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Giveaway: How to Speak Animal by Dr. Gabby Wild

Buy | Goodreads Learn about the secret language of wild animals in this exciting and informative guide from the experts who brought you How to Speak Cat and How to Speak Dog. We know animals can’t speak and express themselves in the same way as humans … but even the smallest and quietest animals have incredible […]

Mailbox Monday #712

Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]

Everything Is Normal Here by Alison Palmer

Source: the poet Paperback, 33 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Everything Is Normal Here by Alison Palmer explores the normality of life with its slivers of joys, its heavy grief, and the struggle of maintaining an open heart when the world can be scary and cruel. In her first poem, “Spark,” Palmer’s narrator calls […]

I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir by Fran Abrams

Source: the Poet Paperback, 88 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir by Fran Abrams is a unique look at what it was like to live in America gradually moving toward providing equality for women. While it is still moving toward equality, this memoir provides a perspective on […]

Mailbox Monday #711

Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]

Iron into Flower by Yvette Neisser

Source: Purchased Paperback, 72 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Iron Into Flower by Yvette Neisser is a journey into memory and identity shifts, following the passing of loved ones and divorce and even the journey of motherhood. In her opening poem, “The Arc of the Sun,” a mother takes a trip to Mexico and […]

Book Launch: I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir by Fran Abrams on Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Md.

I am honored to help Fran Abrams launch her first poetry book, I Rode the Second Wave: A Feminist Memoir, into the world on Dec. 4, 2022, at 3 p.m. at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD. I hope that you’ll join us as Fran reads from her collection, and I pepper her with questions […]

Watchman, What of the Night? by W. Luther Jett

Source: the poet Paperback, 46 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Watchman, What of the Night? by W. Luther Jett is a collection that records events as they happen, yet asks the reader to consider what could be done to modify current outcomes and change fate. Opening the collection with “The Builders,” Jett reminds us […]

Mailbox Monday #710

Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has its own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time for families to come together and share their gratitude.