Mental illness has often been stigmatized by society, but it doesn’t have to be that way. By talking about and learning about mental health, we can bring awareness and understanding to an important health topic. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 American adults experience a mental health condition every year. The following books contain […]
Setting out to make his fortune in a far-off country, a young traveller discovers the remote and beautiful land of Erewhon and is given a home among its extraordinarily handsome citizens. But their visitor soon discovers that this seemingly ideal community has its faults – here crime is treated indulgently as a malady to be cured, while illness, poverty and misfortune are cruelly punished, and all machines have been superstitiously destroyed after a bizarre prophecy. Can he survive in a world where morality is turned upside down? Inspired by Samuel Butler’s years in colonial New Zealand and by his reading of Darwin’s Origin of Species, Erewhon (1872) is a highly original, irreverent and humorous satire on conventional virtues, religious hypocrisy and the unthinking acceptance of beliefs. […]
Celebrate the return of spring and warm, sunny weather and beautiful flowers by springing into one of these heartwarming and romantic stories! I’ll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa De Los Santos (FICTION DE LOS SANTOS) – On the weekend of her wedding, Clare Hobbes meets an elderly woman named Edith Herron. During the course of a single conversation, Edith […]
Today is Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate all the mothers in your life. Motherhood can be incredibly joyful and fulfilling. It can also come with its own sorrows and challenges. The following stories reflect a range of motherhood experiences. From a single woman who will do anything to become a mother to ____, these stories will make you appreciate […]
Our theme this month is Medical Mayhem! Read a cozy of your choice featuring doctors, nurses, etc., and share it with the group. […]
Graduation season is almost here, so May is a great month to reflect on transitions; from middle school to high school, and from high school into the world beyond—whether that’s college, a job or another sort of adventure. It’s also a great month to pick up a Young Adult fiction or non-fiction title. Adults, whose coming of age years may […]
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