https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog daily 0.75 2024-06-26 https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/blog-post-title-one-zw8l3 monthly 0.5 2023-01-31 https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/book-review-the-final-revival-of-opal-and-nev monthly 0.5 2021-10-07 https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/review-secret-lives-of-church-ladies monthly 0.5 2021-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/0ed696ce-044c-49b2-bb40-a9c0117d86f0/lf.jpg Blog - Book Review: Secret Lives of Church Ladies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/uf29lv1un0oqglxp473sbziuoth2uy monthly 0.5 2021-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/4142538d-672b-48b5-bfed-55abd76f881a/lincoln_line_photo_540x.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Wax Buffalo Haymarket Candle: My love of candles knows no bounds (especially when those candles are made by a women-owned, locally-based business like Wax Buffalo). When I see their unmistakable white X logo, I know that I’m about to smell something incredible. While all of their candles smell amazing, I’m especially interested in their signature line inspired by the city of Lincoln. Their Haymarket scent is a nod to many of the shops downtown, and many of their custom scents were inspired by their love of other local, small businesses. Check them out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/e0c19bf6-e532-4be5-805a-c0ff4e78d78d/Clever_Fox_Planner_Blushpink_eef859f3-e8ff-4c17-adb4-37f5198044e1_1800x1800.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Clever Fox Planner: In my quest to find the yearly planner that will help me access the most productive, organized, and happiest version of myself, I stumbled upon this beauty. This Clever Fox planner doubles as a gratitude journal and seems like the perfect place to stash my professional and personal goals and to-do lists while reminding me to stay present. The colorful stickers in the back are an added bonus! Take a look at all of the pretty colors! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/71634726-5932-4870-bfc9-234b5fc228d8/Screenshot+2021-11-30+113227.png Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Make it stand out Few things are more comforting at the end of a long day than a cup of piping hot tea. And if it has been a particularly long, hard day, then it’s time to whip this bad boy out. A manatee tea infuser, or manatea infuser (apologies for the intended pun), seems like just the thing to take my evening ritual to a whole new level. I always say that the perfect gift should simultaneously beg the question: “Why does this exist?” and fill you with an overwhelming and inexplicable urge to possess it. This gift undeniably fulfills both for me. I can only imagine how much this little sea cow would level up my tea drinking game. You have to check out how cute it is https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/0209fb9f-0144-438d-97e0-f4313811f03a/Malcolm+Gift+1.png Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Bee's Wrap®: I usually end up with lots of leftovers and having a reusable option for cling wrap is a lifesaver! This sustainable option is made with a cotton cloth covered in beeswax, plant oil, and tree resin. It is also fully recyclable and biodegradable. Offered in 6 different sizes, you should definitely be able to find one big or small enough to store anything. Another great thing about Bee's Wrap® is that they are partnered with 1% for the Planet, a network committed to bringing people together to support one another and the planet. To receive certification, a business must donate at least 1% of its annual sales to environmental causes. Not only does Bee's Wrap® do this, but they are also committed to environmental education. From their website: "We also support The Bee Cause, a platform for educating children about the important connection between bees and healthy food systems." Check them out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/c506cf3c-22fa-4835-9532-0f11bdf713de/t+gift+1.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Chef Set-Hand Forged Damascus Steel-5-Pcs With Leather Roll Kit This business is based out of the U.K run by a POC. This gift is perfect for the chef in your family, it’s quite pricey so I’d suggest having a few people pitch in! I would love to receive this gift, the metal used is very high quality, everything is hand-forged and no design turns out the same! I love cooking and cooking with these knives would be amazing! Look at the shop! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/7ff2b088-5c4f-4c9c-aed9-5d9368740410/t+gift+2.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Gold Hemp Leaf Light Switch Covers and Outlets This is a Black-owned business based out of New York, the owner is a strong leader in her community and works with many non-profit organizations. This gift is also perfect for someone who loves cannabis or hemp! It’s also perfect for anyone who loves bold unique home decor! I would love to get this as a gift, it’s quite affordable and I think it’s a very small change that would make a room look completely different! Click here to check them out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/27c9069d-7c16-4e23-a830-f1225fff037c/astrid+gift+3.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Flame Tree Notebook Does anyone really need a notebook like this? No. But when I was an avid journaler, just looking at one of these made me want to gaze at it and run my hands over the glossy, textured cover. I filled it up, and years later, I’ve long since stopped journaling. Coincidence? If it were, I wouldn’t be recommending these to you. Not convinced? Let me put it this way: by the time my writing is good enough to grace these pages, I’ll have won the writer’s equivalent of an EGOT. But don’t let that stop you! You NEED to check them out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/aad8acd7-de0f-425a-bd4b-8f1d7400f730/aaliyah+gift+1.png Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Studio Ghibli Kiki's Delivery Service Lunch Bag I am a Studio Ghibli fanatic, and so I OBVIOUSLY had to include a Kiki’s Delivery Service item in my list. Now all I need is a broom and to dye my cat black… I’m just kidding, kind of. Click here and check them out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/739b0410-08a6-4ad0-a18c-111a88f58e7b/Aaliyah+gift+3.png Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Washed Corduroy Floor Pillow My whole apartment is just one big bohemian Pinterest board, so these floor pillows are just fueling my decor addiction at this point. Either way a GREAT gift. Click here to see ALL the colors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/bb0d8be2-08b0-436d-9c94-dc177aa50644/bibis.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean This book was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by 13 different Book reviewers! This book is a combination of stories and recipes, I would be so grateful to get this book as a gift. Not only is it highly recommended, but it's also written by 2 Black women, who are very involved in their communities! This book is quite affordable for the content it contains! It’s a win-win situation if you give this to the cook in your family, they get an amazing cookbook, you get to try some amazing food! Get the book here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/2a2c0277-5fd2-4fe3-8bb0-171b74fcc1e1/Aaliyah+gift+2.png Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Make it stand out Look! It’s a little friend at the bottom of a mug. Who DOESN’T want this for their morning tea? Feel free to buy me one hehe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/890f57a2-bac2-4897-92fa-27993e1bbf3f/kim+gift+1.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Campy 18oz Vacuum Insulated Stainless Travel Mug So I love coffee and want to have it with me everywhere I go! Though I have many favorite mugs, the handle is what sets this mug apart. I also like the cork-type lining and retro camp look. Also, the top edge is very comfortable if drinking with the lid off. And the lid seals securely. Check it out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b1477717-0351-4877-92d7-594a2b045e7e/Malcolm+Gift+2.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Custom Book Embosser: Following my trend of Etsy gifts, I absolutely adore this metal book embosser. I prefer to personalize my books with an embosser rather than a stamp because you never have to worry about it smudging or running out of ink. I also just think it's very satisfying to see the design pressed into the paper. This shop offers a variety of designs and you can even add a little box to store it in. If you know a reader they will for sure love this gift! Click here to see them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/d950b336-6f74-4686-9a19-956340b7b354/kim+gift+2.jpeg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Masterclass One of my favorite things to give and to receive is the gift of learning a new skill or growing as a human in some way. The Masterclass series has an amazing lineup of gifted professionals from several fields who will teach and inspire via online classes. The classes are taught by experts in 11 fields such as music, sports, writing, business, and science, just to name a few. I’ve taken several classes from talented, successful authors - ex. Margaret Atwood, David Sedaris. The authors shared specific, practical ideas. I found the classes both helpful and inspiring. The BEST gift https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/7e0d2b83-0179-403a-a4b9-94973c12d0e4/astrid+gift+1.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Strathcona Stockings: A pair of socks I wouldn’t be insulted to receive. They’re very fun to coordinate with the rest of your outfits. And who doesn’t love showing the barest hint of their free-wheeling spontaneity at the office? Yes, they’re a bit expensive. But is someone really going to be angry that you bought them one pair of screen-printed, luxurious socks? Trust me: if I get my hints across, this Christmas I’ll be the very proud owner of two (!!!) whole pairs! Check them out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/7c4fe6a7-1a72-4e10-8218-f87e2d3f7191/kim+gift+3.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - The NEO Dog Collar Hands down the best dog collar. The collar has a metal link for the leash separate from the link for the name tag, a handy clasp that locks, and they are made of sturdy canvas in cool colors. BUT what makes it such a great business to support is the story and the mission. The company was founded to support dog rescues. From the website: "Max and Neo are different because it was created to donate massively to rescues. It did not start as a dog collar business and then decide to donate a percentage of profits as a way to give back or as a marketing incentive. From day one the question was, how do we donate, what do we donate and when do we donate. It is because of these roots that you will not see any other company that donates as much or as often as us. We are 100% transparent with what we donate and who we send the donations. Every week we post the list of the rescues that will be receiving our donation box." Perfect for the Dog Lover! