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They would sit outside during the summer months on their covered porch, each one of them reading a book for hours at a time.

Throughout the story there is a beauty and humor, a ‘candle in the wind’ for each of those whose lives have been touched by cancer.

Faye Rapoport was born in New York City and has lived in upstate New York, Colorado, England, and Israel. She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Brandeis University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry before starting a career writing for environmental organizations. After …

Selections from Blogcritics Books mailbag: A new weekly feature.

I enjoyed reading Slime and All by Janet Ann Collins. The story introduces children to the truth that it’s okay to be different. The main character Lump is a large, talking, and spunky worm.  Lump feels rejected when the other farm animals all run away from him. Lump makes a smart …

A great actress deserved a more critical, and concise, biography.

A reissued biography of the famed Hollywood director meticulously covers his lavish life while stinting a bit on the films.

Science fiction is metaphor for a troubled world and a medium to give expression to the apprehensions we all feel as we advance into the unknown.

Kids and adults alike will be enchanted by Lost and Found.

A new book breaks down the devastating effect that the Citizens United decision has had on the United States' democracy.