords 2025 Cover Challenge: Foliage Peter Kent has lived most of his life in America, and certainly never expected to inherit a dukedom. Now he’s the Duke of Stanhope and desperately trying to be granted custody of his younger half-siblings, both of whom treat him with disdain and claim they are perfectly happy living with their decrepit guardian. It doesn’t help his case that Peter’s inexperience with English high society keeps […]

One two three I gotta read

Don’t Touch that Flower! by Alice Hemming

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Andy Elkerton

Gotta Go! by Frank Viva

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There are rules such as, Don’t Touch that Flower! and Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library. And there should be one, no matter how fun your game is, if you do not listen to your mom you will Gotta Go! later. Or in other words, those are the three picture books I read recently. Starting with Don’t Touch that Flower! I will start with I was not exactly in the mood for the slightly annoying “don’t get it” child personality of Squirrel. Still, this […]

I can still hear you saying those words

A Library by Nikki Giovanni

My Poet by Patricia MacLauchlan

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Words are important. There are all types: good, bad, ugly and the words chocolate (a most important one). And the below books are about words. On the surface, A Library by Nikki Giovanni is a silly little story about a young girl and the possibilities of the library she goes to. But it is more than that. The library is a place filled with magic. It is a place where you can be a cook, crook, lover, or sit among the stars. There are worlds […]

I have a secret I want to share

Nour’s Secret Library by Wafa’ Tarnowska

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Nour’s Secret Library is a book that is about the power of books, the power of one person, the power of a community and how we can learn from each other instead of fighting. The emotional and chaotic images by Vali Mintzi show the ugly of war but also the hope people can find when looking. Wafa’ Tarnowska took a true event (children of Syria finding books and making a hidden library for anyone who wished to partake of books of many languages and subjects, […]



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