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/65950353-1e44-4650-a449-f5221b138455/Malcolm+Gift+3.jpg Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Coffee Bean and Vanilla Scented Soy Candle: I like coffee almost as much as I like candles so if there's one thing I'm for sure recommending, it's this Coffee Bean and Vanilla soy candle. Offered in 4oz, 8oz, wax melts, and a variety of different scents, I think this one, in particular, is great for cozy winter mornings. I also love reusing my candle jars and these come in the perfect little jars for recycling! Buy them here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/ad8c620a-3e55-41cc-9524-687ca51d39c6/astrid+gift+2.png Blog - All We Want for Christmas is… - Lotion Warmer Imagine this: it’s the middle of January. You’ve just gotten out of your blisteringly hot shower, and as you dry off, you realize that you’ve forgotten your jar of lotion. Your heart is sinking, but you try to look on the bright side: at least you won’t start sweating again! (You hate yourself right now.) Of course, your lotion on your dresser. By the window. In your less-than-well-insulated house. Winter is coming. If someone in your life has dry skin, this is the best way to tell them you love them. Click here to check the shop out! https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/uf29lv1un0oqglxp473sbziuoth2uy-lsekm monthly 0.5 2022-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/0b08d5e4-fac7-4d9c-aebd-9dc143168edf/johnathan.jpg Blog - The Ultimate Holiday Reading List - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell By: Susanna Clarke Regency-era England is amazed by the appearance of Mr. Norrell, the first magician to appear in 200 years. His goal: to further the cause of British magic by defeating Napoleon and the French. As he begins to assist the army, a bored gentleman named Jonathan Strange idly decides to pick up magic himself, and the two magicians form a doomed partnership. Mr. Norrell’s desperation to be accepted by the English nobility leads him to invoke magic that he has no hope of controlling, and he, Jonathan, and several others are dragged into fulfilling a centuries-old prophecy. The way that this story is told is even more interesting than its plot. The Austen-style narrator mercilessly makes fun of all the characters and delights in revealing how petty they can be. The protagonists are hilariously flawed: Mr. Norrell is a snobbish, endlessly-dull hermit. Jonathan is kinder and friendlier but just as self-absorbed and arrogant. And except for Jonathan’s wife, the people they surround themselves with aren’t much better; in some cases, they’re much, much worse. The magic itself has refreshingly new rules and boundaries, and the magical beings we encounter are eerie, powerful, and thoroughly inhuman. It’s an amazing, terrifying world, and as you read, all you can do is grip the book’s spine a little tighter and desperately hope that your favorite characters will be alright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/5a5fbd81-64e7-4204-b33b-5925324302fb/harriet.png Blog - The Ultimate Holiday Reading List - Harriet Gets Carried Away By: Jessie Sima This book is about a girl named Harriet who loves costumes. She has a birthday party coming up, and everyone will be wearing a costume, of course! Her dads have decorated everything for the party, and she has her favorite costume picked out, but there's one thing missing—party hats. Harriet puts on her errand-running costume to find party hats with her dads and, along the way, meets some real penguins who mistake her for a member of the flock and carry her away. Will she be able to find her way back in time for the party? You’ll have to pick it up to find out! This book is a perfect read for kids who love penguins and/or dress-up parties. It’s also great for storytime, bedtime, wintertime, a party planning idea, a trip to the zoo, mentioning about not wandering off (you might get carried away by penguins!), and is a wonderful feature of a diverse family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/782cfa32-50d9-4a57-b8f5-50ffa0a395f4/kindred.jpg Blog - The Ultimate Holiday Reading List - Kindred By: Octavia Butler In 1976, Dana, a black woman, is transported from California to some unknown place. She sees Rufus, a young white boy, drowning in a nearby river and rushes to save him. His parents, mistaking her for his attacker, try to shoot her; in an instant, she’s returned home. Eventually, she discovers the truth: Rufus is not just her distant ancestor but the son of a slaveowner in the antebellum South. And to ensure her existence, she has to keep him alive. Kindred gives Dana’s journey to the past all the nuance it deserves. Dana is thoroughly unlike anything anyone from the past has seen before. Her accent and education are threatening to the white characters, as you’d expect. Still, these qualities also alienate her from the black characters, as does her closeness to Rufus and her relatively comfortable position on the plantation. Dana and Rufus’s relationship changes as he grows up and assumes more power. It’s heartbreaking to watch Dana shift from “modern woman playing at being a slave” to a vulnerable woman forced to make more and more compromises to protect both herself and the people she’s come to love. No matter how old he gets, Rufus remains the same person: grasping, loving, childish, and utterly selfish. Sometimes his cruelty is deliberate, and sometimes it comes from a place of unthinking, earnest narcissism. Dana, the other slaves, and I all hated him, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to do it entirely; and I think that the author’s choice to work through our love, hate, and fear is one of the many reasons this book is a masterpiece. Kindred is a powerfully cathartic read, and I think it’s perfect for times like these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/41258877-94a6-4c62-92cf-c62732a79b26/ella.jpg Blog - The Ultimate Holiday Reading List - Ella Enchanted By: Gail Carson Levine At birth, a fairy curses Ella with the “gift” of obedience: if someone gives her a direct order, she’s forced to obey. This book is the reason why I love fairytale retellings to this day. It’s modern in every sense: Ella’s curse makes a rebel of her, and it’s inspiring to watch her use her bravery and cleverness to fight for all the freedom she can get. Kyrria, the kingdom Ella lives in, has all the usual creatures--fairies, elves, ogres, giants, and more--but Ella’s skill with languages allows us to take a deeper look into languages and cultures that are entirely unique from classic fairytales or newer, Tolkien-inspired fantasy. Even the romance between Ella and the prince is refreshing to read. The two of them like each other from the moment they meet, and it’s extremely sweet to watch their mutual admiration turn into a love that endures despite all the hardships around them. Ella Enchanted is a well-crafted, lighthearted read that gets better every time I read it. There’s absolutely nothing better if you're in the mood for a happy ending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/c34f77de-dbe5-4a0d-ad67-ef857f726736/shortest+day.jpg Blog - The Ultimate Holiday Reading List - The Shortest Day By: Susan Cooper This poem about the shortest day of the year and celebration of Yule and Winter Solstice makes an excellent gift for any little ones in your life! If you like snowy scenes, nature, and the outdoors, it is a joy to look through the beautiful colors and images. It includes information at the back explaining how across time, human beings have felt the need for light during the darkest days and to celebrate getting through one year and the start of the next. Initially written in 1977, the poem was made for live stage performances, but I feel like this book is the perfect format for it. Paired with the whimsical illustrations and lovely color palette, it is a great reminder that even during the darkest days, there are still reasons to celebrate, and the dark will not last forever. Brighter days are ahead! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a1f4b188-138d-4f00-9a0b-6349e57a5f3a/star+wars.jpeg Blog - The Ultimate Holiday Reading List - Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook (Official Holiday Recipes from a Galaxy Far, Far Away) By: Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak I love Star Wars and food, so I had to include this one. This cookbook contains about 50 different themed recipes and a few crafts that are perfect to try during the holiday season. Each recipe also includes some details of how it fits into the lore of the Star Wars universe, and I think that is super cool. It definitely has something for everyone! Some of the recipes are very easy and similar to ones you may have tried before, like the Wookiee-Ookiees, which is essentially just a gingerbread cookie that looks like a Wookiee, or the Mudhorn Eggnog made with the giant furry egg of a Mudhorn (actually just four large eggs). I have made both of these, and they are great, definitely recommend them. Others might be just a bit different from things you’ve made before but want to try anyway, like the Rorkid Bread that is garlic knots dusted with some matcha powder or the Bantha Milk Hot Chocolate white-hot chocolate dyed blue with a scoop of fluffy cream cheese topping. I would definitely try those last two at least once, but there are many other delicious recipes included that have the potential to become staples in your holiday cooking if you like them enough. Another thing I enjoy about this cookbook is that it includes a dietary consideration guide at the back of which ones are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and which ones can easily be altered to fit those categories. An additional helpful thing they included is a page of conversion charts for people who may use the metric system, and I think that is also very cool. In conclusion, whether you are a Star Wars fan or have someone in your life, that is, this book makes for some very fun holiday cooking and bonding activities! https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/uf29lv1un0oqglxp473sbziuoth2uy-lsekm-z3g7k monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/48b0abb7-f90d-4ab3-b143-3bafa0ae75a0/The-Myth-of-Surrender+%281%29.jpg Blog - Anticipated New Book Releases of 2022 - The Myth of Surrender by Kelly O’Connor McNees (Simon & Schuster). Release date: March 1, 2022 “What if the most important decision of your life was not yours to make? This vivid and powerful novel follows two women whose paths intersect at a maternity home in the "Baby Scoop Era." In 1960, free-spirited Doreen is a recent high-school grad and waitress in a Chicago diner. She doesn't know Margie, sixteen and bookish, who lives a sheltered suburban life, but they soon meet when unplanned pregnancies send them to the Holy Family Home for the Wayward in rural Illinois. Assigned as roommates because their due dates line up, Margie and Doreen navigate Holy Family’s culture of secrecy and shame and become fast friends as the weight of their coming decision — to keep or surrender their babies — becomes clear.” - Simon and Schuster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/70635372-bc72-40a1-aff4-f6a0fadf94fe/you+dont+know.jpg Blog - Anticipated New Book Releases of 2022 - You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston (Harper Collins). Release date: January 18, 2022 “You Don’t Know Us Negroes is the quintessential gathering of provocative essays from one of the world’s most celebrated writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Spanning more than three decades and penned during the backdrop of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance, Montgomery bus boycott, desegregation of the military, and school integration, Hurston’s writing articulates the beauty and authenticity of Black life as only she could. Collectively, these essays showcase the roles enslavement and Jim Crow have played in intensifying Black people’s inner lives and culture rather than destroying it. She argues that in the process of surviving, Black people re-interpreted every aspect of American culture—"modif[ying] the language, mode of food preparation, practice of medicine, and most certainly religion.”” - Harper Collins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/672fc9fe-d0ae-4476-bd55-b43bbcaa18d5/From-your-friend.png Blog - Anticipated New Book Releases of 2022 - From Your Friend, Carey Dean: Letters from Nebraska’s Death Row by Lisa Knopp (Cascade Books). Projected publication date: March 2022 When Lisa Knopp, a member of the then-called Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty, first attended the group’s weekly bible study at the state penitentiary, she was introduced to Carey Dean Moore, a devout Christian who had been sentenced to death for the murder of two cab drivers. From 1996 until his execution in 2018, the two exchanged hundreds of letters, and their friendship changed Lisa’s philosophy and faith in ways that she couldn’t possibly have imagined. Unlike all the other books on this list, I’ve already read this one–or at least a version of it. I edited the entire manuscript just before it was sent to Cascade Books, and I’ve been waiting very impatiently for its release. We’ll have it on the shelves as soon as we can! