Our European founders have been mythologized for centuries, even though authors as early as Nathaniel […]
These Women, by Ivy Pochoda
There is a moment near the end of These Women, by Ivy Pochoda, when a […]
Stealing Thunder, by Alina Boyden
Trigger warning for physical abuse and anti-transgender language. Razia Khan has found a place where […]
The Library of Legends, by Janie Chang
After a lifetime of hiding under an assumed name, Hu Lian’s life has turned around […]
The Disoriented, by Amin Maalouf
I sometimes worry that I spend too much time thinking about the meaning of titles, […]
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow, by Natasha Pulley
I’ve been waiting impatiently for Natasha Pulley to write another book featuring the all-knowing Keita […]
Westside Saints, by W.M. Akers
After the extraordinary events of her first outing in W.M. Akers’ Westside, Gilda Carr is […]
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Are books essential during a pandemic? Ephrat Livni asks booksellers. (Quartz) It is surprisingly easy […]
Creatures of Charm and Hunger, by Molly Tanzer
There’s a trope about how the Nazis might have won the war if they’d been […]