A powerfully-styled graphic novel about a young Arab-American man's experience battling the strain of epilepsy. Isaac is a college student who is quickly falling behind in his studies, and the cycle of triggers is wrapping itself around him. Lack of sleep, dehydration, stress, and anxiety rule his days, and he has little support from his... Continue Reading →
Discussion Post. How do you combat reading fatigue?
Hi all! This is a topic that I've been mulling over for awhile now. How do bloggers continue to read book after book without getting burned out? Here are some of my strategies in sort of order of importance: 1: Routine. I do practically the same thing every night. I take my Kindle to the... Continue Reading →
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett
Target audiences. Literally targets on the audience. The sting of the algorithm. The most effective and damaging placements of ads for the manipulated populace. Tell them what they need, then sell it to them. Bennett creates a game show in the near future built on fear, guns, and money. Active shooters are armed and then... Continue Reading →
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina (Author), Stacey Robinson (Illustrator), John Jennings (Illustrator)
Alfonso Jones is a busy young man: playing trumpet in the band, acting in the school play, maintaining his grades, working as a bike messenger... all while trying to deal with the fact that his father has been in jail for many years for a crime he did not commit. Yet, when DNA evidence exonerates... Continue Reading →
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Hey, Kiddo is a memoir about how one defines family, lives with addiction, and just, grows up. All tough on their own, but a real struggle when combined in the life of a young child. Thankfully, Krosoczka discovers and finds a refuge in his art. Told in a series of memories and anecdotes, there's a... Continue Reading →