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Lori Borgman: Raising a brow at beauty app scores

Parents / Mom's Advice / Oct 28, 2025

Pity the evil queen in "Snow White" asking the magic mirror who was the fairest of all, waiting anxiously for the reply. Today, all the queen would need to do is upload an image of herself to an AI beauty analysis app and wait 10 seconds for the results.

Beauty analysis apps score your face “plain, pretty or gorgeous,” or “attractive, ...Read more

Bite-size shifter fantasy you can sink your teeth in

Parents / Mom's Advice / Oct 27, 2025

Looking for a quick fantasy read that hits the spot? Lisa Lacriola serves up just what you need in the second installment of her Species Chronicles, "The Order of the Wolf: Covenant."

The story follows Toni Luello after the events of the first book, "The Order of the Wolf: Lineage," where the disappearance of her great-aunt leads Toni to ...Read more

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History, mystery and faith collide against stunning Italian vistas in debut thriller

Parents / Mom's Advice / Oct 27, 2025

Debut novel "The Amalfi Secret" by Dean and Catherine Reineking takes readers on a pulse-pounding chase through sun-drenched Italian locales and shadowy halls of power.

This mystery thriller opens on the picturesque Amalfi Coast, where Gabe Roslo meets up with his grandparents for a family vacation. It’s a heartfelt reunion after a year or so...Read more

Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who

Parents / Georgia Garvey / Oct 25, 2025

Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit?

Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatching people up and throwing them into vans headed for overcrowded detention centers where they will be held incommunicado and pressured to sign self-deportation orders that abrogate their rights to a fair trial?

Have your lawmakers all seemingly...Read more