Verified Influencer: A Book Review of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
“My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive.”
To Survive a Viking Raid: A Book Review of The Book of I by David Greig
A Viking, a monk, and a mead wife remain as the only living survivors on the island Iona after a bloody massacre
Malaria Dreams: A Book Review of The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
The Atlantic and the Pacific will be connected, at all costs.
The Wonderful We: A Book Review of The Buddha in the Attic by Julia Otsuka
Their story strikes a chord in our hearts that connect you and me to the past.
Compared to the Classics
A connection to others is so important to our own perseverance in what we can accomplish.
Personal Hauntings: A Book Review of The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
A weeping djinn roams a haunted house on the coast of South Africa.
Please Skip to the Good Part: A Book Review of Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Would you ever read the last page first?
Split Identity : A Book Review of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and The Women by Kristin Hannah
Women who try to erase their past, only end up erasing themselves.
Our Darling Girl - A Book Review of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
“She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring.”
~Zelda Fitzgerald
An Unhurried Century : A Book Review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
What do an elephant, a girl, and a stone woman have to do with one another?
Our Most Powerful Story With Guest Author Zhang Ling
“Although we can read about their experiences through books and archive materials, nothing compares with a vivid tale told by a witness or survivor.”
My One Impression of Istanbul
How do you go about finding the perfect book for reading your way across the Turkish countryside?
Debunking "The" War Narrative: A Book Review of A Single Swallow by Zhang Ling
“But she also knew that everyone’s eyes were on her at this moment. They were measuring her to see how tough she was—or rather, how soft.”
For the Adventurous Reader: A Book Review of Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup
Every reader is going to experience something wildly unique from this novel.
Burnt Out Reader: A Book Review of Can't Even by Anne Helen Petersen
“We shouldn’t be this worried, this terrified, this anxious about everything.”