Painting Calm by Inga Buividavice Inga Buividavice’s Painting Calm presents an immersive journey into creating introspective watercolour art using nature as inspiration. Buividavice’s artwork draws the viewers in with a gorgeous interplay of of soothing colours and shapes. Take ‘Dusk’s Resilience’, reflecting the calm of twilight, and inviting profound contemplation. Likewise, ‘Ethereal Symphony’ suggests a […]
The Anatomist’s Library by Colin Salter The Anatomist’s Library by Colin Salter is a tour through medical history. Divided into six chapters, Salter explores medical texts from the ancient world of Galen and Hippocrates to today’s modern world. The book is full of beautiful illustrations, primarily with informative captions, making for engaging reading. It was […]
Queen Elizabeth by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Queen Elizabeth by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara explores the life of this former royalty who has sadly since passed away. Elizabeth wasn’t initially in the direct line of succession. That came about when her uncle renounced the throne and her father became king. Young Elizabeth had to begin […]
Gloria Steinem by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara explores the life of the plucky eponymous feminist and journalist. Steinem noticed at a young age that females and males were treated differently and held to different standards. She went on to become a journalist, and traveled the world, finding her true passions in grassroots activism, and feminism. […]
Yoko Ono by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara explores the fascinating life of a person most recognisable as the wife of John Lennon. But there’s soooo much more to her life! Ono was an artist who grew up in Japan, then moved to the USA to study art. I appreciate that the author handled certain parts […]
Glacier’s Edge is another awesome installment in the Legend of Drizzt series. This is 2nd in the Way of the Drow trilogy, and continues the split narratives between Jarlaxle and his group in the wilds of glacial tundra, those still at the Hosttower and the Harpell household, and Drizzt who is visiting Grandmaster Kane. Oh […]
Ripped from the Headlines by Harald Schecter looks at a slew of movies inspired by actual crimes. As someone who has an abiding interest in true crime, I thought this would be right up my alley. I did find the true crime parts fascinating. They were all much older cases though, as were the movies. […]
How To Heal Your Inner Child by Simon Chapple was a blessing to me. I finally felt seen. Chapple himself has gone through all the work he speaks about. In addition, he is a sobriety counselor. The book covers what trauma is, what childhood emotional neglect (CEN), and how they shape adult behaviour. You’ll learn […]
Over a summer of love and struggle, one young boy finds the courage to forgive himself. ~Ebb & Flow Told through a series of picturesque free-verse vignettes, Ebb & Flow is the story of Jett, a young boy going through some tough times. After a singularly bad year, full of poor choices and disaster, Jett […]
Child of a Mad God is the first in a new series by RA Salvatore, the writer who introduced us to the drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. Set in the world of Corona, a world made familiar in the Demon Wars Saga, this book explores lands far from Honce-the-Bear, in a time after said wars. […]
