Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake is a curious book, at least to me, because of the way […]
The True Queen, by Zen Cho
I’ve been waiting for a follow up to Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho, since I turned […]
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Simone Jung has outstanding advice about when to DNF a book. (Book Riot) Jeremy May has […]
All Ships Follow Me, by Mieke Eerkens
Mieke Eerken’s family is in the unique position of being caught in strangely opposing positions […]
The Affairs of the Falcóns, by Melissa Rivero
The title of Melissa Rivero’s affective novel, The Affairs of the Falcóns, sounds like a telenovela. “Affairs” recalls the […]
In the Night of Memory, by Linda LeGarde Grover
In the Night of Memory, by Linda LeGarde Grover begins on what will turn out to be the worst […]
Women Talking, by Miriam Toews
Trigger warning for rape. A foreword at the beginning of Miriam Toews devastating and infuriating novel, Women Talking, explains […]
The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpell
Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift is a blend of genres I have never seen before. On the […]
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The good people at LitHub have a slate of nominees for their bookish Oscars. Romance […]
Women & Power: A Manifesto, by Mary Beard
Dame Mary Beard is an academic who, curiously for a Classicist, is regularly called upon […]