Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I’m a little bit of Iveliz

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango

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Iveliz Explains It All is a modern story about coming to terms with depression, grief, growing up, reaching out for help and all that is in between. It is relatable even to adults who have gone through the issues or are even currently going through the issues Iveliz must deal with. While best for ages 10 and up, even someone who is going through issues or for friends of those dealing with these issues will enjoy. Afterall, it is just a good, story. This book […]

Lots of Good Info

The Book About Getting Older by Dr Lucy Pollock

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Best for: Anyone, especially in the UK, who is getting older or cares for people who are getting older. In a nutshell: Geriatrician Pollock offers advice and observations about what life can be like as we age. Worth quoting: “Many of the difficulties that come with age are common but are not inevitable; they are not normal.” Why I chose it: My parents are getting older. Review: As I write this review, I’ve just finished packing for a visit to see my parents. They are […]

Mortality of Death

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V

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After (and during) reading The Many Deaths of Laila Starr I thought, “I do not know what I am reading/read.”  This is a jumbled-up messy, chaotic graphic novel story that was fracking amazing. It dives into the concept of death, life and the things that move both. There is love, hate and something in between. There is an understanding of the fragility and strength humans possessed. Ram V. is an odd writer but knows what they are saying. I think. Maybe they are just crazier […]

When a tumbleweed learns a little mindfulness

Slow Down, Tumbleweed! by Haven Iverson

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Slow Down, Tumbleweed! is not in Tumbleweeds vocabulary. Feeling the world is only worth living if they are flying and rushing through it, Tumbleweed is always go go going! They never stop to take a breath. That is, not until they become stuck on a fence on a farm. At first, Tumbleweed is sad, crying, missing the sights around them (such as a handsome badger). But soon they realize, there is much more to life when you stop and be still, when you stop and […]

Platonic love is love

Common Bonds by Claudie Arsenault

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I was looking for a book about aromantic peoples. And I found a book about aromantic people called Common Bonds. As the publisher description says, this book is “featuring aromantic characters and centering platonic relationships.” The main editors are Claudie Arsenault, C. T. Callahan, B. R. Sanders, and RoAnna Sylver. It is heavy on the fantasy element, or realistic fantasy. Even if the story is more real (college students yapping away in their dorm room or hanging at the local bar) there can be supernatural […]

I had a book read to me part two

Dear Little One by Nina Laden

Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz

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A little while ago I received an emailed newsletter from a publisher. I don’t remember now which one, but it had some titles for GLBT+ and Pride goodies. It also included a video link of a Miss Terra Cotta Sugarbaker doing a Drag Queen Storytime. And as often happens when on the internet, down a rabbit hole of people reading books I went. One such person was Miss Althea and her toy sloth friend, Cecil. I found two books I might not have otherwise because […]



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