By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Eighty-five-year-old former mega-horror film star Henry Maxwell struggles with severe depression and suicidal thoughts as he reflects on the mysterious […]
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BOOK CORNER: New children’s book teaches young readers to face their fears
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “The Duck That Was Afraid to Swim,” by Willie Mae Anthony, is a new children’s book that follows a duck […]
BOOK CORNER: Author tackles topics like depression, suicide in fantasy
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Grace, a melancholic vampire, calls a suicide hotline seeking advice on how to die but instead connects with Ness, an […]
BOOK CORNER: Afro-Latina identity highlighted in book about Costa Rica girl
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Yoli, a spirited Afro-Latina girl from Costa Rica, is embarking on a new life in the United States. As she […]
BOOK CORNER: New book relates author’s expedition to Palestine, Israel
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Learning to Listen to Palestine: A Personal Quest,” by Lani Lanchester, is a thought-provoking new book that chronicles the author’s […]
BOOK CORNER: New book sheds light on duo behind the Big Bang theory
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Hubble, Humason, and the Big Bang: The Race to Uncover the Expanding Universe,” by Ron Voller, is an exciting work […]
BOOK CORNER: Memoir tells story of 1960s’ struggles within Black power
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer Black revolutionaries of the 1960s and 70s faced unimaginable discrimination, violence, obstruction and hostility from law enforcement, people who opposed […]
BOOK CORNER: New sci-fi trilogy describes man’s extraordinary journey
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Esteban: Love’s Ordeal,” by Fish Nealman, is the exciting first installment in a new sci-fi trilogy that chronicles the journey […]
BOOK CORNER: South Asian author pens historic love story ‘Vermillion Harvest’
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer In the politically charged atmosphere of Amritsar in 1919, an Anglo-Indian schoolteacher and a spirited Muslim student activist find themselves […]
BOOK CORNER: Author dives into self discovery in Afro-futuristic novel ‘Lucid’
By Marissa Wells Contributing writer At 22, Evan Wheat has embarked on a journey of self-discovery following his father’s sudden death. He discovers a Lemurian […]