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What truth does deception for deception’s sake reveal?

Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek Delgaudio

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CBR15 BINGO: Adulthood, because it describes how the author grew into himself and his career Bingo! Take the Skies, Relation”Ship”, North America, You Are Here, Adulthood A couple of years back, a friend recommended (nay, demanded) that I get a free 30-day Hulu subscription so I could watch Derek Delgaudio’s In & Of Itself. I hate signing up for subscriptions to watch one show or movie, but it sounded intriguing and the friend assured my husband and me that we would appreciate it. A show […]

Good Boy, Good Book

Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

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This is a happy dog story! Malian (which is pronounced “Mary-Ann” in Wabanaki language) is visiting her grandparents on their Wabanaki reservation when shelter-in-place orders go into effect for the COVID-19 pandemic.  What was supposed to be a brief visit becomes a long stay, with Malian trying to keep up with Zoom middle school on the rez’s spotty wi-fi and trying to keep her elderly family members safe. Malian isn’t the only unexpected visitor to the rez; a beautiful, mysterious dog shows up and makes […]

Going from “talk the whiskers off a catfish” to silent as a mouse

Catching a Storyfish by Janice N. Harrington

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I did it again. I was emailed “the book is here, please pick it up” and I said, “What book?” “Why this book? How did it get on my radar? Who was I when I thought this sounded interesting? When was this request done?  Where was I sitting when I thought to request?” Okay, not that one. But the other questions (maybe) happened. But regardless of the who, what, when, where, why and how of it all, I am glad I did request Catching a […]

Daydreams and reality

Shahrzad and the Angry King by Nahid Kazemi

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Shahrzad and the Angry King is one of those books that I did not know if I liked or not. Now, I am not saying that Nahid Kazemi wrote a bad book, but they did write one of those picture books that has a lot going on and it is not a one time read. Also, I think what I had was only an online sample from Edelweiss, so perhaps some parts were missing. But regardless, there was enough there to really sink my teeth […]

‘… the unleashed feminine, that awesome maelstrom of incredible sexual and physical power – multiple orgasm, gestation, birth, breastfeeding – so often feared, is dangerous and often leads to a terrible afterlife.’

A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes

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CBR 14 Bingo: Gaslight Ghosts glide by through the present time now, but their own time is the past, replete with grimy streets and gas(-)lighting. Authors and ghost tour guides Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes tell the stories of America’s female ghosts, discussing how they fall in the landscape of gender and time. I enjoy a good ghost story, which was why I requested this book on NetGalley. However, what I learned was far beyond the scope of merely spooky tales, and I really […]

If immersive theater were a book, this would be it.

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

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Zachary Ezra Rawlins is in the middle of his story. A story that was punctuated too early as a child that is continuing now as adult. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is the son a fortune-teller who finds solace and safety in books and stories. The son of a fortune teller is on a quest entangled with Time, Fate, the Moon, and the Harbor of all stories. If you the books you read must have concrete plot and solid narrative structure, you will not like this book. […]



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