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/89c2ca96-4e86-47a6-bca6-f091a9738187/wahala.jpg Blog - Anticipated New Book Releases of 2022 - Wahala by Nikki May (Harper Collins). Release date: January 11, 2022 “An incisive and exhilarating debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group—the most unforgettable girls since Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha. When the high-flying, charismatic Isobel explodes into the group, it seems at first she’s bringing out the best in each woman. But the more Isobel intervenes, the more chaos she sows, and Ronke, Simi, and Boo’s close friendship begins to crack. A sharp, modern take on friendship, ambition, culture, and betrayal, Wahala (trouble) is an unforgettable novel from a brilliant new voice.” - Harper Collins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b737837e-2ca5-49f8-8517-86bcb8035807/Kaikeyl-+book.jpeg Blog - Anticipated New Book Releases of 2022 - Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Redhook). Release date: April 26, 2022 “Before she was cast as Indian mythology’s most jealous queen, she had her own story…. In the spirit of Circe, Ariadne, and The Witch's Heart, this stunning debut reimagines the life of Kaikeyi, the vilified queen from the Indian epic the Ramayana. It is a tale of fate, family, courage, and heartbreak—of an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.” - Redhooki https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/uf29lv1un0oqglxp473sbziuoth2uy-lsekm-z3g7k-3bw6e monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/fdee948e-d3f0-477b-9339-a802039088b7/The-Office-of-Historical-Corrections.jpeg Blog - Book Review: The Office of Historical Corrections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/uf29lv1un0oqglxp473sbziuoth2uy-lsekm-z3g7k-3bw6e-xwkbc monthly 0.5 2022-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/c91672e0-cf83-4ca6-b2d8-afdeeb73856e/Screenshot+2022-02-17+132222.jpg Blog - A (Virtual) Evening With Timothy Schaffert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/book-review-cool-for-the-summer monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/14418db0-d200-4cd6-b22c-de82548bc2b4/Cool-For-The-Summer.jpeg Blog - Book Review: Cool for the Summer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/ryan-sallans-event monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/33db1567-083a-47a4-bdef-8bff59958381/IMG_4486-copy-1024x683.jpg Blog - An Evening with Trans Activist Ryan Sallans https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/autism-acceptance-month monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/1650139699858-YZH13ASBND030RW90FS6/81DTGBvI9SL.jpg Blog - Autism Acceptance Month Reads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/1650139699762-LAOFS1WYFLSQMNJUSDXG/41DlC8ZzzAL.jpg Blog - Autism Acceptance Month Reads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/1650139700492-XFGU0ICL87ZRIF62WUOZ/81TaR7kzn7L.jpg Blog - Autism Acceptance Month Reads https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/a-tour-of-local-coffee-vendors monthly 0.5 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/5e1b7415-74d4-470c-aa16-b41393e5b0b7/tall+mountain.jpg Blog - A Tour of Local Coffee Vendors - Tall Mountain Oats Tall Mountain Oats is a local coffee roaster here in Lincoln, NE! Bailey Ahlberg, the owner, is a young entrepreneur who graduated from The Great Plains Culinary Institute at Southeast Community College with a degree in Culinary Hospitality Management! She later went back to pursue a degree in Business! In 2019 she decided to open Tall Mountain Oats, which can supply you with quality coffee and offers consulting and educational courses! She is a wealth of knowledge and the perfect person to have your questions answered and get some amazing ethically sourced coffee! tallmountainoats.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b5ea33ce-b2fd-4fab-86fa-7abe84341197/canyon.jpg Blog - A Tour of Local Coffee Vendors - Canyon Coffee Roasters 4701 Old Cheney Rd, Lincoln NE Canyon coffee roasters is a fantastic local roaster specializing in using a drum roaster and individually profiled specialty single-origin coffees and blends, roasted to order to ensure your unique coffee arrives at the peak of its freshness. They provide many other services, including syrups/sauces, alternative milk, teas, powders, and almost anything needed to create your favorite coffee drink! They enable coffee businesses to thrive in a competitive market by leveraging their experience in the coffee industry and breadth of product solutions. canyoncoffeeroasters.com/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/e764dfda-a3bc-45fa-a6bf-b89c64116c31/coffee+roaster.jpg Blog - A Tour of Local Coffee Vendors - The Coffee Roaster 5022 Old Cheney Rd #3 The Coffee Roaster has been around for over 25 years! They are incredibly unique; using an air roaster to roast all of their coffee, a method that was created in 1976. It’s a fascinating method of roasting, but many people claim it’s the best possible. The Coffee Roaster was opened in 1996 by Gary Karnes. In 2014, he passed his business down to his daughter Sam. Since then, she’s been all hands on deck, Sam and her husband are dedicated to keeping their family business flourishing, and it shows. Anytime you are looking for some quality air-roasted coffee, The Coffee Roaster is for you! coffeeroasterlnk.com/ https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/aapi-month monthly 0.5 2022-05-20 https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/events-to-check-out-this-pride-month monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b307767d-d77a-4173-886e-1900a909f2be/Screenshot+2022-06-16+140444.jpg Blog - Events to Check out this Pride Month - Plugged Show Presented By HQ LNK (June 17) Jam out to some awesome music at HQ LNK with the musical talents of Specter Poetics, BB Sledge, and Thee Bots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/ba76c270-743d-4e9e-8ad9-aa51d16a7273/Screenshot+2022-06-16+140729.jpg Blog - Events to Check out this Pride Month - Star City Pride (June 17 - 18) A glimpse at the activities at this year’s pride festival: -Saturday night she’s bringing her gworlz to the SCP stage! Tia Pet Presents: Mean Gworlz – a drag parody! - Morgan McMicheals from Rupaul’s Drag Race! - Melanin Magic show performance <3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/1203befb-99e8-4ea9-b711-8cf213bc4e75/Screenshot+2022-06-16+140631.jpg Blog - Events to Check out this Pride Month - Lincol Arts Festival (June 18 - 19) Release your inner creative! Right after Star City Pride you can keep your spirits up by supporting so many local artists! Activities include more than 90 artists, interactive art exhibits and plenty of performances throughout the weekend. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/lord-of-stariel-book-review monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a5f7311d-ea7c-434f-9382-5615161d6322/The-Lord-Of-Stariel-Book.jpeg Blog - Book Review: Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster - Make it stand out Book cover : Solid green with small illustration of wings on the top, and a mansion house on the bottom. Gold flourished Typography for title “The Lord of Stariel”. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/banned-books-week-blog monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/19811cee-43a0-4170-b7e6-874597525274/Rainbow-Revolutions-book.jpeg Blog - Why These Books Were Banned - Rainbow Revolutions: Power, Pride, and Protest in the Fight for Queer Rights by Jamie Lawson and Eve Lloyd Knight Rainbow Revolutions is a crucial read that brings LGBTQIA+ history into the public light. From the devastating raid at the Stonewall Inn to the birth of queer pop culture, this book refuses to keep queer history swept under the rug. According to the Banned Bookshelf, “This book is one of the 850+ books political action committees have listed as “obscene” that they are attempting to ban, as we speak, in the year 2022.” This, in my opinion, is another futile attempt at keeping the queer community oppressed through the invalidation of queer history. How can a communities history be labeled as “obscene”? Obscene, by definition, means offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency. It is flabbergasting to me that a book that promotes the spread of compassion and love within the queer community, despite the unfathomable crimes committed against it, could be considered obscene. Especially when we were taught about the slaughter and mistreatment of underrepresented communities in school. We ingrain decades of hate and prejudices into our youth and then are shocked when hate crimes continue to plague our society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/95e03fe9-45ff-41cc-aa29-8db7895e4ee4/Gender-Queer-Book.jpeg Blog - Why These Books Were Banned - GenderQueer: A Memoir By Maia Kobabe GenderQueer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe is a graphic novel about Mai Kobabe’s coming of age and eir journey of self-identity. This piece fearlessly addresses the struggles and confusing feelings most queer youth encounter when navigating sexuality in a heteronormative society. It offers comfort to those struggling with their sexual identity by showing that these thoughts and feelings are normal and not something to be ashamed of. Due to the honest nature of the book, GenderQueer quickly began to gain traction within the queer community. Although the rising attention allowed for a vaster exposure, it also put the novel’s “controversial” content into the limelight. Republicans in North and South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia protested the book and labeled its content as “pornographic” and “likely illegal.” Resulting in dozens of schools and libraries pulling the book off their shelves. GenderQueer is now one of the most banned books in the United States. With scenes depicting topics such as masturbation, experimentation with sex toys, and the fantisization of two men engaging in sex, republican representatives and organizations such as Moms for Liberty, a nonprofit formed in 2021 to fight for “parental rights in schools,” will stop at nothing to see this book blacklisted. This, in my opinion, creates two issues; one, with the book banned in numerous schools and libraries, it is extremely difficult for young queer individuals struggling with the same issues to access the book. Two, it again undermines the idea that these feelings and thoughts are wrong and something to be ashamed of. By calling this book obscene and offensive, you inadvertently call the LGBTQIA+ community the same. As someone who has read GenderQueer, it is puzzling to me how these organizations are horrified by a book that mildly illudes to consensual sex yet requires teenagers to read books like Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, which includes strong depictions of abuse, sexual assault, violence, and racism. Through this abhorrent lack of judgment, we continue to villainize the oppressed and glorify the oppressors. In my opinion, GenderQueer is a revolutionary masterpiece that demands to be read, and it’s no shock how quickly it has become a staple in queer literature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b83494ea-5932-457a-90bc-6334b7927ded/Unwind-book-1-of-Dystology.jpeg Blog - Why These Books Were Banned - Unwind by Neal Shusterman Unwind by Neal Shusterman is a science fiction novel in a divided dystopian society. The story is set in a post-secondary civil war in America, torn in two by the issue of reproductive rights. The resolution reached is allowing parents the choice to unwind their children once they reach the age of thirteen. Unwinding is the disturbing process of dissecting all of a child’s organs and dispersing them to different donors, so life doesn't technically end. The book follows three teenagers, Connor, Risa, and Lev, who have all been condemned to unwinding and their fight