With ten years of workplace-advice columnist work to draw from, Alison Green shares a plethora of ways to handle things that might happen during a variety of moments in your career in her book Ask a Manager. If you are a veteran in your field or just getting started after graduation this book can help you to grow and become a more confident communicator. Continue reading “Ask a Manager Book Review ( @askamanager )from @kleffnotes”

Mayim Bialik’s Boying Up is the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Girling Up. In this companion work she discusses how boys go through the process of puberty, or boying up. Beyond just discussing the physiology of these changes Bialik also provides a variety of tips for living a healthy life that can be instituted in childhood and transitioned into a healthy adult life. Continue reading “Boying Up Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Fantasy Twists takes fairy tale and supernatural tropes and flips them on their head. Each story delights by using elements you may remember from your childhood and crafting a more mature version of the stories that brings these characters into a more modern dialogue. This anthology from Cuil Press is a diverse assemblage of characters and creations that is the perfect read for fans of fairy tales. Continue reading “Fantasy Twists Book Review ( @CuilPress ) from @kleffnotes”

Murder on the Titania begins in an extravagant airship making a voyage from New York to Denver. In this steampunk story collection Alex Acks introduces us to a collection of detailed characters who find themselves caught up in a variety of mysteries. As both a fan of mysteries and steam punk I adored Murder on the Titania and couldn’t put it down. Continue reading “Murder on the Titania Book Review ( @QoSPress ) from @kleffnotes”