Book Review
Japan
Despite being known as the home of sushi and ramen, Japan has a long history of vegetable-forward dishes, and Nancy Singleton Hachisu’s Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook is a beautiful celebration of its vegetarian cooking. An American...
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The Red Book of Farewells
In Pirkko Saisio’s autobiographical novel "The Red Book of Farewells", a Finnish woman navigates being a lesbian in a time when homosexuality was outlawed and when the currents of communism pervaded every aspect of life. Death opens...
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The Archivists
Daphne Kalotay’s short story collection "The Archivists" showcases grief and loss alongside sublime moments of human connection. In “Relativity,” an American social worker helps Holocaust survivors access end-of-life services while...
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Sage Smiles
"Sage Smiles" is a wry, witty collection that encourages reflections on joy and connection. "Sage Smiles", the third book in a collaboration between poet Jet Widick and illustrator Kimberly Taylor-Pestell, is filled with optimistic,...
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Sivateja Mukkamala Poetry
The direct poems collected in "Sivateja Mukkamala Poetry" ask complex questions about the natures of life and love. "Sivateja Mukkamala Poetry" gathers poems that utilize brevity to invite ruminations on the nature of existence....
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Robin and Her Misfits
Kelly Ann Jacobson’s novel "Robin and Her Misfits" is a fresh take on Robin Hood, trading medieval outlaws for a band of queer women who pull off heists and seek safety and home with one another. Teenage Robin and Little John are best...
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Lady Sapiens
Thomas Cirotteau, Jennifer Kerner, and Éric Pincas’s "Lady Sapiens" is a vibrant history book about how ancient women lived and what they contributed to society. Steeped in interdisciplinary scholarship, "Lady Sapiens" synthesizes...
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Wolf Streak Beta: Awareness
A daring crew undertakes an adventure from which there can be no return in the exciting science fiction novel "Wolf Streak Beta: Awareness". In M. G. Brown’s science fiction novel "Wolf Streak Beta: Awareness", the small, tight-knit...