Be a Cactus
Victoria WaddleFor resistant readers and writers, working to bloom. Library censorship news.
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Hello Friends,
I hope you are feeling and doing well. I have several bookish things going on lately that I hope you’ll find interesting. But first, because life is rough, here’s something I found very hopeful on Reasons to Be Cheerful.
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Patricia McCormick’s “Sold” Makes Teens Gay According to Moms for Liberty; But There’s Good News!
To those celebrating, happy Mother’s Day. This is always a strange holiday—too monetized, yes, but also hard for many moms whose kids have died or are in the throes of something terrible. Hard for kids who’ve lost their moms. If today is a...
It’s Dark. There’s Hope. Women’s Voices and Good Books.
Hello Friends,
I’ve been busy and am a bit late, but I gathered some interesting articles this week, and I wanted to share them.
I took three days out of this week to travel to and then participate in the LitFest in the Dena in Pasadena....
“Sold” and “Perks” Top 2025 Banned Books List
Hello Friends,
Yesterday finished up National Library Week, I hope you visited and checked out some good books. I found two more from the publisher Unnamed Press. I’m reading some of their titles to see what sorts of books they publish. So...
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, What We Can Know by Ian McEwan, Brawler by Lauren Groff; Plus More AI in Book Publishing
Hello Friends,
(When I typed that, it came out “Hell, Friends.” There’s that, too.) I traveled to a book launch today for the wonderful ‘s Hey, Miss! It’s an essay collection about teaching and the belief that student can learn. I had the...
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Victoria is the author of Acts of Contrition: Short Stories (Los Nietos Press) and The Mortality of Dogs and Humans (Bamboo Dart Press). Formerly the managing editor of Inlandia: A Literary Journey, she has a YA novel coming out in 2025.
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