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Our reptile brains are, however, constantly at odds with our logic circuits, the latter of which very much enjoy categorizing things; doing so calms our fears and anxieties, stabilizes past, present, and future. It allows us to assign rational explanations to events like war and climate change that would otherwise be incomprehensible. It allows us to slot everything neatly into a larger picture that’s (relatively) predictable and (mostly) makes sense....

The Best Fall Books for Preschoolers Apple Picking Day! by Candice Ransom and Erika Meza Apple picking is a quintessential fall activity as this Level 1 (Preschool–1) book shows. This fun rhyming story about a brother and sister who have an apple picking adventure is a great way to introduce a nature-based activity that centers around the ultimate healthy fall food: apples. Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic by Ginnie Lo Many homes celebrate Thanksgiving in November....

Thomas Hardy’s novels critique Victorian England, especially its hypocrisy, classism, sexism, and sexual violence. In her 2017 LitHub essay, Rachel Vorona Cote wrote that Hardy’s character Angel Clare from Tess of the D’Urbervilles exemplifies a type of “fraudulent nice guy” still common today. Similarly, William Boldwood from Hardy’s novel Far from the Madding Crowd is the 19th century version of an incel. Incels, short for “involuntary celibates,” identify as wanting sexual or romantic partners and blame women in general for their lack of success in dating....

Based on the runaway bestseller by Maria Semple, Where’d You Go, Bernadette is an inspiring comedy about Bernadette Fox (Academy Award® Winner Cate Blanchett), a loving wife and mom who becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Bernadette’s leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery. Where’d You Go, Bernadette is available now on all Digital platforms and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD November 26....

Anthropologist Calliope Santiago awakens to find herself in a strange and sinister wasteland, a shadow of the New Mexico she knew. Empty vehicles litter the road. Everyone has disappeared—or almost everyone. Calliope, heavy-bellied with the twins she carries inside her, must make her way across this dangerous landscape with a group of fellow survivors, confronting violent inhabitants, in search of answers. “Trinity Sight is a much-needed twist on the post-apocalyptic novel, at once action-packed and filled with thoughtful meditations on science, belief, story, and belonging....

The bill, which Hill says is necessary to “remove pornography out of our public schools,” would prohibit school employees, including teachers and librarians, from providing material that would be “harmful to students” or depict sex. HB 855 also requires that schools notify parents and seek their written permission to teach sex education. According to the bill: “”Harmful to minors” means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it: (a) Predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest; (b) Is patently offensive with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors; and (c) Depicts an image or text that meets the definition of “deviate sexual intercourse....

A: Art Attack! B: Boy Band C: Caravaggio D: Drawing E: Edifice Only the first five letters of the alphabet and we’ve already covered yarn bombing, artists, art saving lives, music, and architecture as a way to explore the cracks in our social mores. Who says the arts aren’t necessary? People who have never done, looked at, or listened to an art, apparently. Can you imagine a world without the arts?...

It’s true, war is hell. But in the right hands—holding the pen askew at just the right angle—war can also be funny as hell. As long as there has been a military machine—and self-important leaders turning the crank which turns the cogs (soldiers)—there have been novels poking fun at armies clashing on the battlefield (and in certain Strangelovian “war rooms”). You may say, “There’s nothing hilarious about people dying for their country....

Many people hop to YouTube immediately when looking to learn a new skill, but honestly, books pair nicely with videos. Sometimes you want a still image of exactly where the hook should be in relation to the yarn. And videos can have a lot of filler content that makes it frustrating to find the clip you really want. Moreover, once you’ve got the skills, you need actual projects to work on, and books provide a lifetime’s worth of inspiration....

Stealing Luna by Carla de Guzman (Carla is aiming for an April publication) Cora Justa Dumagat has had enough of the corrupt cats of the council of Cincamerre who only risk people’s lives in exchange for a payday. She has a plan to get revenge and that is to steal the Juan Luna painting right from under their noses in Barcelona, but the job gets a bit complicated when she is assigned a bodyguard....

También de este lado hay sueños. On this side too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Pérez runs a bookstore in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, and by and large, they live a fairly comfortable life. But when Lydia’s wonderful journalist husband publishes a tell-all profile of Javier, the jefe of the newest drug cartel, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca are forced to flee. None of their lives will ever be the same as they join the countless people trying to reach el norte....

In Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 4, award-winning editor Rachel Kramer Bussel has gathered the hottest sexy stories starring outspoken women who daringly pursue love and lust. You’ll read about a single mom who goes back to college and gets some very hands-on education from her hot professor, an Amish woman tenderly revealing her most intimate desires, and a woman who crafts the man of her dreams. Featuring stories by popular authors including Alyssa Cole, Megan Hart, Tamsen Parker, Sofia Quintero, Suleikha Snyder, and Alessandra Torre, along with newcomers to the genre, these tales will turn you on!...

With millions of titles, ThriftBooks has an endless selection of children’s books at the best prices to fill your child’s imagination…. and their library. From childhood classics to new undiscovered worlds of adventures, there is something for everyone and every budget. And with the ThriftBooks ReadingRewards program, every purchase gets you a step closer to your next free book. Shop ThriftBooks.com today to unleash the pure imagination a world of children’s books has to offer....

First written in 1984 and now in its fifth edition, What To Expect is often cited as the unofficial bible for pregnancy or, as I came to know it, as the comprehensive guide to everything that could go wrong with your developing fetus and why it will be your fault. The book is full of advice like, “You’ve got 9 months of meals, snacks, nibbles, and noshes ahead of you....

Growing up, I was not exactly the popular girl. I went to a bilingual school with about 54 other students, from kindergarten to 12th grade. I was at times bullied for being what they called a “nerd,” but that time of my life made me so much stronger and I’ve got some amazing memories of my time in school. The way I saw it, if being a “nerd” meant reading books, wearing glasses, and getting to know some unique characters at the same time, so be it....

Also if you have Kindle Unlimited, most of these are on there, so yay! You can get those ASAP and keep reading until you get tired, sleep and wake up again to read? That sounds pretty perfect. Grumpy Jake by Melissa Blue | 104 pages Single dad, hate to love, and reluctant attraction? Grumpy Jake gives you that and more. Bailey doesn’t just hate Jake The Rake— she despises him and doesn’t want to get near him at all....

If you’ve visited my Sherlock Holmes blog lately (or ever), you’ll know that I disagree with this interpretation. Nay, I actively loathe it. I much prefer to think of Sherlock Holmes’s more unusual behaviors as the result of autism, not assholery. I’ve certainly never seen evidence that he is anything but a decent if socially awkward person, either in the adaptations or the original stories. I politely rebutted Steve’s ideas, pointing out that Holmes was less of a jerk in canon....

Brown Skin: Dr. Susan Taylor’s Prescription for Flawless Skin, Hair, and Nails by Susan C. Taylor This book is devoted to the skin concerns specific to people of color and will help every melanated beauty bring out their best selves. Dr. Susan Taylor brings her experience as both a woman of color and a Harvard-trained dermatologist with 15 years of experience treating patients at the Skin of Color Center into Brown Skin....