New book by lauded Arab-American author reflects on loss, renewal and growing up in the Middle East “Dancing Into the Light: An Arab-American Girlhood in the Middle East” Kathryn K. Abdul-Baki | Sept. 5, 2023 | She Writes Press | Memoir Blurb: Set against the backdrop of the early American presence in Iran under the Shah, and […]
Here at Chapter Break, we don’t always write a full review of every book we read. Well, now we decided to do these monthly wrap-up posts with roundups of our reviews this month and mini-reviews to fill in the gaps. Enjoy! Mini Book Reviews [easyazon_image align=”left” height=”160″ identifier=”B08FXZFH82″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/617OYdN1RZL._SL160_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”160″][easyazon_link identifier=”B08FXZFH82″ locale=”US” […]
For this discussion post, we picked this topic: What do you do if you find out something negative about an author? Julie: This is really hard. I guess I’m not a fan of cancel culture in general. I think there are certain things that an author can do/say/believe that will turn me away from them, […]
Ricky’s Dream Trip to the Ancient Worlds of Egypt, Greece and Rome Childrens Books Date Published: November 1, 2022 Publisher: Micro Publishing Media Inc This is a combination of three award-winning Ricky’s Dream Trip books now in one volume with added information for classroom use and at-home activities. Ricky travels to the Ancient […]
For this discussion post, we joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week. Which book world would you like to visit (real and/or fictional)? Julie: So this one is tough, isn’t it? My favorite book worlds are often the ones […]
Here at Chapter Break, we don’t always write a full review of every book we read. Well, now we decided to do these monthly wrap-up posts with roundups of our reviews this month and mini-reviews to fill in the gaps. Enjoy! Mini Book Reviews I’m moving this month, so not likely to be reading […]
REINVENTING RITA is a lighthearted, contemporary novel about Rita Reynolds, a midlife woman who realizes that she has to stop coasting through life and find her inner moxie to pursue her almost-forgotten dream of being a professional baker. But can she overcome her fear that, at fifty, it might be too late for a fresh start? […]
For this discussion post, we joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week. Have you found a way to cut back significantly on your TBR pile? Julie: I mean, can I giggle at this? I consider there being three types of […]
Being described as “10 years worth of therapy in one book,” Becoming Flawesome is a celebration of our whole selves, warts and all, and the glory that is to be found in living in our truth… Title: Becoming Flawesome Author: Kristina Mand-Lakhiani Publisher: Hay House Publishing Pages: 280 Genre: Nonfiction Perfection. […]
Retired biochemist pens interstellar, spiritual short stories “I especially admire that the use of science (and fictive science) is in service of, never overpowering, the human dynamic, the human question, the human center to each story … all of them are compelling.” —TOM O. PHILLIPS, MA, PhD, Associate Dean of the College, Wake Forest University, […]