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Praying with Jane Eyre: An Interview with Vanessa Zoltan

Renee chats with fellow book media entrepreneur Vanessa Zoltan about running a bookish business, what it means to be an atheist minister, and how to read secular texts as sacred. Vanessa is an atheist chaplain and CEO of Not Sorry Productions. She is the co-host of the podcasts Harry Potter & the Sacred Text, Hot

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Funeral for Flaca Author Interview with Emilly Prado

Emilly Giselle Prado is a writer, community organizer, and the Director of Youth Programs at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. She is the author of youth non-fiction title, Examining Assimilation. Her debut essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, is forthcoming with Future Tense Books on

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A Meditation on Toni Morrison’s Voice

BoyBoy is my favorite character name thus far in my reading experience. His description in Toni Morrison’s second novel, Sula, is sensory and downright reflective of his low down nature.  Clips of Ms. Morrison’s interviews circulate often, speaking to someone’s ambition, what they need in the moment. When Ms. Morrison passed away nearly two years

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5 Hobbies To Keep Your Mental Health In Check During Quarantine

Typically, anniversaries are an exciting occasion. Happy one year anniversary to a job, a significant other, life event, anything. However, we have passed the one year anniversary of quarantine. Not as much fun. Although the year has simultaneously flown by and been the slowest year of our lives, it’s still difficult. Every single day that

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10 Books for Happiness, Courage, and Inspiration

What does self-love/self-care look for you? Candles, a warm relaxing bath, cooking an elaborate meal, mindfulness, or journaling? For me, it is reading, cuddling with my seven-year-old dog who is – objectively – the cutest Golden Retriever in existence, meditation, facing my faults, and changing for the better. I believe that it is important to

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Picture Books to Celebrate Black History Month & to Read Year-Round

Black History Month is an extremely important month to celebrate not only Black historical figures, but also Black Excellence and Black Joy. Although February is the only month specifically set to recognize Black History, all months of the year should be opportunities to celebrate and learn. As an elementary school teacher, picture books are a

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