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I was inspired by two posts last week by two awesome bloggers. The Grimdragon wrote about Chuck Wendig's Life Debt: Aftermath , and then The Grimdark Dad reviewed Rae Carson's Star Wars: Most Wanted. After reading their posts, I felt like I needed a Star Wars fix myself. So, I hopped on my Hoopla app and... Continue Reading →
Sex? Drugs? Rock N' Roll? Yes. But so much more. What starts as a simple story of the formation of a band evolves into a the best Behind the Music never made. The fictional oral history of a 70s super group, Daisy Jones and The Six hooked me quickly and really never let up. Billy... Continue Reading →
Radtke's memoir looks at loss, relationships, and our limited time on earth. The narrative starts with the story of the death of a favorite uncle due to hearth disease, and moves to memories of art school and the beginnings of her relationship with a long-term boyfriend. She travels and sees the world, but focuses her... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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