“I didn’t choose to become vegan for health reasons. But I’m sixty-two, and I wake up every day full of energy, with a heart full of appreciation for this path, and a desire to serve others. In my mind there is no doubt that this... Read More

The Girl Who Flew Away / Lee Dean / Iron Circus Comics / Hardcover $28.00 (400pp) / 978-1-63899-139-7 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A woman seeks direction in her life in the gorgeous graphic novel The Girl Who Flew... Read More

COMMUNITY, COLLABORATION, AND SUPPORT / If you need another reason to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference, LIS may be the clincher! This day-long event, held prior to the opening reception at ALA, brings together... Read More

Are you in need of a reminder that discrimination in the United States can be addressed through the power of protest, courts, and legislation? Look no further than our educational system: as recently as 1972, there was no law prohibiting... Read More

Ibis / Justin Haynes / The Overlook Press / Hardcover $28.00 (352pp) / 978-1-4197-7277-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A fishing village plagued by ghosts and omens unites to protect a refugee girl in Justin Haynes’s... Read More

Children’s Book Editor Danielle Ballantyne Interviews Tyler Hilton, Author of Daddy, Live in Concert / Every kid dreams of having their favorite rockstar put on a show at their house, but what if your dad is that rockstar and he’s... Read More