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Where Rivers Part Book Review: The Girl My Mother Was Before
Your mother was a girl once. This book makes you feel it.
Read storyThe Chronology of Water: A Memoir That Swims Outside Time
What if the worst thing that happened to you wasn't the end of your story?
Read storyThe Last Lecture: Why Walls Test Your Desire
Randy Pausch’s final lecture: why walls aren’t obstacles, but tests of desire.
Read storyThe Empathy Exams: Why We Keep Failing at Empathy
A sharp, tender book about why we fail to feel each other’s pain.
Read storyNobody‘s Girl Review: The People Who Stole Her Name
She was told her story belonged to everyone but her. This book is how she took it back.
Read storyThe Argonauts: When Words Fail, Love Remains
A book that made me question every word I thought I knew about love.
Read storyGame On Book Review: When Hatred Becomes Something Else
A man plotting revenge, a woman who refuses to be used. They turn hate into the most honest form of desire.
Read storyThe Someday Garden Book Review: Grief Blooms in Secret Places
A woman who lost her best friend, a hidden garden, a man trapped in time. This magical realism novel doesn't help you get over grief—it helps you learn to grow alongside it.
Read storyMoss’d in Space Book Review: A Cozy Sci-Fi That Made Me Cry Over a Plant
A moss-covered ship, an alien abandoned for a century, and a sister who would do anything to save hers. This cozy sci-fi made me cry over a plant.
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