One of three children born to interracial parents, Lydia was clearly the favorite. She was obedient, disciplined, talented, and never caused her parents to worry. When she goes missing and is subsequently found dead, it goes without saying that her parents were truly shocked. It is upon her disappearance that Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng begins, and what follows is … [Read more...]
Ice-T’s Memoir Offers Breathtaking Honesty
Chances are, when you hear the name Ice-T, one of two images comes to mind: 'Cop killer' or 'Odafin Tutuola. What probably doesn't come to mind is a guy who was on the high school gymnastics team that hated stealing with a passion. That's because over the past 20 years, the Original Gangster (given name, Tracy Marrow) has built a tough-guy reputation and catapulted himself into … [Read more...]
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Book Review)
This book has been on my to-read shelf for a good number of years and I finally got around to reading it at the recommendation of a classmate. Short and filled with life lessons, I can understand why The Alchemist is an international bestseller and has a worldwide following of its "teachings." This type of book was probably pretty exciting back when it was published … [Read more...]
TLC Book Tours: “The Returned” by Jason Mott
It's fair to say that most people, at some point in their lives, have wished they could have just one more day with a lost loved one. Jason Mott, author of The Returned, is one of them. In fact, it was his dream about his deceased mother that inspired this book-turned-tv-series and I am grateful for his candidness about the book's beginnings. Released last month, it has … [Read more...]
‘For Today I Am A Boy’ is For Everyone
When I was in college, I took a human sexuality course and sat next to a beautiful woman who had, as it turned out, been born a male. And so was her girlfriend. To top it off, one had reassignment surgery and the other had not (but was planning to). Naturally, the class was abuzz with whispering about whether they were heterosexual (due to body parts), homosexual (due to birth … [Read more...]