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“If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.” Best quote ever. I learned it from Liane Kupferberg Carter’s latest memoir, Ketchup is my Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows u... Read More...

Of This Much I’m Sure: An Interview with Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Maribel Garcia

Reviews

I never imagined that IVF might kill me. This is how Nadine Kenney Johnstone begins what is ultimately a heartfelt charting of her experiences when facing adversity. Maternal deaths resulting from IVF are re... Read More...

Can a Mom Be a War Photographer?

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

In January of 2015, I happened upon an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled, “What Can a Pregnant Photojournalist Cover? Everything.” It was written by Lynsey Addario, a photographer who has covered ... Read More...

What Do You Do When the Husband You Love Becomes a Woman?

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, on Books, Reviews

“I can’t do it anymore,” Fred said. “I’ve tried being a man. I’ve been everything on my list that would make me one. I’ve been a soldier, a firefighter, a rancher, a fisherman, a husband, and a father. And ... Read More...

My Heart Can’t Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love and Down Syndrome by Amy Silverman

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

As a journalist, Amy Silverman works with words in order to make a living. She is a journalist, blogger, and NPR contributor. Her latest writing project is a searching, compassionate and ultimately uplifting ... Read More...

In The Country We Love by Diane Guerrero and Michelle Burford

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

If you are a fan of Jane the Virgin or the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, you have seen Diane Guerrero play Jane’s best friend Lina or the feisty Litchfield Penitentiary inmate with the gorgeous long b... Read More...

Eat, Pray, Love Made Me Do It: Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir

Maribel Garcia

on Books, Reviews

Eat, Pray, Love Made Me Do It: Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir It’s been ten years since the publication of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray Love, so to honor the anniversary she invited he... Read More...

Interview with Zach Anner, Author of If at Birth You Don’t Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews, Should I Watch?

Book Club Babble interviews Zack Anner and talks about his new book, If at Birth You Don’t Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny. Lena Dunham envies his life, John Mayer writes music for his s... Read More...

Accidental Soldier – An Interview with Dorit Sasson

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

When I was in second or third grade, a young man and woman from the Israel Defense Force (IDF) came to my school to talk about their service and their life in Israel. It left a lasting impression! So, when I ha... Read More...

Interview with Dr. Virginia Simpson, Author of The Space Between

Kate Newton

Interviews

One of the painful truths of growing up is the inevitable shift that takes place between parent and child in the twilight years of those who’ve raised us. Book Club Babble recently had the opportunity to speak ... Read More...

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