Posts by Nancy Bo Flood
Walking for Water
Water is precious. Water is life. Water is unfair, but this doesn’t have to be.
Read MoreMental Health: The Giver
Lois Lowry: “I think it’s something that literature does, that writing does, that speaking about things does. It keeps our hearts from breaking.”
Read MoreMental Health: Reading Paulsen’s Autobiography
A few weeks ago, someone was asking about books that touched upon—or included—domestic abuse/ family violence. Paulsen’s book is an autobiography.
Read MoreWriting the Story of Mental Illness for Young Readers
I have been pulled toward the subject of suicide since I was a teen despite its stigma, and worked on my first suicide hotline when I was eighteen. That’s because as an adolescent I struggled not only with depression but with some periods of suicidality, and I understand the dangerous power and seduction of it when one is suffering mental despair.
Read MoreS.D. Nelson
S.D. Nelson, Standing Rock Sioux, author and artist, meticulous researcher, passionate about the history of his people, his ancestors, his homeland, Indian and white, has written the epic story of Crazy Horse and Custer.
Read MoreSingularity (after Stephen Hawking)
Being process not a thing, not matter more thoughts and this poem Singularity by Marie Howe (after Stephen Hawking) Do you sometimes want to wake up to the singularity We once were? So…
Read MoreChinle Planting Hope
Imagine this. During the pandemic your schools have been closed for over a year. The nearest public library is over 70 miles away. There are no bookstores.
Read MoreTwo special books
My holiday gift to all, two special books, quickly read but words and images that will stay with you and rekindle hope and gratitude.
Read MoreLaughter, Sacred and Healing
During this season of giving, I wish to give thanks and to honor Rose Tahe, friend and co-author of First Laugh, Welcome Baby.
Read MoreWalk in beauty
Hozho. May we all walk in beauty. In harmony. In kindness.
Read MoreNational Native American Indian Heritage Month
Thankful for readers and librarians and bookstores and teachers and parents and grandparents—all who make our world of readers! Wishing you a wonderful — and healthy — holiday season! For…
Read MoreLooking forward to Twitch
A new book soon to be released is Twitch, a YA novel written by Linda Boyden with illustrations by Kaylene Bigknife. Take a look at the amazing cover.
Read MoreTwo Publishers You Should Know
Two recommendations this week, two publishers: A new novel series from Rick Riordan Presents! Fans and those who have yet to discover his book series will be pleased to know…
Read MoreBooks by Native Americans
To honor and give thanks to the first Americans and today’s citizens of over 500 tribal nations, I encourage everyone to read books by and about Native people. Each week…
Read MoreKindness
You don’t have to be good or first
Not even smartest or most right.
If you are kind, that is what our world needs most.