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Billie Best
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Ride the Light with me!
In Ride the Light, I use magical realism to make the point that we are the creators of ourselves. We choose who we become.
One of the main characters in the novel is Nelsa Floratunia, an 88-year-old woman who is an art historian and has been a librarian for most of her life. She is in prison for stealing art books. In prison she teaches her cellmates about art and tells them stories about how wome Read more of this blog post »
One of the main characters in the novel is Nelsa Floratunia, an 88-year-old woman who is an art historian and has been a librarian for most of her life. She is in prison for stealing art books. In prison she teaches her cellmates about art and tells them stories about how wome Read more of this blog post »
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The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny
by Laura Bates (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Nonfiction |
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"The opening scene is knockout. It’s one of those brilliant “what would you do?” moments.
You’re a former narcotics detective. You’ve seized Mexican heroin, you’ve taken down a big mafia cocaine operation. Now you’re working patrol in the Jersey Pine B" Read more of this review » |
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Ride the Light: How to Escape from Esmeralda Women's Penitentiary:
"Review of Ride the Light by Bille Best
Ms. Best has written a thoroughly enjoyable, irreverent, life-affirming romp. This is an impressive feat, as the setting is the near future in a USA much altered by climate change. Large portions of the country h" Read more of this review » |
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Ride the Light: How To Escape from Esmeralda Women’s Penitentiary By Billie Best I’ve followed Billie Best’s writing career for many years, and I have always enjoyed her humor and candor. I share Billie’s blog with family members" Read more of this review » |
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“When we see ourselves as we wish to be, it changes who we are.”
― Ride the Light: How to Escape from Esmeralda Women's Penitentiary
― Ride the Light: How to Escape from Esmeralda Women's Penitentiary
“When we see ourselves as we wish to be, it changes who we are.”
― Ride the Light: How to Escape from Esmeralda Women's Penitentiary
― Ride the Light: How to Escape from Esmeralda Women's Penitentiary
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