to survive. As terrifying as this novel's premise is, the thought that it isn't that far off from present-day America is even more alarming. As the fight on abortion continues, Neal Schuster provokes the idea that the preciousness of human life is conditional on someone else's ideologies. Eventually, Unwind was banned due to foul language and the coverage of topics such as sex, child abuse, drug abuse, and suicide. But, with numerous books, like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, All the Bright Places, and We are Okay that stock the shelves, one has to wonder, was there a hidden agenda for banning the book? Although the political climate surrounding abortion is tenser in 2022, abortion was still prevalent in 2007, the publication date, and 2009; the year Unwind was challenged. In this novel, we see the horrifying, albeit hyperbolized, effects of a pro-life world. One where the abortion of a nonconscious fetus is villanized, but the murder of a 13-year-old child is celebrated simply because they were a “troublemaker.” https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/support-us-while-closed monthly 0.5 2022-12-23 https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/in-conversation-authors-may-lee-chai-and-belinda-tang monthly 0.5 2022-11-11 https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/romance-books-perfect-for-the-holidays monthly 0.5 2023-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/603a817c-3054-4e44-b21a-5958ecf832c3/The-Spanish-Love-Desception-Bookcover.jpg Blog - Romance Books Perfect for the Holidays - Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas This novel employs a few tropes that romance authors frequently use, including enemies-to-lovers and fake dating. In the case of this novel, the female main character, Catalina, hears that her ex is engaged. In a moment of insanity, she lies to her mother and insists that she has a long-term boyfriend she’s bringing along to her sister’s wedding, which is only a month away. Her mother is ecstatic, and as the novel goes on, Catalina digs herself further and further into the lie. Surprisingly, her co-worker, Aaron, offers to pretend to be her boyfriend, even though they loathe each other. As time progresses, she realizes it’s true, and they end up in Spain together, and romance ensues, with a lot happening in between. And, uh-oh, the one-bed trope makes an awkward and steamy appearance. If someone were to judge this book by the trope that it employs, they would be missing out on a surprising and enjoyable book. Perhaps tropes are tropes for a reason: because they are enjoyable, at least up to a certain point. The great thing about this book is that it doesn’t strictly stick to the script that a frequent romance reader like me has come to expect. The relationship between the two changes slowly, more realistically than some of the novels. How am I supposed to believe that two people fell in love in a week? The author doesn’t try to sell us that ridiculous idea, and that allows the reader to feel like they’re reading more than a half-written fan fiction where they force two characters together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/c50a091d-5633-4f62-8598-8bf0c7febd8d/Bromance-book-club-booksta-596.jpg Blog - Romance Books Perfect for the Holidays - Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Are you trying to find a gift for a special someone in your life for the holiday season? How about a romance novel? We have been expanding our collection, and romance novels are no longer just for women. The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams provides a lovely example. This series is made up of stand-alone books, which means that it isn’t essential to read each of the five books to enjoy one of them, which is standard for a romance series. Each book covers a separate couple among a group of interconnected friends. I enjoy this series because the men read romance novels to improve their relationships, learn to be better human beings, and understand the plights of the modern woman. The novels also have strong female leads and cover heavy topics like toxic masculinity. In the first book, “the boys,” help the main character, a major league baseball player, desperately try to repair his marriage of three years. They encourage him to read a regency romance to understand better how to communicate with his wife. If you’re interested in a holiday-specific read, there is a novel in this series called A Very Merry Bromance, which is the fifth book in the series and takes place around Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/3cbb2ed8-bf70-4c62-bc45-80302d6de722/Get-A-Life-Book.jpeg Blog - Romance Books Perfect for the Holidays - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert This book is part of a trilogy that covers the love lives of three sisters, called The Brown Sisters, in birth order. The second and third books are as follows. Take a Hint, Dani Brown Act Your Age, Eve Brown When Chloe Brown almost gets mowed down by a speeding car, she realizes that her obituary would be incredibly boring. She has been forced to be a hermit because of the chronic pain from her fibromyalgia, which has driven all her friends away and left her scared and lonely. A lover of lists, Chloe decides she needs to write a list to spice up her life and push her boundaries. Little does she know that the spiciest thing is the fit ginger living in her apartment complex. Chloe slowly starts to realize that she likes her men like she likes her sushi: with extra ginger. Get a Life, Chloe Brown is delightfully quirky, a wonderful trait that continues throughout the trilogy. The characters are unique and hilarious, refusing to fit any of your preconceived notions about women in romance novels, regardless of skin color. If someone in your life is an anglophile and interested in romantic comedies, then look no further. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/6a87f62e-4846-487c-821e-116c0e704900/A-Rake-Of-His-Own-Book.jpg Blog - Romance Books Perfect for the Holidays - A Rake of His Own by A. J. Lancaster** A Rake of His Own is also a stand-alone that focuses on side characters that made appearances in the first four books of the Starliel Series. To get the full effect of their will-they-won’t-they relationship and all the lovely flirting and awkward sputtering, then reading the first book is encouraged. Furthermore, the fifth book contains some spoilers, obviously. A Rake of His Own is a gaslamp fantasy and romance, meaning it takes place during the 1800s and contains fae, monarchies, and magical elements. This specific book follows the adventures of Marius and Prince Rakken “Rake” Tempestren. When Rakken appears nude and bloodied in Marius’s dorm room, and a body is found in a campus greenhouse, he is pulled back into the world of the fae. The prince is a rake (a man of immoral character), a rake was found next to the body, Marius is a botanist, and the Prince’s nickname is Rake. Get it? The title works on multiple levels! This m/m slow-burn romance was one of my favorite books of the year. Marius is a grown man grappling with his sexuality and newfound ability that isolates him from everyone. He is depressed and insecure, and the reader can’t help but want to hug him and tell him everything will be just fine. Rakken hides his trauma under a thick layer of charm and lewd comments and never allows anyone to see his true self. Throughout the book, the two of them are forced together by the mystery they must solve, and watching the two characters break down each others’ walls is emotional yet heart-warming. **Content Warnings: Mentions of past sexual assault, no scenes in the book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/f152c88f-d4ce-40a5-a808-e367a7c564b7/Entangled-with-Fae-Series.jpg Blog - Romance Books Perfect for the Holidays - Entangled with Fae Series by Tessonja Odette In order: Curse of the Wolf King: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling Heart of the Raven Prince: A Cinderella Retelling Kiss of the Selkie: A Little Mermaid Retelling A Taste of Poison: A Snow White Retelling A Dream So Wicked: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling, Book 5, will be released 06/30/2023 In Curse of the Wolf King, our main character Gemma Bellfleur is captured by King Elliot, the Unseelie King of the Winter Court. Elliot has been cursed so that he is stuck in his human form, which he despises, and he needs Gemma’s help to free himself. The only way to do so is for someone to sacrifice that which they hold most dear of their own free will for him or for him to permanently give up his wolf form, which he refuses to do. They decide that Gemma must teach him the rules of high society so he can secure a bride, but a romance between the two of them hinders their plans. Are you tired of the fairy tale retellings, like I am? That’s a fair assessment as it seems everyone and their aunt is writing a novel that uses a fairy tale as a jumping-off point. Then they add a twist, whether they tell the story from the villain’s point of view or make the hero into the villain. What sets these books apart is that Tessonja creates an elaborate magical world with interconnected stories that don’t rely very much on the original tales. The main female characters are strong yet flawed. These novels are stand-alone books, so it’s unnecessary to read the entire series, which includes four books so far. The world is initially set up in The Fair Isle Trilogy, so if you want to read all the books that she has written within the universe: The Fair Isle Trilogy: To Carve a Fae Heart To Wear a Fae Crown To Spark a Fae War https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/queen-of-the-ring-book-review monthly 0.5 2023-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/fe84ff35-b317-4083-b6ea-81c24a1028f3/Queen+of+the+Ring.jpg Blog - BOOK REVIEW: Queen of the Ring by Jaime Hernandez - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/new-releases-to-bring-into-the-new-year monthly 0.5 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/aec4308a-91c4-428e-949c-b60e8f9f137b/Beaverland+Cover.jpg Blog - New Releases to Bring into the New Year! - Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip If you’re more inclined to read about natural history, then this novel is for you. Beavers were incredibly influential to the early colonists’ expansion and laid the foundation of the American economy. Several Native American peoples hunted beavers, eating their meat and using their fur. An Abenaki story about the Great Beaver, or Ktsi Amiskw, shows how influential the beaver was to Indigenous peoples during that time. Through several conversations with both a Harvard scientist from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and so-called beaver whisperers, Leila Philip goes on to explain how the lucrative fur trade led to beavers’ being overhunted to the point of near-extinction—and how (primarily Native American) activists are bringing them back. Beaverland is also available in-store! Photo credit: Jon Hicks/Stone, via Bridgeman Images. Cover design by Ella Laytham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/d87369eb-c77a-4751-ac1c-c9454a742144/Butts+-+A+Backstory+Cover.jpg Blog - New Releases to Bring into the New Year! - Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke Do you have booty on the brain? Are you deliberating the derriere? Thinking about tush? Considering cheeks? Got that money maker on the mind? Well, have I got a book for you, you weirdo. Believe it or not, human butts are unique to us. Far from being just a bit of fat that might attract mates (depending, of course, on your preference), some researchers believe that the posterior was a critical element in human evolution. And no, I’m not making you the butt of a joke. The gluteus maximus is, after all, the largest muscle in the human body. Scientists infer that this thick muscle allowed early humans to “climb, throw, lift, and squat.” Outrunning predators and moving quickly was imperative during this time, and our rumps assisted with this as well. Heather Radke interviews scientists, examines popular culture and explains historical fashion in order to help us better understand our gluteus maximus(es. Maximi?). Begin your new year at the end—the rear end. This book tracks the evolution of humanity’s perception of butts, from the Victorian bustle to Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back.” Whether you’re interested in fitness trends or twerking, this read will certainly capture your interest. Butts: A Backstory is available in-store! