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Death is a reality of life, though the younger you are, the less likely you are to have experienced it first-hand. When you do suffer the...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 31, 20215 min read
March Book Highlights
Spring is here! March has been a lovely month of delightful stories. I hope you find a new favorite among those listed below. They are...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Caroline and Mordecai the Gand
Grief is an inescapable part of the human experience. While everyone suffers grief differently, having models of strong characters who...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Breathing Underwater
Depression and mental illness in general are all too common in society today. Though these can be highly destructive afflictions, they...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Devil's Night
A few years ago, I was lucky to meet Colorado-based author A.N. Willis in a coffee shop in Denver. At the time, I had read only her first...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 19, 20212 min read
The Ingenious and the Colour of Life
Tampering with human genetics has been a compelling drive for scientists for as long as it has been possible to do. The implications of...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 16, 20219 min read
Author Feature: Once Upon a Dance
For most of my life I was a dancer, beginning with ballet, jazz, and tap and transitioning full force into Irish dance when I saw...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Ancora: The Fog Banshee's Curse
One of the things I love about reviewing for Reedsy is the opportunity for authors to directly request reviews from me. Although this...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 9, 20212 min read
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
I love reading stories about folklore and characters who have existed for generations. It is especially refreshing to encounter these...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Genny Faces the Green Knight
One of my favorite stories growing up was the legend of King Arthur, and I even made it through the Mists of Avalon despite its enormous...
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Mary Lanni
Mar 2, 20216 min read
February Book Highlights
Here are some of the great books I got to in February! I’ve listed them alphabetically, and labeled them by their audience. I hope you...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 26, 20212 min read
The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books
It seems to me that the 1980s was a decade in which many of the great adventures we know today either got their start or were made widely...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 23, 20212 min read
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace
Can you imagine what life would be like being fully able to understand and think but having no way to physically move? It would be a...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Victory Lap
A few weeks ago, I was asked to read and review a book called Victory Lap. The subject matter was important to me to represent in my...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 17, 20211 min read
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
The island of Sri Lanka is a beautiful place, filled with creatures and foods that are not found everywhere else on the planet. One of...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Where Book Ideas Come From
A few weeks ago, I asked some author friends of mine a question I’d been wondering for a while: “Where do you get ideas for your...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 10, 20211 min read
The Magical Imperfect
I really enjoy reading novels in free verse, particularly after reading several books written in traditional narrative style. There is...
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Mary Lanni
Feb 1, 20214 min read
January 2021 Books In Review!
January is a big month for independent book reviews for me! Ranging from picture books to adult non-fiction, there are a variety to read...
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Mary Lanni
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Just Right Jillian
I was shy growing up. Going through an entire school day was tough for me, even in first grade, where I could be found silently crying in...
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Mary Lanni
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Tracker220
Dystopian stories are one of the most frequent I have read, both as a teenager and as an adult. Something about the angst of the teen...
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