Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Growing up

Green Green: A Community Gardening Story by Marie Lamba

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I think the understatement of the year, century even, is I like books. A lot. And I enjoy working at a bookstore where I can find books I would not normally get in another job (short of a library). I find books that I would not even think of looking at let alone reading. And one of those genres is picture books. I have found once we become “older” we think these are too young, babyish even. We become snobs. I say, “Pa-shah on you!” […]

Arteriosclerosis can begin as early as age 20, and other fun facts.

The thing about life is that one day you'll be dead. by David Shields

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Bingo Square  Free!  (doesn’t say I kept it :P) Well, now. See, the thing is that I have a verrrrrry long list of books to read, that I generally order from my county library. L.A. County Library is amazingly extensive. I’m rarely disappointed. But this list was started in the 1980’s, and all that is on the list is the title and the author, so when the book arrives for me to pick up, it’s nearly always a surprise. (No fair doing any research, that’s […]

Power. Period.

Period Power by Nadya Okamoto

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Remember that line in 30 Rock when Liz says “that little girl taught me how to use tampons?’ That’s how I felt about this book. It’s written towards a YA audience—for good reason—but has value way beyond that. Period Power showcases the author’s experience with period products and her own menarche, but it also digs deep into why period product accessibility is a large issue. Plus, as large as the issue is, it should be an even larger one. Okamoto goes into the history of […]

Breaking Free from Zebra Thinking

50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food by Susan Albers

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CBR Bingo – Self Care 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food is a helpful book by Susan Albers to assist those of us who overeat from stress, emotional difficulties, loneliness, or other reasons. I chose this book as my self-care Bingo book as I am in the process of losing weight and I am a big-time stress/emotional eater. I needed some guidance on how to handle my issues without automatically turning to food. Food is indeed a pleasure and can be used for comfort, […]

Please note you have seen this author before, just under different names. But know that they still love their minions who read their novels. 

Into the Real by Z Brewer

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cbr13bingo They/She/He Into the Real fits the They/She/He category on at least two levels. First, Z Brewer goes by they/them. They have had a journey of self-discovery since their Vladimir Todd series days to this most recent novel. (I am currently reading another book by them that came before this with another name).  And due to the main character, Quinn, taking a journeying to find their own gender identity, eventually learning the word genderqueer, also allows it to fit this category. When Quinn finds themselves bouncing […]

Self-Help 1, 2, 3!

The Journey from Abandonement to Healing by Susan Anderson

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

Please Yourself by Emma Reed Turrell

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It’s time for the heavy-weight competitors of the Self-Help category! A team up of not two but three books that are written by highly regarded mental health professionals and containing a wealth of helpful and, in this combo, complimentary advice on how to get over your damn shit! Okay but seriously, the combo of these books and the order I read them in was really great, which is why I’m doing a triple review. The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Surviving and recovering from the […]



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