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Guest Post: Kristina M Serrano

Diagnosed: My Autistic Author’s Life My name is Kristina, and I’ve always loved books. For as long as I can remember. Seriously, in my baby book, my mom recorded my first phrase as being “I want book.” I can’t remember learning how to read because I was always able to, as far as my memory can go back. And I’ve always loved writing. My first-grade teacher told me I was going to write books someday. Now, I’ve so far signed three contracts with the small Canadian publisher Sands Press for my books Slow Echoes, Gold Silence, and Sole Voices, the first three in the Post Worlds series, about an Egyptian-goddess descendant who falls in love with a boxer despite supernatural challenges prying them apart. But for a while, writing was very difficult. I’ve only recently started getting back into the habit again. Severe depression, anxiety, and OCD had been building over many years until one day I had a panic attack right in the middle of my shift as a jewelry salesperson that sent me...

Book Review -The Boy who Fell to Earth, Kathy Lette

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The Boy who Fell To Earth, Kathy Lette, Black Swan 2013. Lucy has a very important man in her life, her autistic son, Merlin.  Merlin’s Father Jeremy abandoned them when Merlin was very young, claiming he couldn’t handle Merlin’s condition.  After years on her own, and a series of dates which don’t go according to plan, the perfect man, Archie, lands on her doorstep.  Okay he swears, he makes constant innuendoes, but he has a huge heart.  And most importantly, he gets Merlin.  Just when life seems as though it couldn’t get any better, Jeremy makes an unexpected return, pleading forgiveness. Kathy Lette has explained she didn’t have to look far for her inspiration for The Boy Who Fell To Earth as her son has Asperger’s.  This is apparent in Merlin’s character and some of his utterings make for a hilarious yet touching read.  Jeremy claims to have had a change of heart, wanting to do everything he can to make hers and Merlin’s lives easier.  F...