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Non-Fiction Review: The 4% Fix by: Karma Brown

Non-Fiction Review: The 4% Fix by: Karma Brown

Published by: Harper Collins My first read of 2021 was Karma Brown’s The 4% Fix– a straightforward guide to carving out the first hour of the day for a personal...
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Welcome to Bookilu's Alter

Welcome to Bookilu's Alter

“The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter the way people look at reality, then you can change it.” – James...
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Poetry Review: I Place You into the Fire by: Rebecca Thomas

Poetry Review: I Place You into the Fire by: Rebecca Thomas

Published by: Nimbus Publishing As early as reading the dedication page, I knew that I was going to be in for an impassioned, affecting journey. Rebecca Thomas organizes I Place You...
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Fiction Review: Gutter Child by: Jael Richardson

Fiction Review: Gutter Child by: Jael Richardson

Published by Harper Collins I loved this novel! I will re-read it, I will recommend it, and I will gift it. But I have a confession… I didn’t want to...
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I know how this ends... and that's a good thing!

I know how this ends... and that's a good thing!

As we are all painfully aware, the news cycle is relentless. I oscillate between wanting to stay informed about what is going on in my world and the world around me and needing to tune out so as not to be stuck in a state of being overwhelmed. It's in those moments of catching myself locked in another doomscrolling rabbit hole that I become aware of a need to be more mindful of what I'm letting in. It is knowing that I need to comfort my anxious soul and quiet my frenzied mind by exerting less mental energy. In those moments, I turn to the steady reassurance of my comfort food books.  
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Kidlit Review: When We Are Kind by: Monique Gray Smith and Nicole Neidhardt (illustrator)

Kidlit Review: When We Are Kind by: Monique Gray Smith and Nicole Neidhardt (illustrator)

Published by Orca Book Publishers  I wanted to kick off Bookilu with positivity and joy. Even with a theme like Uproar, I think its fitting to focus on the most...
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Welcome to Bookilu's Uproar

Welcome to Bookilu's Uproar

 “There is nothing stable in the world; uproar’s your only music.” – John Keats  It’s the first week in January and the start of Bookilu! All I can think about...
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Seeking partnership with independent and trade publishers

Seeking partnership with independent and trade publishers

Bookilu is seeks to promote and sell books that fit our bimonthly themes listed below.  If your house has a fitting book planned for 2021, please reach out.
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