by Peabody Institute Library | Jul 27, 2023 | Fantasy, Fiction, Max Reviews, Sci - Fi
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is the dark space fantasy I didn’t know I needed. In a galaxy with nine ancient houses with nine rulers and heirs adept in different forms of necromancy, the Emperor needs necromancers. Each necromancer has their swordsman, their loyal...
by envisionmg | Jul 10, 2023 | Discovery List, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Reading Lists, Sci - Fi
Last week, I made a post about the literary career of Octavia E. Butler in celebration of her receiving the inaugural Infinity Award, which is meant to honor authors who have passed but whose legacies live on. To celebrate not just her career, but also her legacy, I...
by envisionmg | Jul 6, 2023 | Discovery List, Literary Fiction, Reading Lists, Sci - Fi
In May, Octavia E. Butler was awarded the inaugural Infinity Award, which aims to award writers who’ve passed but whose legacies continue to inspire. To celebrate her legacy, I wrote a small piece about her works in the library’s monthly newsletter about diversity of...
by envisionmg | Jul 3, 2023 | Biography, Children's Literature, Discovery List, Essays, Fiction, For Kids, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Sci - Fi, Self-Help
July is known as Disability Pride Month! Disability Pride initially started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. That same year, Boston held the first Disability Pride Day. This month is meant to...
by envisionmg | Jun 19, 2023 | All Kinds of Lives, Anticipated Fiction, Documentary Review, DVD/Movie, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Local Experiences, Memoir, Movie Review, Music Review, Non-fiction, Sci - Fi, Streaming
All Kinds of Lives (June 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
by envisionmg | Jun 8, 2023 | Angelina Reviews, DVD/Movie, Fiction, Sci - Fi
Station Eleven NovelStation Eleven is a novel written and published by Emily St. John Mandel in 2014. It’s a story that takes place in the great lakes region before and after a fictional flu pandemic that has killed off most of the population. As a sub-plot the...
