1. Have you ever gotten “reader’s block” and how did you get through that? Whenever I have reader’s block, and depending on the story time and subject-matter, I would either give myself a break and return to reading later, or I would just stop reading it completely. 2. How did […]
Indie Corner Questions for Alice Berman
1. Have you ever gotten “reader’s block” and how did you get through that? I definitely pause sometimes when I’m reading a book if I don’t feel incredibly drawn in. I’ll return to it, but if it happens again, I honestly usually put a book aside in favor of another […]
Aye-Aye Gets Lucky – Endangered & Misunderstood Book 1 by Terri Tatchell
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #5 Book Summary: Join endangered and misunderstood AYE-AYE on his quest to win back the hearts of the people of Madagascar after his mischievous pranks get him banned from his favorite village and labelled bad luck. Luckily for AYE-AYE, he meets a new friend who shows […]
Heart to Beat by Brian Lima MD
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #4 Book Summary: Success is not reserved for the smartest or most talented—it’s earned by those who want it the most. Heart conquers all and the triumphant always go all in, never settling for anything less than their best effort. As a leading heart transplant surgeon, […]
Rosa by Barbara de la Cuesta
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #3 Book Summary “There were little sins and big sins, and if you committed too many little sins you were more likely to go on to the big ones. Some sins you did in your mind and then, sometimes, you went on to let yourself fall […]
The Baseball by James Flerlage
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #2 Know a baseball or sports fan in your life? The Baseball by James Flerlage might be the prefect gift. Book Summary: Landon Myers is a retired pediatric oncologist who spends his days diagnosing the ills of his young grandchildren’s stuffed animals while scheming up new […]
Adjustments: A Novel by Will Willingham
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #1 Book Summary: By turns thoughtful and hilarious (even, inexplicably, both at the same time), this deeply Midwestern book quietly unfolds a vision for how to navigate in a world where we can’t always resolve things. It begins with an old man’s call to the insurance […]
Indie Corner questions for Zach Maldonado
1. Have you ever gotten “reader’s block” and how did you get through that? Yes, I have. I take a break from writing, stop for the day, or go read a book. 2. How did you balance writing your story your way and giving readers what they want? I don’t […]
I AM Manifesto by SB Hilarion
Book Summary: A book of 366 mantras or affirmations to raise and encourage the self-esteem and self-belief of children (plus adults), told through the eyes of young siblings Hao Finley Lee and Sabine Yi Lee. Written in the form of a journal and calendar, there is a mantra for each […]
Humongous (& Cool) Words For Kids by SB Hilarion
Book Summary: After immersing themselves in mantras in I AM Manifesto, young siblings Hao Finley and Sabine Yi Lee are on their journey of seeking knowledge from around the world. In Humongous (& Cool) Words For Kids, these philomaths not only learn about words from their own and other cultures […]