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The back cover of the book on the left. Text: "Copyrighted Material. The introduction of Window and Mirror begins with a question: What are we doing here? The emphasis is on both the doing and the place. Ted Virts' poetry collection meanders through life experiences with story, blessing, myth, and the day-to-day realities of pain, delight, humor, and wonder. Virts explores life with an undercurrent of curiosity, faith, emotion, loss, hope, acceptance, and presence. His poems link tragedy at the southern U.S. border, the death of his father, the constant plea for political donations, the nightly news, and a description of Christmas as an artichoke. The link? The sacredness of everyday life." "So many poignant poems here stop me in my tracks. inviting me to be deeply present with what is offered, and to carry that invitation to situations I contend with beyond the author's reach." -CAROL BARRETT, Ph.D.. author of Reading Wind and Pansies atmospherepress.com "ISBN 9798891325951 90000 Copyrighted Material 9798891 325951" On the right, the front book cover. There's a brown rectangle frame that shows a painting of an outdoor street which has an round archway showing the blue sky. There's a red carpet spread out, leading from the bottom of the frame towards the middle of the picture. Text: "WINDOW AND MIRROR POETRY BY TED VIRTS"

Window and Mirror – Book Review

Arden Skye5 months ago5 months ago02 mins mins

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A great collection of poems
that remind us
poetry doesn’t have to be rhyming,
one only needs to know
the art of language,
and how to weave the words
in a way
that touches the reader’s soul.

A collage with all 12 book Covers that are featured in this article.

Short books I’ve read in March & April – Reviews

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Sunflowers; When you’re a boy; The Sun; Woah, what a bicycle?!; Milo and the Germ Adventure; Sydney, Bean, and the Missing Gloves; Nite Nite, Piggies; Sib Squad; I am a forest girl; The Pug Who Didn’t Belong; Turtles Are Not Boring; You’re Not a Real Dog Owner Until…

On the right the front cover of "POWERFUL MUSHROOMS AN ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY", written by FEDERICO DI VITA and illustrated by FLORENCIA DIAZ. A range of different psychedelic-like illustrations around the title in the middle with a juicy bright green in the background. Left is the back cover with more mushroom illustrations, and text: "IMMERSE YOURSELF IN CULTURAL TALES, SCIENTIFIC REVELATIONS, AND VIVID PSYCHEDELIC VISUALS-A BOTANICAL MASTERPIECE THAT ENCHANTS BOTH THE CURIOUS AND THE CONNOISSEUR. EXPLORE THE SECRET LIVES OF SIXTY DIFFERENT FUNGI IN POWERFUL MUSHROOMS. Divided by taxonomy and healing properties, this elegant book also highlights historical anecdotes for readers to enjoy. All further exalted by strikingly colorful and kaleidoscopic images, this book is a pleasure to browse and will become a classical botanical treatise." Andrews McMeel PUBLISHING® www.andrewsmcmeel.com $16.99 U.S.A. ($22.99 Canada) ISBN: 978-1-5248-9560-0 51699 Printed in China Originally published by Vivida", a trademark property of White Star s.r.l.

Powerful Mushrooms – Book Review

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Really interesting and quite informative, even for its 1-page-per-fungus format. Mixed info about where and how it grows, whether it’s poisonous and …

The front book cover of “Hi, Earth” (by Elizabeth Pich, Jonathan Kunz) on the right side: Planet earth, sitting on a chair surrounded by fire with the blue sky in the back. On the right, in the background, plastic waste can be seen lying on grass around a garbage bin. The back cover of “Hi, Earth” on the left: A blue sky with fire at the bottom. The sun is shining and grimacing in the top right, behind a 4-panel comic strip. Text below: “This hilarious and bittersweet collection of comics from the webcomic War and Peas pays tribute to a subject near and dear to us all: PLANET EARTH. With comics told from the point of view of animals, icebergs, trees, plastics, aliens, horny flowers, and a teenage praying mantis named Timmy, Hi, Earth packs a Noah's ark-size cast into just over one hundred delightful pages. These sweet and apocalyptic comics celebrate the wonders and weirdness of Earth even as we hurtle toward an uncertain future-roasting our human folly while also creating moments of wonder and appreciation for our beautiful, fragile, messed-up planet.” Andrews McMeel PUBLISHING® www.andrewsmcmeel.com 2025 JONATHAN KUNZ AND ELIZABETH PICH $16.99 U.S.A. ($22.99 Canada) ISBN: 978-1-5248-9829-8 51699 9781524 898298 Printed in China

Hi, Earth – Comic Review

Arden Skye6 months ago6 months ago02 mins mins

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Funny, yet tragic. I mostly wanted to cry to these, but the morbid humor works well enough to even make me laugh away my tears.

You are a sacred place – Graphic Novel Review

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“People are places, and you are a sacred place.”
A letter to those who are fighting depression and need some hope in their life.