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Guest Blog by Leah E. Reinhart I am a true product of Oakland Public Schools. And that is not a compliment. When I attended in the mid-seventies and eighties, Oakland had the worst schools in the country and was one of the most violent cities as well. There wasn’t much [...]

Characters are always an important part of any book, but they can often take a back seat to the story in a more plot-driven novel. Think about a suspenseful thriller or mystery where you become completely caught up in the twists and turns of the action – or a historical [...]

With the release of her Netflix series, bestselling author and tidying guru Marie Kondo has been able to share her bold decluttering philosophy with a vast new audience. While her popularity has grown as a result, Kondo has been the focal point of a storm of not altogether receptive comments [...]

Driving south on Highway 101 in Northern California, you cross through a short tunnel just north of San Francisco and are greeted by the dramatic rise of the Golden Gate Bridge towers with The City in the background. After nearly 40 years, this view still takes my breath away and [...]

As a psychotherapist, I love any book that explores the realms of psychology, from the normal and expected responses to everyday stressors or past traumas to the extremes of psychological disfunction and sociopathy. In Blog # 18, More Biblio-Books, I described that the protagonist in Stephanie Butland’s The Lost for [...]

Young Adult Fiction can be hard to define. It loosely applies to books that would be read by teens, and yet the age span from 12 to 19 is developmentally wide and vast. Books that appeal to an older teen may not be appropriate for a younger teen. The content [...]

This will be my third blog on Women’s fiction. (Blog #7: Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Blog #15: More Girls Fun) It is my genre, after all! And it is a large one; the more I explore, the more writers I find to enjoy, admire, and be inspired [...]

In Blog #4: Books About Books, I described my love of book-related books. The words book, bookstore, book club, library, bibliophile and any other reference of the kind will easily grab me and pull me in, and I’m always on the lookout for new material. In my quest, I came [...]