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/37f9ef22-ea8a-4208-a099-11307b93f237/Dragon+Noodle+Party+Cover.jpg Blog - New Releases to Bring into the New Year! - Dragon Noodle Party: A Story of Chinese Zodiac Animals by Ying Chang Compestine; illustrated by Paula Pang Dragon Noodle Party is a cute and informative book that features the twelve animals that make up the Chinese Zodiac. Each animal gathers one of the ingredients for Dragon Beard Noodles, a traditional dish that is used to celebrate birthdays, and make them together. Indigo Bridge was founded in 2008, which means we were “born” in the year of the rat. According to the adorable Zodiac list in the back of the book, we’re quick, clever, charming and funny. If you feel a burning desire to celebrate Chinese New Year with a delicious meal, then flip to the back pages of the book to find Pang’s own recipe for Dragon Beard Noodles. The recipe doesn’t require anything that you wouldn’t be able to find at a local grocery store and offers a few easy substitutions (for example, the option to use thin spaghetti noodles instead of Dragon Beards). Dragon Noodle Party is also available in-store! https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/nimona-book-review monthly 0.5 2023-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/341a34a9-2dfa-4178-b318-ba4142f5b793/Nimona+Cover.jpeg Blog - BOOK REVIEW: Nimona by ND Stevenson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/practice-girl-book-review monthly 0.5 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/57598bc1-4960-467e-8cb1-f3e12436f673/Practice+Girl+Cover.jpg Blog - BOOK REVIEW: Practice Girl by Estelle Laure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/no-touching-book-review monthly 0.5 2023-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/fd335fa1-c51d-4f34-b7c5-24d11c860c39/No-Touching-Book-By-Ketty-Rouf.jpg Blog - BOOK REVIEW: No Touching by Ketty Rouf - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/books-to-spring-clean-your-mindset monthly 0.5 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/8141cb6f-29e0-4aac-b36d-5a1935fd5837/In+Our+Prime+Cover.jpg Blog - Books to Spring Clean Your Mindset - In Our Prime: How Older Women are Reinventing the Road Ahead by Susan J. Douglas In Our Prime is Susan Douglas’s clapback against our cultural understanding of the older woman. It’s time for the country’s largest-ever generation of women over fifty to rewrite the stereotype of the doddering grandma! Douglas takes on the anti-aging industrial complex, outlining how its capitalist agenda brainwashes women into believing that they need to be forever young and beautiful to be fulfilled. Celebrating the female activists who forced their way past legal, social, and cultural barriers, Douglas calls on women of all ages to come together in revolution against the structure of gendered ageism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/76a8063e-9e6a-429a-945f-2a6c53928c45/Spring+Cover+Assortment.jpg Blog - Books to Spring Clean Your Mindset - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/8dc5c785-3ba4-40e5-ad39-0286382e0b76/Toxic+Positivity+Cover.jpg Blog - Books to Spring Clean Your Mindset - Toxic Positivity: Keeping it Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy by Whitney Goodman Spring is often associated with growth, change, and new possibilities. And while it’s not wrong to encourage others to face the future with that mindset, in our society that can often translate to constant pressure to be positive and “look on the bright side” even when we are faced with terrible challenges. In Toxic Positivity, Whitney Goodman defines this worldview and outlines both its prevalence in our society and its impact on our mental health. She then shows you how to help yourself and others process difficult emotions and situations without bypassing them. This is your guide for owning your emotions this spring, even the heavy ones! Reading it will prepare you to show up more authentically in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/51a6b86c-220e-43f0-b0f1-7eadef936b4a/Grind+Culture+Detox+Cover.jpg Blog - Books to Spring Clean Your Mindset - The Grind Culture Detox: Heal Yourself from the Poisonous Intersection of Racism, Capitalism, and the Need to Produce by Heather Archer By spring, most of us are struggling to keep the New Year’s resolutions we’re pressured to make. Grind culture, a natural consequence of a society that encourages unending productivity, refers to the false belief that you need to be a producer to be considered valuable. Allow yourself to start this season with a little detox from all that! In this book, Heather Archer: introduces you the history of grind culture in the US and its disproportionate impact on BIPOC communities; provides a self-assessment to help you see if you’ve been insidiously sucked into that culture; and helps you build a transdisciplinary framework for reorienting your relationship to work from a “grind” to a “passion” by outlining the benefits of approaches like mindfulness, herbalism, community building, and many more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/5f9d599d-5764-461d-bb3a-1d823b0a5a95/Big+Magic+Cover.jpg Blog - Books to Spring Clean Your Mindset - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert In Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert takes a deep dive into the mysterious world of inspiration. Weaving together personal narrative and experience, Gilbert shares her story of building her most creative life and provides a realistic (but positive) view into the world of an artist. Like any good mentor, she serves her insights into the process of letting the muse of creativity move through you with a blend of empowerment and tough love. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/picture-books-to-read-this-aapi-heritage-month monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/0d394c6b-7df6-4ff5-b20c-3ba528cdc8bc/Sunday-Funday-in-Koareatown-Book.jpg Blog - Picture Books We Read This AAPI Heritage Month - Sunday Funday in Koreatown, written and illustrated by Aram Kim. This is a roller coaster of a tale. Disasters ruin what is supposed to be a fun Sunday, but in a twist of fate, all the problems are neatly solved by the last page. This book is surprisingly complex: Koreatowns exist all over the world, so the author uses animal characters and signs written in Hangul to make the book feel more universal. It also includes a recipe for kimbap. (Image copyright © 2021 by Aram Kim. Retrieved from Penguin Random House.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/1686157427105-427ZAOQORZ6WSB1U3LFA/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Picture Books We Read This AAPI Heritage Month - Make it stand out Read these AAPI Heritage Month books with your family today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/78a3bd42-4ae1-4299-923a-c3e3e458009e/Eyes-that-speak-to-the-stars.jpg Blog - Picture Books We Read This AAPI Heritage Month - Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho. Illustrated by Dung Ho. Another book by the same author and illustrator with similar themes. It’s also worth a read! When a boy’s “friend” draws his eyes in a hurtful way, his father soothes him by telling him that his eyes speak to the stars. He learns to love his features by seeing them reflected in his family. (Image copyright © 2022 by Thi Hanh Dung Ho. Retrieved from HarperCollins Publishers.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/3efc1b88-ced8-485f-80b4-8c92a26e0d57/Amazing-Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islanders-Who-Inspire-Us-All-BOOK.jpg Blog - Picture Books We Read This AAPI Heritage Month - Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All by Maia and Alex Shibutani and Dane Liu. Illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel. So many nonfiction books are depressing: they tell you exactly how and why the world is a mess of seemingly unsolvable issues. But this book has plenty of heartwarming examples of inspirational people to learn from. Parents and guardians can introduce their children to activists, actors, astronauts, and so many other trailblazers. Learn about household names like Mindy Kaling and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, or expand your history knowledge. Did you know Carissa Moore, a native to Hawaii, won a gold medal in surfing for the United States in 2020? (Illustrations copyright © 2023 Aaliya Jaleel. Retrieved from Penguin Random House.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/19adb041-fbcc-4a7f-9a70-a6981f7abb66/Luli-and-the-language-of-tea-BOOK.jpg Blog - Picture Books We Read This AAPI Heritage Month - Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang. Illustrated by Hyewon Yum. Luli is a young Chinese girl in an English as a Second Language (ESL) class. She and the other kids have no language in common, but when she brings in a pot of tea, they all bond over their shared experiences. By focusing on the children Luli shares tea with, the book is also able to show readers how tea is prepared in several more countries, like India and Iran. (Illustrations copyright © 2022 by Hyewon Yum. Retrieved from Holiday House.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/81a81b34-5099-49e8-8124-73a17ed937d2/eyes-that-kiss-in-the-corners.jpg Blog - Picture Books We Read This AAPI Heritage Month - Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho. Illustrated by Dung Ho. This book reminds me why I love picture books. The illustrations—goddesses, dragons, and more, all imagined by a little girl—are overflowing with detail and color. This young girl recognizes that she has eyes that aren’t like those of her friends, but she doesn’t despair; her features are similar to her family’s. The reader can clearly see that the family is full of love for both each other and themselves, and it definitely doesn’t make me feel unreasonably emotional at all. “My eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea are a revolution.” (Image copyright © 2021 by Thi Hanh Dung Ho. Retrieved from HarperCollins Publishers.) https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/a-list-of-pro-choice-resources-for-nebraskans monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/cc9d35f6-77df-42e4-af9e-b46ba4c3cf24/Guttmacher+Map+5-26-23.jpg Blog - An Updated List of Pro-Choice Resources for Nebraskans - Make it stand out Image Source: “Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe” (The Guttmacher Institute) https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/book-review-even-if-we-break-review monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b7a7d08a-ebfd-41bb-b539-912dd2ca8d6d/EIWB-cover-683x1024.jpg Blog - BOOK REVIEW: Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp - Make it stand out Image copyright © 2020 by Sourcebooks. Retrieved from Marieke Nijkamp’s website. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/witchy-book-club-july-read monthly 0.5 2023-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b60f05fe-cca9-4f59-b97e-df828cc0199f/WBC+July+Squarespace+%282500+x+3235+px%29.png Blog - July’s Witchy Book Club Read: The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/staff-picks-for-july monthly 0.5 2023-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/c7460eed-ea14-41f4-9204-dca0c53989c2/unbound.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Unbound: A Woman's Guide to Power by Kasia Urbaniak “The ultimate guide to owning your power--and mastering how to use it. How can so many women feel "good and mad" yet still reluctant to speak up in a meeting or difficult conversation? Why do women often feel like they're too much--and, at the same time, not enough? What causes us, at the most critical moments in our lives, to freeze? Kasia Urbaniak teaches power to women--and her answers to these questions may surprise you. Based on insights from her experiences as a dominatrix, her training to become a Taoist nun, and the countless women she has taught to expand their influence, this book offers precise, practical instruction in how to stand in your power, find your voice, and use it well.