Welcome Author Aaron C. Richards and SPIES VS MONSTERS!

Title: Spies Vs. Monsters          Author: Aaron C. Richards Genre: Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural Length: 328 pages Release Date: October 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0692278383 Imprint: SYNOPSIS: What can humans do in a secret world where they are sorely overpowered and outmatched? How do they stand up against the things that bump in the night? The answer is simple: they cheat. …

Six Illustrated books – a slight distraction by @FTThum

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Needing a little distraction?

Well, here’s a little secret – I love books 🙂 – all sorts of books and I don’t just mean genres.  I revel in their different sizes, the textures of the cover and the paper, the fonts used… such a sensual experience.

So here are five of my illustrated books selected from my bookcase.  Enjoy!

  1. how-to-live-foreverThompson, C (1998) ‘How to live forever

Colinis the illustrator and writer of this thought provoking book about immortality and ethics. Don’t be misled by its attractive cover – it is not just a ‘children’s book’. Colin has the ability to create mystery within these pages of his book.

 

Look at the intricacies of the illustrations!

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  1. the arrivalTan, S (2007) ‘The Arrival

This is agraphic novelwith no words about the experience of an immigrant. The reader is invited to immerse herself in the richness…

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It’s Recruitment Day at Rave Reviews Book Club! Are you a member yet?

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Today is Recruitment Day at Rave Reviews Book Club.  All members are actively inviting friends, family, and social media contacts to become members.  This is not your ordinary book review club.

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Rave Reviews Book Club membership is $25.00 per year for authors and $10.00 for non-authors.  Club members receive daily support through tweets and RT’s. Three new Books of the Month are chosen monthly and highlighted on various social media platforms. Another wonderful perk is being selected as the Spotlight Author and hosted on many blogs during a one week period.  Rave Reviews Book Club is continually thinking of new ways to support our authors with #PUSHTUESDAY’s, Member of the Week, and Member of the Month. RRBC works hard to provide incentives and a growing number of books for our readers to choose from.  I am very happy to be a part of such an AWESOME group.

I was honored…

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Free Hugs For Ferguson

Kindness Blog's avatarKindness Blog

A Portland police officer, Sergeant Bret Barnum, was wearing protective head gear and patrolling a protest in Portland, Oregon when he noticed a 12-year-old boy, Devonte Hart, holding a “Free Hugs” sign.

Devonte Hart, holding a “Free Hugs” sign

The 21-year police vet motioned over Devonte and the pair chatted about the demonstration, school, art and life, the Oregonian reported. When their chat was over, Barnum reportedly pointed to Hart’s sign and asked, “Do I get one of those?”

Here’s the kid’s answer:

Devonte Hart, holding a “Free Hugs” sign

A simple hug between two people, who are just trying to get along, gives us all a little more hope.


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