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08/02/2025

Nice reading list

08/02/2025

07/30/2025

Author Glenn Aparicio Parry speaks about his upcoming book, Original Love, and the importance of love in our quest to make our world whole again. Give this fascinating podcast from "Humanity Rising" a listen:
"Love, according to Plato, is the desire and pursuit of the whole. But modern governments have been generally disinterested in wholism, prioritizing short-term profit and infinite economic growth on a planet with finite resources. Over the past five-hundred years, Indigenous and feminine voices of wholeness have been suppressed and marginalized, but are on the rise again. William Command a, the wampum belt keeper of the 7th Fire Prophecy, spoke of a time when a new people would emerge and go back and retrieve the wisdom left by the side of the trail. Was he referring to Indigenous and feminine wisdom? Our guest today, author Glenn Aparicio Parry, thinks so. Join us for an exploration into the origin of love and wholeness that can lead us to a kinder, more compassionate, just, and harmonious world."

Love, according to Plato, is the desire and pursuit of the whole. But modern governments have been generally disinterested in wholism, prioritizing short-ter...

06/06/2025

Thanks to for this thoughtful feature on 'Living a Conscious Life.' The article captures something important: we don't need to choose between spiritual depth and practical living. Whether you're handling difficult conversations with grace or staying present during back-to-back meetings, consciousness is about finding peace within the chaos, not escaping from it.

Don Johnson’s Living a Conscious Life is a guide blending mindfulness, holistic wellbeing and practical wisdom for women navigating modern demands.

05/24/2025

To the bookmobile!

Love this! The Bookmobile 1966

Original caption:
Pictured is Wake County Bookmobile driver and librarian India White, 23 July 1966.

White drove the Bookmobile all over the county for over 20 years. Her route changed daily but rotated monthly, visiting mostly rural locations in the county and homes of the elderly or disabled. She had dozens assistants over the years, many either not able to learn the routes or drive a manual transmission (one of the crucial prerequisites for the job).

A life-long resident of Raleigh, she devoted her entire career to the Wake County Library. White died in 2000 at the age of 92.

📸 N&O Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Originally from the News and Observer

11/20/2024

Dear friends, if you are in the Hoboken / Hudson County area tomorrow, November 20, we welcome you to join us for a very special event featuring author Natalie Jacobsen. Natalie will be discussing her novel "Ghost Train" with Susan Miyagi of JapanCulture-NYC. Set in Kyoto in the early years of Meiji era Japan, "Ghost Train" is a thrilling and detailed journey into the world of Japanese folk horror populated by the very colorful characters from Japan's Yokai tradition. The event will be in the auditorium of the Hudson School at 601 Park Avenue in Hoboken NJ 07030 at 6 PM. Admission is free, and book sales will be supported by the kind cooperation of Little City Books of Hoboken. For more information: https://littlecitybooks.com/event/2024-11-20/ghost-train-author-natalie-jacobsen

06/18/2024

States standing against book bans. Whoo!

Seven states have put anti-book ban measures into law so far.