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/84f2036f-b953-4d62-946c-210232358f06/9780473451240.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - The Lord of Stariel by Aj Lancaster “The Lord of Stariel is dead. Long live the Lord of Stariel. Whoever that is. Everyone knows who the magical estate will choose for its next ruler. Or do they? Will it be the lord's eldest son, who he despised? His favourite nephew, with the strongest magical land-sense? His scandalous daughter, who ran away from home years ago to study illusion? Hetta knows it won't be her, and she's glad of it. Returning home for her father's funeral, all Hetta has to do is survive the family drama and avoid entanglements with irritatingly attractive local men until the Choosing. Then she can leave. But whoever Stariel chooses will have bigger problems than eccentric relatives to deal with. Winged, beautifully deadly problems. For the first time in centuries, the fae are returning to the Mortal Realm, and only the Lord of Stariel can keep the estate safe. In theory. The Lord of Stariel is the first book in the Stariel series. If you like your fantasy mixed with romance, served with a side of mystery, and garnished with statistically improbable quantities of attractive people, you've come to the right place!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/bad6c68d-cb0f-4d60-905c-1a3e564709b3/allgodschildren.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - All God’s Children by Aaron Gwyn “A novel about the remarkable people living on the edge of freedom and slavery, All God's Children brings to life the paradoxes of the American frontier - a place of liberty and bondage, wild equality, and cruel injustice. In 1827, Duncan Lammons, a disgraced young man from Kentucky, sets out to join the American army in the province of Texas, hoping that here he may live - and love - as he pleases. That same year, Cecelia, a young slave in Virginia, runs away for the first time. Soon infamous for her escape attempts, Cecelia drifts through the reality of slavery - until she encounters frontiersman Sam Fisk, who rescues her from a slave auction in New Orleans. In spite of her mistrust, Cecelia senses an opportunity for freedom, and travels with Sam to Texas, where he has a homestead. In this new territory, where the law is an instrument for the cruel and the wealthy, they begin an unlikely life together, unaware that their fates are intertwined with those of Sam's former army mates including Duncan Lammons, a friend - and others who harbor dangerous dreams of their own. This novel will take its place among the great stories that recount the country's fight for freedom - one that makes us want to keep on with the struggle.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/60d98322-9fc8-415c-80f6-144a24b0238f/take+a+hint.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert “Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits--someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. When big, brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it's an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and former rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. But before she can explain that fact to him, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. Suddenly, half the internet is shipping #DrRugbae--and Zaf is begging Dani to play along. Turns out his sports charity for kids could really use the publicity. Lying to help children? Who on earth would refuse? Dani's plan is simple: fake a relationship in public, seduce Zaf behind the scenes. The trouble is, grumpy Zaf is secretly a hopeless romantic--and he's determined to corrupt Dani's stone-cold realism. Before long, he's tackling her fears into the dirt. But the former sports star has issues of his own, and the walls around his heart are as thick as his... um, thighs.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/4a94a05c-0a9c-403a-9f21-d90d65b2dd24/9781953368256.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Boys Come First by Aaron Foley This hilarious, touching debut novel by Aaron Foley, author of How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass, follows three Black gay millennial men looking for love, friendship, and professional success in the Motor City. Suddenly jobless and single after a devastating layoff and a breakup with his cheating ex, advertising copywriter Dominick Gibson flees his life in Hell's Kitchen to try and get back on track in his hometown of Detroit. He's got one objective -- exit the shallow dating pool ASAP and get married by thirty-five -- and the deadline's approaching fast. Meanwhile, Dom's best friend, Troy Clements, an idealistic teacher who never left Michigan, finds himself at odds with all the men in his life: a troubled boyfriend he's desperate to hold onto, a perpetually dissatisfied father, and his other friend, Remy Patton. Remy, a rags-to-riches real estate agent known as "Mr. Detroit," has his own problems -- namely choosing between making it work with a long-distance lover or settling for a local Mr. Right Now who's not quite Mr. Right. And when a high-stakes real estate deal threatens to blow up his friendship with Troy, the three men have to figure out how to navigate the pitfalls of friendship and a city that seems to be changing overnight. Full of unforgettable characters, Boys Come First is about the trials and tribulations of real friendship, but also about the highlights and hiccups --late nights at the wine bar, awkward Grindr hookups, workplace microaggressions, situationships, frenemies, family drama, and of course, the group chat -- that define Black, gay, millennial life in today's Detroit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/472d579a-24b8-4ff3-8ef9-ea65eb989b5d/71%2BBsJGVnyL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Enlightened Transsexual Comix by Sam Szabo “The definitive collection of Sam Szabo's "ETC" comics series, serving up a psychedelic stew of social satire and gonzo gender theory! The year is 2023. The astral plane has entered a tailspin. Fortunately, an ancient cosmological entity is on a mission to spread her fluidity across the galaxy. Our raw, uncut heroine roams the wasteland in defense of trans rights and trans wrongs. Will the Enlightened Transsexual convince humanity to chill out at last? Or will the planet choke on her filthy gags?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/30f89397-6f0a-4afc-ad95-49e803f640e8/9781525804960.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashely Winstead “A laugh-out-loud rom-com about learning to embrace living outside your comfort zone. As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she's dumped for being too meek--in bed!--she decides she needs to change. And what better way to kick-start her new more adventurous life than with her first one-night stand? Enter Logan, the gorgeous, foul-mouthed stranger she meets at a hotel bar. Audacious and filterless, Logan is Alexis's opposite--and boy, do opposites attract! Just as she's about to fulfill her hookup wish, the hotel catches fire in a freak lightning storm. In their rush to escape, Logan is discovered carrying her into the street, where people are waiting with cameras. Cameras Logan promptly--and shockingly--flees. Alexis is bewildered until suddenly pictures of her and Logan escaping the fire are all over the internet. Turns out Logan is none other than Logan Arthur, the hotshot candidate challenging the Texas governor's seat. The salacious scandal is poised to sink his career--and jeopardize Alexis's job--until a solution is proposed: he and Alexis could pretend to be in a relationship until election day...in two months. What could possibly go wrong?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/551e422a-c1ac-40c6-9560-33a58fcb732d/9781770463257.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Coyote Doggirl Lisa Hanawalt “Coyote is a dreamer and a drama queen, brazen and brave, faithful yet fiercely independent. She beats her own drum and sews her own crop tops. A gifted equestrian, she's half dog, half coyote, and all power. With the help of her trusty steed, Red, there's not much that's too big for her to bite off, chew up, and spit out right into your face, if you deserve it. But when Coyote and Red find themselves on the run from a trio of vengeful bad dogs, get clobbered by arrows, and are tragically separated, our protagonist is left fighting for her life and longing for her displaced best friend. Taken in by a wolf clan, Coyote may be wounded, but it's not long before she's back on the open road to track down Red and tackle the dogs who wronged her. An homage to and a lampoon of Westerns like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Lisa Hanawalt's Coyote Doggirl is a self-aware, playful subversion of tropes. As our fallible hero attempts to understand the culture of the wolves, we see a journey in understanding and misunderstanding, adopting and co-opting. Uncomfortable at times but nonetheless rewarding and empowering, the story of these flawed, anthropomorphized characters is nothing if not relentlessly hilarious and heartbreakingly human. Told in Hanawalt's technicolor absurdist style, Coyote Doggirl is not just a send-up of the Western genre but a deeply personal story told by an enormously talented cartoonist.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/7f2e7e2c-7d58-4c2c-9149-010684954f3b/moby+dyke.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America by Krista Burton “A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappearance of America's lesbian bars by visiting the last few in existence. Lesbian bars have always been treasured safe spaces for their customers, providing not only a good time but a shelter from societal alienation and outright persecution. In 1987, there were 206 of them in America. Today, only a couple dozen remain. How and why did this happen? What has been lost--or possibly gained--by such a decline? What transpires when marginalized communities become more accepted and mainstream? In Moby Dyke, Krista Burton attempts to answer these questions firsthand, venturing on an epic cross-country pilgrimage to the last few remaining dyke bars. Her pilgrimage includes taking in her first drag show since the onset of the pandemic at The Back Door in Bloomington, Indiana; competing in dildo races at Houston's Pearl Bar; and, despite her deep-seated hatred of karaoke, joining a group serenade at Nashville's Lipstick Lounge and enjoying the dreaded pastime for the first time in her life. While Burton sets out on the excursion to assess the current state of lesbian bars, she also winds up examining her own personal journey, from coming out to her Mormon parents to recently marrying her husband, a trans man whose presence on the trip underscores the important conversation about who precisely is welcome in certain queer spaces--and how they and their occupants continue to evolve. Moby Dyke is an insightful and hilarious travelogue that celebrates the kind of community that can only be found in windowless rooms soundtracked by Britney Spears-heavy playlists and illuminated by overhead holiday lights no matter the time of year.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a4eb4f3b-3a58-48aa-bc2c-a22a799764a1/9781534323865.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood “Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH is an intimate and metanarrative look into the life of a selfish artist who must create for her own survival.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/cd4b725a-89c6-4389-94e4-ca440e8108da/9780593336861.