for lovers of literature and culture
Literature is an amazing way for us to connect – to learn and begin to understand the lives, trials, and joys of others. I’m definitely guilty of pop-reading so its easy for me to get into a cultural rut and dismiss the idea that there’s more out there than what’s on my bookshelves. In honor […]
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; […]
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is ‘The Gravedigger’s Handbook’, left behind there by accident, and it is her […]
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is […]
What better time to show yourself some love than right now? No matter where you are in life or how you’re feeling, there’s also a book that’s ready to help you. Hopefully, you’ll find one here! For the first-timer: Introducing Mindfulness: A Practical Guide by Tessa Watt This book is a great place to start […]
Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor, Morgan Baines, is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie, who is terrified by the thought of a killer in her very own […]
Homer’s great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, the Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His colourful adventures, his endurance, his love for his wife and son have the same power to move and inspire readers today as they did […]
At some point, the books in our usual realm of reading can become monotonous. So I’m turning to authors that I haven’t given much notice to before and expanding my reading list with some new and old books whose roots lie in South Asia. 1) Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Adib […]
When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for the trip. But worn down by years of trying to live the Seattle life she never wanted, Ms. Fox is on the brink of a meltdown. After a school […]
Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Illion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to […]
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