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Cultures in Transition | Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
When technological advancement and tradition collide.
Mar 8, 20233 min read

February End-of-the-Month Review | 2023
A month of reading.
Mar 4, 20232 min read


Not Enough Danger in Jane Smiley's "A Dangerous Business"
A critical review of a mundane book.
Mar 1, 20232 min read

From Child-Refugee to Weapon | American War
An Allegory of interventionalist policies as told through the lens of the Second American Civil War
Feb 23, 20233 min read

Understanding the Urgency of James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time
Baldwin's words matter over half a century since they were written.
Feb 15, 20233 min read


A Great Read with a Hauntingly Bad Trip | Ghost Eaters
Clay McLeod Chapman is going to reach into your mind and haunt the corners of it.
Feb 11, 20232 min read

A Look at Marginalized Communities in 1930s America | Of Mice And Men
Read and Watch both Of Mice And Men movies for free. Links included.
Feb 7, 20232 min read

January Wrap Up | 2023
Baby, it's cold outside.
Feb 2, 20233 min read

Militant Jasmine wants Revenge in this Twisted Tale | A Whole New World
Agrabah is under Jafar's control and the Sultana is prepared to fight to reclaim the throne.
Jan 31, 20232 min read

Isolated Explorers Lose Their Minds? At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft's 1936 novel personifies the horrors of the unknown.
Jan 29, 20233 min read


Oops, She Did it Again!: My Sister, The Serial Killer
A wicked little tale of dependency and how far it can push us.
Jan 22, 20232 min read


Fake it 'til You Make It: Churchill and Orwell
Two icons of the 20th century that almost never were.
Jan 20, 20233 min read


Audiobook Review: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
You think you know this story but you don't.
Jan 14, 20233 min read


Book Review: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
Salman Rushdie gives us a modern-day wink at the Arabian Nights [+ Linked author interview]
Jan 9, 20232 min read


December Wrap-Up | 2022
A look back at December and a look forward to a new month and a new year!
Dec 31, 20224 min read

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Book Review: This Rebel Heart [+ Links to Author interviews & Supportive/Study Material]
Katherine Locke surprises in this unique Post-WWII historical fiction.
Dec 26, 20223 min read


Book Review: Safekeeping
Written in 2012 and marketed as the "Novel of Tomorrow", Karen Hesse does not disappoint in resonating with a contemporary audience.
Dec 16, 20222 min read

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Book Review: The Red Palace [+ Link to Historical Supporting Material]
A review of June Hur's 2022 novel and a further look at the Joseon Dynasty.
Dec 14, 20222 min read

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Book Review: The Netanyahu's [+ Links to Study and Supporting Material]
Joshua Cohen wrote about a minor episode of a very famous family during arguably the most consequential decade of Jewish history.
Dec 6, 20222 min read


Book Review: How to Keep House While Drowning
KC Davis is the anti-Marie Kondo.
Nov 28, 20223 min read
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