The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine

The Blue Notebook,  James A. Levine ’s debut novel, is about child prostitution in India.  It’s a book that I knew going into would be an emotionally hard and difficult read and I wasn’t wrong.  It’s haunting.   It’s the type of book that elicits a physical reaction from the reader and I found myself [...]

The Road of Lost Innocence, The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam

The Road of Lost Innocence, The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam is yet another one that I think everybody should read!  It’s as simple as that:  read this book.  It’s heartbreaking, powerful, disturbing, and straightforward.  It’s also an amazing account of how one person can rise above their circumstances and lift [...]

Sold by Patricia McCormick

A couple weeks ago I was browsing the shelves at a local bookstore when Sold by Patricia McCormick caught my eye. Maybe it’s the artist in me, but I am very drawn to the cover art of book jackets. Judge a book by it’s cover? Yep, I do. I’ll freely admit [...]