After Lulu’s mother goes missing at the start of The Very Marrow of Our Bones, by […]
Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee
In each generation of the family at the center of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, individuals must […]
Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland
Sometimes I worry when authors introduce supernatural or horror tropes to tragic historical events. But […]
Berlin Alexanderplatz, by Alfred Döblin
Originally published in 1929, Berlin Alexanderplatz, by Alfred Döblin, has been newly translated by Michael Hoffman and […]
That’s It?!? Thoughts About Bad Endings
Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko (review pending) has been sitting in the stack of books I brought home […]
The Master Key, by Masako Togawa
It’s such a lovely feeling to finish a mystery novel after the realization that the […]
Bury What We Cannot Take, by Kirstin Chen
There are some decisions that one should not overthink. Then there others that absolutely require […]
The Brightest Sun, by Adrienne Benson
Given the selection of mothers on display in Adrienne Benson’s The Brightest Sun, it’s not surprising […]
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Who influenced Leo Tolstoy? Now we know. (Open Culture) This plan to “segregate” and stop […]