Calling for a fundamental cultural shift through stories (with a side of your favorite brew)

A square brown cubby hole bookshelf at the library. In the cubby holes holds a variety of children's books, mostly picture books.
An autumn themed list of picture books to read with your kids this fall. Full of stories from Halloween to Diwali to Día de los Muertos.
Oppenheimer (2023) is about a man obsessed with discovery as conquest. A man who would conquer anything to be The One to build the bomb. A man that wraps the self importance of the USA around his shoulders and goes up against half of the world to win WWII himself.
I recently got the chance to view the first play reading for author Carolyn Huynh’s play, It’s Harder Than It Looks. Here’s how it went!
by Brandi-Ann Uyemura
I used to think that the internet was forever, but it turns out that nothing is truly forever. Now I think that we should keep the things that are important to us.
Maria the Wanted is about a young woman named Maria who works at a maquiladora and while she’s working one day, her boss sells off the employees to a group of vampires, one of which takes pity on her and turns her into a vampire herself.
Brandon Taylor tackles nearly every insecurity I’ve ever felt as a creative in one single book. In the aftermath of COVID restrictions and the George Floyd uprisings, clouding Wyeth’s creative head with questions about his art and how it fits into the world.
Cry, Voidbringer is a raw anti-war epic fantasy full of found family and the true cost of what it takes to be free.
with Madeleine Nakamura
Author Madeleine Nakamura joins Bookish Brews to discuss the phenomena of defensive writing and particularly how it manifests in diverse communities.