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A Perfect Hand, by Ayelet Waldman

The further I got into Ayelet Waldman’s incredible new novel, A Perfect Hand, the more […]

A Long and Speaking Silence, the seventh in Nghi Vo’s enchanting Singing Hills series, takes […]

Bookish Links Posted on: April 5, 2026

There are few things as satisfying to me in a story than women who, after […]

Unlike other sequels, the ones that see our heroes march off into their next adventure, […]

From The Language of Liars, by S.L. Huang: Their learning at the Warren stressed it […]

Mercy Chan sought refuge in Kowloon Walled City in 1942 and never really left. Even […]

Bookish Links Posted on: March 29, 2026

Readers frequently describe books as magical. We’re being metaphorical about how stories can transport. But […]

Mrs. Shim has always worked hard. She cooks and cleans for her family. She labored […]