If Your History Is Full of Holes, How Do You Fill in the Blanks?
Belinda Huijuan Tang grew up listening to her father’s stories of his ancestral village in Anhui, but as she writes in the author’s note of her...
Can You Guess This Classic Book By Its Color Palette?
Shamefully, I spend much more time scrolling bookish social media than I do reading. But how can I resist, when there’s a whole world of readers...
New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for new books! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This is...
It’s Magic: How Tree Houses and School Buses Have Sparked a Love of Reading
Do you remember the books that made you a reader? What were the first books you had to have each time a new one came out;...
10 Books for Women in Translation Month
Founded by Meytal Radzinski, Women in Translation Month encourages readers to pick up more books by women in translation. Like it says on the #WITMonth website,...
30 of the Most Influential Children’s Books of All Time
What are the most influential children’s books of all time? Well, that depends on a few definitions. First, what do I mean by children’s book? For...
Out of This World: New MG & YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy
With so much amazing sci-fi and fantasy being published, the middle grade (MG) and young adult (YA) literary scene is bursting with amazing options. For young...
8 Books About Existential Dread By Asian Authors
Existential dread in Asian literature has often been a propelling force to the structure of a narrative. It raises its ugly head after unwanted change, life...
The William Trevor Reader: “Last Wishes”
“Last Wishes” is a long—and, in my estimation, very good—story, that tells the tale of Mrs. Abercrombie, a rich widow who, upon her husband’s death, sequesters...
Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Giddings, Tang, Levin, and More
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Megan Giddings, Belinda Hujuan Tang, Adam Levin, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn...
