By Gail Picco, May 8, 2020 Rachel Maddow: A Biography, Lisa Rogak, Thomas Dunne Books, January 7, 2020, 288 pp., $37.10 TV ratings are a cruel sport. The Ad Age Wednesday, May 6 Scoreboard for Cable News Shows detailed that Fox News won total viewers and adults 25-54 every hour, for every show, from 4-11 p.m. And, like everything … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow: On the biggest stories of the day
The rise of hacktivism and the Anonymous collective
By Evan Adamson, May 4, 2020 A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World, David Kushner, Koren Shadmi (artist), Bold Type Books, March 31, 2020, 128 pp., $19.85 The birth and metamorphosis of what we now know as the hacking collective Anonymous is Rolling Stone contributing editor David Kushner’s most recent work. … [Read more...] about The rise of hacktivism and the Anonymous collective
‘These stories can be a place of refuge’
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 ‘These stories can be a place of refuge’
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 Photo: Jenna Marie 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 … [Read more...] about Moving autism further into the public conscience
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 Choosing what sparks joy