Ali Ortiz, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Queer Lens

by Ali Ortiz

Paul Martineau and Ryan Linkof’s evocative photographic history "Queer Lens" chronicles queer representation in the medium. Arguing that representation is instrumental to visibility, this book says that photography “queered” the... Read More

Book Review

Bright Mornings, Lit Paths

by Ali Ortiz

Transmitting warmth and love for all creatures on earth, "Bright Mornings, Lit Paths" is a soothing religious poetry collection. Patti Jones Morgan’s faith-filled poetry book "Bright Mornings, Lit Paths" celebrates beauty in the world.... Read More

Book Review

The New Planet

by Ali Ortiz

A spiritual woman trains a man for an interplanetary colonization mission—and falls in love—in the future-set science fiction novel "The New Planet". In Carole Love Forbes’s science fiction novel "The New Planet", a new world order... Read More

Book Review

Peaches and Jake and 19 Cobras

by Ali Ortiz

Dogs make playful trouble for their human and vie for treats in the midst of a pandemic in the easygoing picture book "Peaches and Jake and 19 Cobras". In Paula Bailey’s picture book "Peaches and Jake and 19 Cobras", dogs go on... Read More

Book Review

Elephant Touch

by Ali Ortiz

In Susan R. Greenway’s novel "Elephant Touch", a girl learns to love again after a significant loss. Quinn lost her mother in a skiing accident. In Thailand, her Aunt Lizzie hopes that volunteering at an elephant sanctuary will... Read More

Book Review

Made in Italy

by Ali Ortiz

A prized violin becomes akin to a living, breathing object within a musician’s family in the wrenching, informative memoir "Made in Italy". Thomas Walter Kelley’s memoir "Made in Italy" recounts his and his wife’s astonishing time... Read More

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