October 28, 2026
This reading group guide for The Paintings by Gerald S. Passmore includes a character list, content notes, a three-meeting reading schedule and 24 discussion questions. Questions for the first two meetings are spoiler-free. The last set is for groups that… Continue Reading…
October 15, 2026
Most business advice asks whether you’re ready to grow. In Grit Is Good, published by Writers of the West, Jose M. Berlanga asks a second question: is the market ready for your growth? He learned to ask it the expensive… Continue Reading…
October 15, 2026
By 17, Jason Slabbaert had repeated two grades and was still in the tenth grade. “No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t stay focused,” he writes in Lawdog, published by Writers of the West. His father, a lifelong… Continue Reading…
October 15, 2026
From age fifteen until just a few years ago, Deirdre Arato kept ending up in emergency rooms. Each time, she was sure she was dying. Each time, she wasn’t. Her migraines, knotted stomach and sleepless nights weren’t “just in her… Continue Reading…
September 30, 2026
For entrepreneurs who think internationally, the country where a business is incorporated can matter almost as much as what that business actually does. That idea sits at the heart of Freehold Masterpiece for Money Lovers, a business book by Yosef… Continue Reading…
September 25, 2026
Every leadership team I talk to has had some version of the same meeting this year. Someone shows a demo where an AI agent builds a working feature in an afternoon. The room gets excited. Then someone asks the uncomfortable… Continue Reading…
August 20, 2026
There is something especially unsettling about a thriller that does not ask you to fear an enemy at the gates, but the systems already surrounding you. That is where Harris Schwartz begins The Homefront Directive. The novel opens over Denver… Continue Reading…
March 10, 2026
Child abuse continues to be one of society’s most urgent issues, affecting children across all communities. In 2025, recognizing and reporting abuse is not only a moral obligation but also a legal requirement for certain professionals. With updated child abuse… Continue Reading…
August 11, 2025
Falling in Love with Language All Over Again I’ll be honest—when I first picked up This Book Is Cool: 100 Years of Slang in America, I expected a simple dictionary of quirky terms. What I got instead was a century-long… Continue Reading…
August 11, 2025
Discovering a Story That Stayed With Me When I picked up Don’t Follow the Money: Stories of Identity, Medicine, and Two Lives That Changed Everything, I thought I’d be reading an intriguing slice of medical history. I wasn’t prepared for… Continue Reading…
The Paintings Book Club Guide: Characters, Discussion Questions and Themes
Bad Timing Cost Him Entire Companies: What Grit Is Good Teaches About When to Grow
From High School Dropout to Deputy: Jason Slabbaert’s Second Chances in Lawdog
Why Willpower Isn’t Enough: Deirdre Arato on Calming the Nervous System in Beauty in the Brokenness
Writers of the West Publishes Freehold Masterpiece, Yosef Bogatyrev’s Guide to Doing Business Through Singapore
Dark Stranger The Dream: New & Lengthened 2017 Edition (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series) (Volume 1) Review
Disasters to Dreams: A Gritty Guide to Finding Success In The Face Of Failure by Chris Patrick
How Will You Recognize and Report Child Abuse in 2025?
Mouse In The BoxWriters of the West Publishes Freehold Masterpiece, Yosef Bogatyrev’s Guide to Doing Business Through Singapore