Body Brave is a powerful celebration of everybody—big, small, tall, short, round, strong, soft, and everything in between. In this uplifting picture book, kids learn that their body is good just the way it is.With kindness, honesty, and encouragement, Jelani Memory invites kids to embrace how they’re built—their shape, size, height, and shade—and love themselves fully. Even when the world tries to put them down, they can stand tall and proud.Design...

Color Kind is a joyful, empowering introduction to skin color, identity, and kindness. Too often, kids are told to be “color blind,” but ignoring someone’s skin color erases part of who they are. Instead, being “color kind” means seeing someone’s whole self—celebrating their skin, their story, and their identity.Filled with uplifting language, bold colors, and thoughtful design, this is a perfect read-aloud for parents, caregivers, and educators who want t...

“I Made a Proposal.”“Thank you for the offer,” she said between clenched teeth, “but I won’t warm your bed.”I shook my head. “You don’t have to share my bed, Miss Hunter. In fact, I’d much prefer we keep separate bedrooms. I’ve just lost my mate—I can’t—I don’t want… What I’m proposing is a marriage of convenience. We can help each other. I’ll give you my name so people can stop yapping abo...

This engaging eBook explores the unique and effective approach of using music as a tool for mastering the English language. Discover five essential benefits that learning through music brings to language acquisition, from building vocabulary and pronunciation to improving listening skills, understanding cultural context, enhancing motivation, and strengthening literacy. Each chapter delves into how music can simplify and enrich the learning process, offering practical insights and techniqu...

To save my sister, I sold myself to a monster.When Elara was chosen for a contracted mating, I stepped in without hesitation—binding my fate to Kaelen McKnight, the ruthless new Alpha of the Night Rising pack. Cold, ambitious, and utterly merciless, he was everything I swore I would never belong to.I expected a life of submission.What I walked into was something far more dangerous.Because Kaelen isn’t the one truly in contro...

[Two people. One reckless night. One very inconvenient novel. Not the man he is, but the man she needed him to be.]Cara Lennox built her career on emotionally raw love stories. Then her editor went on camera and buried her—citing her bipolar disorder as evidence of professional unreliability and canceling her third novel. In one carefully worded interview, Cara's career and mental health were made public property.Broke and newly infamous, Cara rebuilds her ...

Led by black women living in the UK, this pivotal book commemorates 40 years of the African community's resilience, strength, and leadership in the HIV response. The work stands as a testament to the often overlooked contribution of Africans living with HIV in the UK, providing a voice and celebration of their journey through this epidemic.In the UK, despite considerable data on Africans affected by HIV, their lived experiences and contributions remained largely un...

The latest fabulous edition of Memory Lane is the Summer 2022, Issue 215 (publication date: 4th February 2022). Features in this issue include Eric Whitley and Teddy Joyce, Ernest Ritte, Dance Bands at the 1938 Empire Exhibition, Duke Ellington in the UK, Sam Browne, Ord Hamilton, Jan Ralfini, Sid Buckman and Syd Kyte. Additionally, there are CD reviews, readers' letters and plenty more. As usual this issue is profusely illustrated.

Akron and Summit County's classic hot spots have satisfied palates since the early twentieth century. Akron alone could sit up to thirty thousand people at once during the golden age of the '50s and '60s.Marcel's made a name for itself with its scampi, and Icaomini's became synonymous with lobster. Ladd's dished crowd-pleasing coney dogs, and Yanko's sliced up its mouthwatering shish kabobs. Digging up vintage images and recipes, author Sharon Myers leads readers o...

Have you experienced racism in America?Do you think there is still a lot of work to do to right the wrongs of prejudice?Mansa Mnēmē was born in a country south of the African equator but moved to the United States as a teenager. There, the author discovered that racism and prejudices still remained, despite many years of progress and law making.In the memoir the author recalls the experiences as a black immigrant into the USA, seeing i...

As a black person, have you experienced racism in America?Is your default position to blame others?How can we change the way we react when faced with the issues around racism?There is no doubt that racism exists in the USA today. It can be seen almost daily, in major towns or cities up and down the country, and within smaller communities as well.But there is a problem that has appeared. For too long, black peopl...

To save my sister, I sold myself to a monster.When Elara was chosen for a contracted mating, I stepped in without hesitation—binding my fate to Kaelen McKnight, the ruthless new Alpha of the Night Rising pack. Cold, ambitious, and utterly merciless, he was everything I swore I would never belong to.I expected a life of submission.What I walked into was something far more dangerous.Because Kaelen isn’t the one truly in contro...