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for July - Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood “Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain. The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she's an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people-pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs. Honestly, it's a pretty sweet gig--until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and arrogant older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor's career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And he's the same Jack Smith who rules over the physics department at MIT, standing right between Elsie and her dream job. Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but...those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she's with him? Will falling into an experimentalist's orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?” https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/lgbtqresources monthly 0.5 2023-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/0f7cbb80-842e-49d9-ac23-8cc257bf7ebe/progress-pride-flag-01.jpg Blog - A List of LGBTQ+ Resources - Make it stand out Image Source: Outright International, “Flags of the LGBTQ Community” https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/staff-picks-for-july-g7tnz monthly 0.5 2023-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a828cb8c-e865-4d65-a431-1e6f66ba120b/9781945492600-us.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman “Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Back in print for the first time since 1997, Harpman's modern classic is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a15b4c8d-d204-4b08-ae80-d0ce88d6bd7b/9781770464988.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Time Zone J by Julie Doucet “A wormhole into a fleeting romance told in a mind-bending first-person chorus Time Zone J is Julie Doucet's first inked comic since she famously quit in the nineties after an exhausting career in an industry that, at the time, made little room for women. The year is 1989 and twenty-three-year-old Doucet is flying to France to meet with a soldier. He's a man she only knows through their mail correspondence, a common enough reality of the zine era, when comics were mailed from cartoonist to reader and close relationships were formed. Time is not on their side--the soldier is just on furlough for a few days--but the two make the most of their visit and discuss future plans, maybe even Christmas in Doucet's city, Montreal. Based on diary entries from the whirlwind romance, the passion and high emotions of youth--before you know the limits of love, before you know the difference between love and lust--seep through the pages. In contrast to the tryst, Doucet draws herself today, at fifty-five. After years of being in a crowd of men, Doucet compulsively returns to drawing, creating an alternate universe that foregrounds women. The pages of Time Zone J overflow with images pulled from past and present, faces and people that have inspired Doucet across more than three decades of creative work.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/04085717-d504-41fb-9804-6801977ff324/9781982199456.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz “Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement. But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell--they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza's erratic behavior, Wren's cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. With the clock running out, she must discover the truth--or suffer the same fate. A claustrophobic and propulsive thriller that "will keep you up all night with its intriguing premise and gasp-worthy twists" (Kirthana Ramisette, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day), The Writing Retreat expertly explores the dark side of female relationships, fame, and the desire to have our stories told.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/efa63254-63bc-4007-85b7-36b65d7a3477/9780151014897.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin “From beloved animal expert Temple Grandin, a fascinating exploration on how animals feel--essential reading for anyone who's ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal. While it's usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, to know what's causing them emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals. Then she explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals. Whether it's how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising, Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a8d3b070-a4b9-4891-9a27-26e9dd1eb306/9780385720960-us.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender “On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she's privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father's detachment, her mother's transgression, her brother's increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can't discern.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/5a489c3d-a966-497e-b053-5d334e9fa314/9780593489727.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) by Pooja Lakshmin, MD “From women's mental health specialist and New York Times contributor Pooja Lakshmin, MD, comes a long-overdue reckoning with the contradictions of the wellness industry and a paradigm-shifting program for practicing real self-care that will empower, uplift, and maybe even start a revolution. You may have noticed that it's nearly impossible to go even a couple days without coming across the term self-care. A word that encompasses any number of lifestyle choices and products--from juice cleanses to yoga workshops to luxury bamboo sheets--self-care has exploded in our collective consciousness as a panacea for practically all of women's problems. Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin finds this cultural embrace of self-care incomplete at best and manipulative at worst. Fixing your troubles isn't simple as buying a new day planner or signing up for a meditation class. These faux self-care practices keep us looking outward--comparing ourselves with others or striving for a certain type of perfection. Even worse, they exonerate an oppressive social system that has betrayed women and minorities. Real self-care, in contrast, is an internal, self-reflective process that involves making difficult decisions in line with our values, and when we practice it, we shift our relationships, our workplaces, and even our broken systems. In Real Self-Care, Lakshmin helps readers understand what a real practice of caring for yourself could--and does--look like. Using case studies from her practice, clinical research, and the down-to-earth style that she's become known for, Lakshmin provides a step-by-step program for real and sustainable change and solace. Packed with actionable strategies to deal with common problems, Real Self-Care is a complete roadmap for women to set boundaries and move past guilt, treat themselves with compassion, get closer to themselves, and assert their power. The result--having ownership over one's own life-- is nothing less than a personal and social revolution.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/8f2e5643-d89f-427d-b3ba-05f86dc15811/81I8qM2V3TL.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Save Me! (from Myself): Crushes, Cats, and Existential Crises by So Lazo “WARNING: This book contains so many feelings! This colorful collection of comics will take you on an expertly guided emotional journey, from impostor syndrome to unrequited love, with stops along the way for excitement, joy, vulnerability, and existential dread. Illustrator and self-proclaimed crybaby So Lazo renders each experience with honesty and heart, navigating the obstacle course of early adulthood with their distinctive style and self-deprecating humor. Heartbreakingly earnest and effortlessly queer, this little book captures the trials and tribulations of the creative introvert in vivid detail. DISTINCTIVE VOICE: Lazo's work is earnest without being sappy or preachy and vulnerable without taking itself too seriously. It manages to be beautiful and messy, funny and wistful, inviting you into Lazo's colorful, creative, anxious, determined, introverted world. RELATABLE CONTENT: If you've ever lost your nerve upon running into your crush at a party, juggled your love-hate relationship with working from home, or wished that aliens would rescue you from the Dumpster fire that is human existence--this book is for you! Perfect for: - Worriers, introverts, and tender types - Young adults, artists, and creatives - Fans of So Lazo's queer and colorful artwork” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/35c68504-7f8b-43b4-97d9-7aa66bc1d8d8/9780374313012.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Teagan and Sara: Junior High by Teagan Quin, Sara Quin and Tillie Walden “Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side, just like they've always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and take separate paths to understanding their queerness. For the first time ever, they ask who one sister is without the other. Set in the present day, this effervescent blend of fiction and autobiography, with artwork from Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden, offers a glimpse at the two sisters before they became icons, exploring their shifting relationship, their own experiences coming out, and the first steps of their musical journey.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/f4e51ed8-0044-4309-8e0a-777f1597e792/9780593548530.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon “A ghostwriter and a struggling actor help each other on the page and in the bedroom in this steamy romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Talk. Chandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in "ghostwriter" until she attends a signing for a book she wrote--and the author doesn't even recognize her. The evening turns more promising when she meets a charming man at the bar and immediately connects with him. But when all their sexual tension culminates in a spectacularly awkward hookup, she decides this is one night better off forgotten. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. Her next project is ghostwriting a memoir for Finn Walsh, a C-list actor best known for playing a lovable nerd on a cult classic werewolf show who now makes a living appearing at fan conventions across the country. Chandler knows him better from their one-night stand of hilarious mishaps. Chandler's determined to keep their partnership as professional as possible, but when she admits to Finn their night together wasn't as mind-blowing as he thought it was, he's distraught. He intrigues her enough that they strike a deal: when they're not working on his book, Chandler will school Finn in the art of satisfaction. As they grow closer both in and out of the bedroom, they must figure out which is more important, business or pleasure--or if there's a way for them to have both.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/d192858a-3d42-4534-bfe6-63811c3a584a/9780812994520.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson “Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship--and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/7e320fb6-a5b2-4026-959f-4b2e98729fe2/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-9781501161933_lg.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for August - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid “Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. "Heartbreaking, yet beautiful" (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is "Tinseltown drama at its finest" (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means--and what it costs--to face the truth.” https://www.indigobridge.org/indigo-blog/staff-picks-for-july-g7tnz-lyz42 monthly 0.5 2023-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/4480ea8e-4397-482b-8086-b30217d040ee/9781770466340.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Brooklyn's Last Secret by Leslie Stein “Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side, just like they've always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and take separate paths to understanding their queerness. For the first time ever, they ask who one sister is without the other. Set in the present day, this effervescent blend of fiction and autobiography, with artwork from Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden, offers a glimpse at the two sisters before they became icons, exploring their shifting relationship, their own experiences coming out, and the first steps of their musical journey.