The edges of an active war zone are just as dangerous as the war zone […]
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It should be no surprise that there are a lot of reflective pieces out there […]
Savage Feast, by Boris Fishman
My favorite kind of family memoir is one that is as much about food as […]
Follow Me to Ground, by Sue Rainsford
“For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return”—so says the Book […]
Important =/= Great Read and Vice Versa
Being the librarian in charge of fiction at my library, I’ve been up to my […]
The Majesties, by Tiffany Tsao
At the outset of Tiffany Tsao’s The Majesties, Doll Worono has suffered a nearly instantaneous […]
Come Tumbling Down, by Seanan McGuire
Come Tumbling Down, by Seanan McGuire, is the fifth in the Wayward Children series—a series […]
A Ladder to the Sky, by John Boyne
It’s not enough for a writer to have a way with words, dedication, and “a […]
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Amitava Kumar recounts the metaphorical life and death of Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, who ran […]
Father of Lions, by Louise Callaghan
Trigger warning for cruelty to animals. In my country, the word zoo conjures up images […]