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J. Sutherland

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Absolute fun, epic world building, fab performance!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-10-25

Jess K Hardy remains one of my very favorite writers. She’s taking us on a whole other journey with Sunastara! We now have our midlife MCs serving on the Love Boat in Space! The world building is gorgeous, little details for how space life works slipped into every scene building layer upon layer. Adore our MC couple. The thing that always puts a Jess K Hardy romance over the top is the depth given to the ensemble cast, where you feel like there could be spinoffs to follow any member of the cast. Highly recommend!

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Welcoming, practical guide for art and activism

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Revisado: 11-23-24


Let’s Move the Needle is a BRILLIANT handbook for learning to take small steps to create change in the world that can ripple out into much larger waves. Learning to use your own voice – to advocate for the issues you care about – with ART – feels really daunting for this human who hasn’t identified as an artist. What Shannon adds to the conversation to make it safe is a deep exploration of OURSELVES. As an AFAB human, we get so enculturated to be of service and to help others before ourselves…sitting down to identify the things I personally care about, and what I think about them is such a different place to start than I expected. Shannon doesn’t ask you to get out and protest as step one (You CAN, if that’s what amps you up!) Let’s Move the Needle asks us start with ourselves. Whoa. There’s journal prompts and creativity openers that are helping me to look inside first, before I peek out of my hermit’s cave to share a thought, a message, a piece of art with the world.
Shannon gives you steps for everything!

Honestly, this book is a great handbook for anything that needs some deep thought and strategy before acting. How to engage in conflict in a supportive way – there’s a plan for that. How to get out of your perfectionist expectations about art – let’s #makedontbreak and use a sense of play and experimentation to get comfortable with being a voice for change. What skills do you have / need? Who do you know? Shannon offers sharp, snappy guidance to alleviate all our internalized objections that stop us from getting out into the world and putting our voice into the mix to make this earth a better place for all its inhabitants.

The examples of Craftivism offered in the book show how it is personal care and commitment to an issue that transform the art into change, connecting one person’s heart and voice to another. And the impact isn’t in some capitalist sense of “having the best art.” It’s in that alchemical ZING that connects us to each other and makes us care, encourages us to act. With Let’s Move the Needle, I think we can all do that.

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Gorgeous tale of family secrets woven across generations

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Revisado: 01-15-24

This was a beautifully written tale of how family secrets can smolder through generations, their ripples felt by so many family members. The cast reading was so perfect for the different voices of the narrators. And I looked for every opportunity to hear just a few minutes more of Hemme, Belle, Ashlynn and Ethan’s stories. Absolutely gorgeous.

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