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Billed as The Outsiders meets the Illiad, I can definitely see elements of both in A Thousand Fires. But this story and the writing just doesn't resonate with me like either of those pieces. Set in modern day San Francisco, the story is about one girl's desire to enact revenge on the gangs that have... Continue Reading →
Our mothers were pregnant African women thrown overboard while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on slave ships. We were born breathing water as we did in the womb. We built our home on the sea floor, unaware of the two-legged surface dwellers until their world came to destroy ours. With cannons, they searched for oil beneath... Continue Reading →
A thick doorstop of a graphic novel... an experiment in storytelling and a look inside the suburban homes of American. I took this book with me when I proctored the PSAT a couple weekends ago and I got 4 hours of time to delve in (interrupted by walking around the desks). Focused around a school... Continue Reading →
Hi All- This is a really quick update as I have been busy this week with many things connected to the large fire here in Sonoma County. After several awful nights, as of today (Wednesday morning) the fire is now 30% contained. Here's hoping that the winds die down and the thousands of firefighters can... Continue Reading →
A colorful and evocative piece of art, Vignolli's New World is the coming together of three cultures in the Americas. A young Native Indian woman whose spiritual world has been vastly disrupted by the coming of the Europeans. An African slave-musician who has had his magical flute taken and his chance for freedom dashed. A... Continue Reading →
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