In this autobiographical journey of self-discovery, 17-year-old Thera is floundering in the first official class of women undergraduates at Johns Hopkins University. To achieve her goal of becoming a doctor, Thera must free herself from misogyny, her mentally ill, racist mother, a life-threatening illness, and her own sense of inadequacy. Will the influence of Vivien Thomas,… Continue reading READING – Blue Baby by J. Thalia Cunningham

When an autistic woman, after a strange encounter with a county fair clown, wakes up the next morning without autism, she and her parents have to come to grips with this new reality. As both father and mother get to know their non-autistic daughter and her excitement, they must come to grips with redefining everyone’s… Continue reading READING – Breathe by Brian C. Petti