Why am I passionate about this?

For my whole life I've been fascinated by science fiction. I love watching Star Trek and reading books by Octavia Butler, and probably my favorite moment in school was when we were asked to read The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. As an artist I designed aliens for Star Wars products and am listed in the ā€œWookiepediaā€ online. My latest childrenā€™s book Alien Farm; Scary Stories for kids just won ā€œBest Paranormal Book for kidsā€ in the Firebird Awards. I also teach art to kids here in Mexico and I see their eyes light up when the assignment is to create robot designs or to draw spaceships and aliens.


I wrote

After The Robots Died: Rey Rabbits Issue #1

By Carolyn Watson Dubisch,

Book cover of After The Robots Died: Rey Rabbits Issue #1

What is my book about?

Arriving as embryos and raised by robots, a colony of children on a distant planet struggle to survive when theā€¦

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of Sojourners Book 1

Carolyn Watson Dubisch Why did I love this book?

This is the first issue of an excellent YA comic book series. I really do enjoy scifi that features apes or any kind of simian life (yes, I love the Planet of the Apes series), so this book got my attention with the cover. The main characters are all space monkeys or simian astronauts that have landed their spacecraft on an alien world. One unfortunate monkey is the chosen explorer while the others watch his progress from the relative safety of the spaceship. The story is tense and surprising. The art is very skilled and I truly look forward to the next issue of the series which is expected to be released soon.

By Kraig Rasmussen,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Sojourners Book 1 as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.


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Carolyn Watson Dubisch Why did I love this book?

The first book of a middle grade series, this book will leave you reeling. The Munchkins are 13 children with special powers like healing and making objects appear and for some reason they donā€™t age after they turn ten. Narrated by Capricorn Munch, one of the 13, they donā€™t seem to remember much of their own history but they now live with their adoptive father, when a very sinister neighbor moves in and upends their lives in more ways than they could imagine.

A tightly woven story that will take the reader on an intense journey. This multi-award-winning book is perfect for fans of The Umbrella Academy or Harry Potter.

By Candice Zee,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Munchkins as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 9, 10, 11, and 12.

What is this book about?

4 TIME AWARD-WINNING NOVEL!
*Gold Award Winner of Teen Category in the 2021-2022 Reader Views Literary Awards
* 2021 Story Monsters Approved Award in Tween Novels
* 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Juvenile Fiction
* Honorable Mention in Preteen Category of 2022 Readers' Favorite Book Awards

The Munchkins "has all the "ingredients" for a fantastical, magical, YA story that also caters to adults who absolutely love the Potter-esque world that happens maybe twice in a lifetime." - Reader Views

Thirteen extraordinary children with mysterious powers.

Their loving and protective father.

And a sociopathic neighbor who knows themā€¦


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Beacon of Truth by Randy C. Dockens,

Killion is born several generations after the establishment of the Cities of Light which now sprinkle each continent of the world, places where Godā€™s spirit produces a tangible presence felt by all who enter. Yet he is raised outside these cities, under the direction of Adar, who teaches his followersā€¦

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Carolyn Watson Dubisch Why did I love this book?

This graphic novel is stunningly illustrated with deeply relatable characters. Pan is a young woman on a remote world working in her fatherā€™s body shop and sneaks out at night to visit her friend, Tara, and sometimes they go dancing. Taraā€™s life was not her own. As a princess she was shut off from society and was going to be forced to marry the man who won the Cosmo knights Battle. Pan helps to smuggle Tara off-world and ruins her life on her backwater planet. When two strangers show up at her home needing help, her life is turned on its head. She leaves her planet behind and begins her real life in the stars. An incredible, original story about space, knights, princesses, and lost friends.

By Hannah Templer,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Cosmoknights as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Panā€™s life used to be very small. Work in her dadā€™s body shop, sneak out with her friend Tara to go dancing, and watch the skies for freighter ships. It didnā€™t even matter that Tara was a princessā€¦ until one day it very much did matter, and Pan had to say goodbye forever. Years later, when a charismatic pair of off-world gladiators show up on her doorstep, she finds that life might not be as small as she thought. On the run and off the galactic grid, Pan discovers the astonishing secrets of her neo-medieval worldā€¦ and the intoxicating possibilityā€¦


Book cover of Binti

Carolyn Watson Dubisch Why did I love this book?

An incredible young adult novel about a young woman who breaks her rigid family traditions to leave her planet in pursuit of an education. When octopus-like aliens invade the ship and kill everyone aboard, saving her school, and the entire planet falls to her. A riveting and fast-paced tale about an outsider who finds herself in the middle of a crisis. Probably one of the most original stories I have read in a long time. This novella won the Hugo Award and the Nebula award.

By Nnedi Okorafor,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Binti as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.

Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become theā€¦


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Dark Fae Outcast by Autumn M. Birt,

Trapped in our world, the fae are dying from drugs, contaminants, and hopelessness. Kicked out of the dark fae court for tainting his body and magic, Riasg only wants one thing: to die a bit faster. Itā€™s already the end of his world, after all.

But while scoring his lastā€¦

Book cover of Always Human

Carolyn Watson Dubisch Why did I love this book?

This graphic novel which was first serialized on the platform Webtoons, takes place in the near future. People are able to alter their physical appearance using new technology. Most people do use it, except for some who have ā€œEganā€™s Syndromeā€ which means they are too sensitive to modify their bodies in this way.

Sunati finds herself attracted to Austen, a young woman who lives her life ā€œunmoddedā€. Itā€™s actually a very sensitive love story told with some really stunning artwork.

By Ari North,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Always Human as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 13, 14, 15, and 16.

What is this book about?

"This beautifully illustrated slice-of-life tale that shows two young women of color getting to know each other and creating a relationship is so warm and charming that readers will hardly notice how much they are learning about how to better interact with folx who are different from themselves and the importance of not making assumptions." -- Kirkus Reviews

"...soft, expressive art adds a visceral charge to the couple's very human experiences, which range from excitement and affection to pain and doubt." -- Publisher's Weekly

"This wholesome plot focuses on building understanding, offering mutual support, and budding self-acceptance, as well asā€¦


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After The Robots Died: Rey Rabbits Issue #1

By Carolyn Watson Dubisch,

Book cover of After The Robots Died: Rey Rabbits Issue #1

What is my book about?

Arriving as embryos and raised by robots, a colony of children on a distant planet struggle to survive when the robots who raised them begin to shut down. Leda and Tobin are suddenly guardians to their younger siblings and set out on a journey to the library with a transport full of children. When the mutant green rabbits overwhelm them and create havoc on a simple trip of only a few kilometers. 

 A dynamic story that can best be described as a cross between Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Ender's Game. Great for middle grade and YA readers.

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