By Katherine Verhagen Rodis, May 1, 2020 Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health, Melanie Siebert (Author), Belle Wuthrich (Illustrator), Orca Book Publishers, April 20, 2020, 186 pp, $24.95 For children and youth experiencing a pre-existing mental health or substance use conditions, daily stress and anxiety are amplified. In the middle of a global … [Read more...] about Heads Up: ‘These stories can be a place of refuge’
I Overcame Autism: Moving autism further into the public conscience
By Wanda Deschamps, April 28, 2020 I Overcame My Autism: And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, Sarah Kurchak, Douglas & McIntyre, April 1, 2020, 240 pp., $24.95 Sarah Kurchak’s first book I Overcame My Autism: And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder is as piercing, intriguing and witty as the title. By publishing her memoir, Sarah sets … [Read more...] about I Overcame Autism: Moving autism further into the public conscience
Joy at Work: Choosing what sparks joy
By Roger Ali (April 24, 2020) Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life, Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, Little, Brown Spark, April 7, 2020, 256 pp., $16.99 Tidying expert, Marie Kondo, has collaborated with Scott Sonenshein, an organizational psychologist, to help individuals overcome the challenges of workplace mess and enjoy the productivity, success and … [Read more...] about Joy at Work: Choosing what sparks joy
The System: Robert Reich explains how the ultra-wealthy have rigged the system
by Mal Warwick (April 20, 2020) Mal Warwick’s review of The System original appeared in Berkeleyside on April 10, 2020. The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, Robert B. Reich, Knopf, March 24, 2020, 225 pp., $31.68 Everyone who follows politics in the United States, certainly every Democrat, is aware that the American system is rigged. In their … [Read more...] about The System: Robert Reich explains how the ultra-wealthy have rigged the system
Carpe Fin: Think about the journey you’ve just taken
By Evan Adamson, April 15, 2020 Carpe Fin: A Haida Manga, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Douglas & McIntyre, September 19, 2020, 128 pp., $29.65 Carpe Fin is a prequel to Red: A Haida Manga, written and painted by acclaimed artist Michael Nicoll Yahglunaas, and is a frightfully exciting read. The manga of our ironically named hero, Carpe the … [Read more...] about Carpe Fin: Think about the journey you’ve just taken