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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

Veterans Day Reading List: Books About War

Veterans Day started out as Armistice Day, first declared on Nov. 11, 1918, when the fighting in World War I ceased (the war officially ended in June 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles). It was originally created to honor WWI veterans, but by 1954, after a second world war and the Korean War, the day was renamed Veterans Day and expanded to honor all U.S. veterans for their service. (Some veterans feel that the focus should have remained on world peace.) Whatever your opinion may be on war — and the global conflicts we’re currently involved in [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:31-07:00November 11th, 2014|

8 Amazing Coloring Books for Grownups

This won’t be a surprise to anyone who’s plunked down next to a kid to help them color: studies have shown that coloring is linked to lowered stress levels in adults. According to psychologist Gloria Martínez Ayala, coloring combines the logic of filling in shapes and the creativity of mixing and matching colors, thus lowering the activity of the amygdala, which processes (among other things) stress and emotional reactions. Plus, it’s just plain fun. In the spirit of scientific advancement, here are some beautiful and challenging coloring books designed for grownups to flex their creative muscles. Combine these with a [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:31-07:00November 3rd, 2014|Tags: , |

All About Apocalypses

When the apocalypse comes, I plan to be ready. I’ve got my disaster kit, I’ve spent time staring out my window plotting escape routes, and most importantly, I’ve read all of these apocalypse-themed books, so I’ll know what to do (and what not to do) when the cyborg armies invade. You can do your part by studying these helpfully bleak sci-fi novels, too. End-of-the-world preparedness has never been so fun! For Darkness Shows the Stars Author: Diana Peterfreund In this inventive sci-fi retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, a disastrous genetic experiment gone wrong caused an apocalypse (Austenpocalypse?) known as the [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:31-07:00October 31st, 2014|
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