https://youtu.be/i-7l9ldPn0w Books That Make You See the True Origins of For-Profit Prisons The United States has a complicated past. Freeman’s Challenge by Dr. Robin Bernstein—a Dillon Professor of American History and Professor of African and African-American Studies and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University—unravels a bit of that past. A gripping story … Read more
https://youtu.be/JXeEru-gpmg We’re Talking About Elevating Stories with Podcasting That’s right—we’re taking a new spin with our topic, because as story lovers and story writers in the modern age, we have a lot of possibilities when it comes to podcasting. From narratives to interview formats, documentaries to educational, the world of podcasting has revolutionized the way … Read more
https://youtu.be/iGU2F4GkMfs Books That Make You Overcome Fear—and Accept Your Spiritual Gifts Alejandra G. Brady was sixteen years old when she awakened to see someone she knew at the head of her bed—her first visitation from someone who had passed. But it wouldn’t be until age 50 before anyone would give her a name for the … Read more
https://youtu.be/1CX72r-2axk Books That Make You Take Control of Your Life We all make choices across our lives, of course, and since no one gets out alive, we can at least decide how our own stories should end. Grinelle “Buzz” Desjarlais is the author of the Historical Fiction novel Saving KC, which offers a deep exploration … Read more
https://youtu.be/cdemF-jKA6M Books That Make You Enter the World of Hollywood and Crime Are you ready for an emotion-packed thriller? Are you ready to meet an aging Hollywood horror actor as he learns his wife’s death, years ago, may have in fact been murder? Such is the premise of Lee Lindauer’s new novel, The Salvation of … Read more
https://youtu.be/EEsXC1f7R8A Books That Make You Fall Under the Spell of a Gun-Toting, Prohibition-era Moonshiner Let’s travel back to the 1920s with a troubled boy named Rufus. He leaves his family—and a secret—behind him, only to find what he hopes is a new home with the O’Haras. But, sadly for him, things don’t go too well … Read more
https://youtu.be/AupNby4HFSk Books That Make You Realize Your Potential—Through Suspense Romance Often, genre fiction can speak to us in powerful ways, doing more than just entertain. It teaches and helps us explore possibilities about the world and ourselves. Award-winning author Tina Hogan Grant writes suspense romances, stories with strong female characters who know what they want … Read more
https://youtu.be/7Qu1sXA8p4c Books That Make You Excited by an Edge-of-Your-Seat Techno Thriller Who doesn’t like a book that blends mystery, suspense, and technology? Techno-thrillers are one of the most captivating genres nowadays, and with good reason. It seems like the world of tech is moving faster than humans can keep up with. In comes the dynamic … Read more
Q.What Inspired You to Write Your Book? A.These books began as a day-dream about self-sufficiency, which underlies the life we have chosen to follow in our wild canyon in Washington State, where we care for gardens, orchards and vineyards, chickens, ducks and goats. I imagined how a girl, Jessa, might utilize the natural bounty of … Read more
https://youtu.be/J1X0Y8p8ia0 Books That Make You Rock ‘n Roll Back to the 50s We often see the past through a nostalgic lens, fondly recalling the good things while periodically forgetting the difficult times we had as a nation and society. Take, for example, the 50s era of rock and roll—some of the most revolutionary and influential … Read more