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/ed5c702f-908f-4683-a909-da37cb2742af/8171HAt2b0S.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth Audiobook The award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post makes her adult debut with this highly imaginative and original horror-comedy centered around a cursed New England boarding school for girls--a wickedly whimsical celebration of the art of storytelling, sapphic love, and the rebellious female spirit. Our story begins in 1902, at the Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To show their devotion to Mary, the girls establish their own private club and call it the Plain Bad Heroine Society. They meet in secret in a nearby apple orchard, the setting of their wildest happiness and, ultimately, of their macabre deaths. This is where their bodies are later discovered with a copy of Mary's book splayed beside them, the victims of a swarm of stinging, angry yellow jackets. Less than five years later, the Brookhants School for Girls closes its doors forever--but not before three more people mysteriously die on the property, each in a most troubling way. Over a century later, the now abandoned and crumbling Brookhants is back in the news when wunderkind writer Merritt Emmons publishes a breakout book celebrating the queer, feminist history surrounding the "haunted and cursed" Gilded Age institution. Her bestselling book inspires a controversial horror film adaptation starring celebrity actor and lesbian it girl Harper Harper playing the ill-fated heroine Flo, opposite B-list actress and former child star Audrey Wells as Clara. But as Brookhants opens its gates once again, and our three modern heroines arrive on set to begin filming, past and present become grimly entangled--or perhaps just grimly exploited--and soon it's impossible to tell where the curse leaves off and Hollywood begins. A story within a story within a story and featuring black-and-white period-inspired illustrations, Plain Bad Heroines is a devilishly haunting, modern masterwork of metafiction that manages to combine the ghostly sensibility of Sarah Waters with the dark imagination of Marisha Pessl and the sharp humor and incisive social commentary of Curtis Sittenfeld into one laugh-out-loud funny, spellbinding, and wonderfully luxuriant read. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/8d9abe79-90ba-4e9e-82d3-caef7e93f26f/913GauEA2BL.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White Audiobook A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. "A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." --The New York Times Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him--the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world's population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALC's leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows Benji's darkest secret: the cult's bioweapon is mutating him into a monster deadly enough to wipe humanity from the earth once and for all. Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens, as long as Benji can control the monster and use its power to defend the ALC. Eager to belong, Benji accepts Nick's terms...until he discovers the ALC's mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/fe4746b4-0352-469f-8b10-1e2ac94ab78e/9780593313534.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke Audiobook “Gerald, a mid-level employee of a New York-based public relations firm has been uploaded into the company's internal Slack channels--at least his consciousness has. His colleagues assume it's an elaborate gag to exploit the new work-from home policy, but now that Gerald's productivity is through the roof, his bosses are only too happy to let him work from ... wherever he says he is. Faced with the looming abyss of a disembodied life online, Gerald enlists his co-worker Pradeep to help him escape, and to find out what happened to his body. But the longer Gerald stays in the void, the more alluring and absurd his reality becomes. Meanwhile, Gerald's colleagues have PR catastrophes of their own to handle in the real world. Their biggest client, a high-end dog food company, is in the midst of recalling a bad batch of food that's allegedly poisoning Pomeranians nationwide. And their CEO suspects someone is sabotaging his office furniture. And if Gerald gets to work from home all the time, why can't everyone? Is true love possible between two people, when one is just a line of text in an app? And what in the hell does the: dusty-stick: emoji mean? In a time when office paranoia and politics have followed us home, Calvin Kasulke is here to capture the surprising, absurd, and fully-relatable factors attacking our collective sanity ... and give us hope that we can still find a human connection.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/b186501d-0738-423c-8705-fed2f13af568/91qJgWpMPLL.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske Audiobook Red, White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in debut author Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies. Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He's struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents' excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what's been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he's always known. Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it--not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else. Robin's predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they've been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles--and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a15b4c8d-d204-4b08-ae80-d0ce88d6bd7b/9781770464988.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero by Raeghan Buchanan Begin to delve into the largely overlooked footprint that Black punks have on the underground music scene in a new archival publication brought to you by Raeghan Buchanan and Silver Sprocket. The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero by Buchanan is an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no-wave, and experimental bands from ground zero 'til now. A starting point for anyone curious, another reference for those who devour all genre-related things, or a cool artifact for anyone in the know. This book is part of an ongoing series that covers musicians like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Poly Styrene, Don Letts, Minority Threat, and many others. From LA to London, from the early 1900s till today, Buchanan examines and presents narratives to show how Black musicians shape (and are shaped by) the world we live in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/fce84f21-42c5-4ab4-b782-429bbadf1248/9781250850973.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill Audiobook "If I had to nominate a worthy successor to Angela Carter, I would nominate Kelly Barnhill. "--Laura Ruby, two-time National Book Award finalist and author of Bone Gap "A slim little novella that packs a narrative punch more intense than that of many books ten times its length."--NPR Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents toThe Crane Husband, a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family. "Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters." A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mom, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it's been just the three of them--her mom has brought home guests at times, but none have ever stayed. Yet when her mom brings home a six-foot tall crane with a menacing air, the girl is powerless to prevent her mom letting the intruder into her heart, and her children's lives. Utterly enchanted and numb to his sharp edges, her mom abandons the world around her to weave the masterpiece the crane demands. In this stunning contemporary retelling of "The Crane Wife" by the Newbery Medal-winning author ofThe Girl Who Drank the Moon, one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family--and change the story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a828cb8c-e865-4d65-a431-1e6f66ba120b/9781945492600-us.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman “Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Back in print for the first time since 1997, Harpman's modern classic is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/3329efe7-5a5f-4236-8b92-22a129ad2632/9781649374042.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Audiobook Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don't bond to "fragile" humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter--like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant. She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise. Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret. Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda--because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/2df3cba3-9a4d-479c-ab18-85b840299c1f/71E9k1aJ9oL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury Audiobook A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family's magic. The problem is, she's never been in love--she'll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him. After years of waiting for her Calling--a trial every witch must pass to come into their powers--the one thing Voya Thomas didn't expect was to fail. When Voya's ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees--and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic. Voya is determined to save her family's magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she'll first have to find the perfect guy--and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn't count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc--how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her? With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she'll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/a15c5464-6af5-4a46-a815-7a19f0038cb5/s-l1600.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Audiobook First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Peter Matthiessen, for Time's 100 Most Influential People of the Century). This fortieth anniversary edition celebrates Rachel Carson's watershed book with a new introduction by the author and activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new afterword by the acclaimed Rachel Carson biographer Linda Lear, who tells the story of Carson's courageous defense of her truths in the face of ruthless assault from the chemical industry in the year following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death in 1964. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8a10f7bf27c27e1c494555/57e10f67-5134-42a7-97f2-d7d4778e5987/812iVIGk7vL.jpg Blog - Our Staff Picks for September - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Audiobook Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he's definitely dead. But even in death he's not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days. 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Librarian Marcela Ortiz has been secretly in love with her best friend for years--and when he gets engaged, she knows it's long past time to move on. But before she gets the chance, she has a bigger problem to contend with in the form of Theo Young, ex-NFL player and older brother of the man she's in love with. When she discovers Theo's plans to confess his feelings for his brother's fiancée at their engagement party, Marcela is quick to stop him--despite how tempting it is to let him run away with the bride-to-be. She manages to convince Theo to sleep off his drunken almost-mistake at her place and when they arrive at a family brunch the next day together, everyone wrongly assumes they hooked up. Since Theo needs a cover for his feelings for the bride and Marcela needs a distraction from her unrequited feelings for the groom, they decide to roll with the lie. Until one late night at a bar, they take it a step further and discover a layer of attraction neither realized existed. 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