This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi is a diverse young adult contemporary novel that revolves around a group of ladies who work at a bookshop called Wild Nights Bookstore. When they discover that the bookstore is about close up shop for good, they come together to and try save a place that has become a sanctuary for each of them in their own unique ways.
Diversity in literature is a humongous passion of mine. Reading books by marginalised authors, being able to support them and raise awareness for the dire need of more diverse voices in publishing, not just via authors, but also the people who work behind the scenes to help books hit shelves—all of it is something that…
The Kinship of Secrets by Eugenia Kim is an #OwnVoices Korean historical fiction novel that is also a continuation of the author’s first novel, The Calligrapher’s Daughter. The story takes place in 1948 and follows Najin and Calvin Cho who travel from South Korea to the USA with their young daughter Miran in search for…
May and June were relatively average reading months for me. I read approximately 26 to 27 books between the two months and most of them were two to three star reads for the most part. The best enjoyable bookish shenanigans took place between the pages of manga, which I’m super thankful for because it has…
Comics are some of my favourite things in the whole world. It’s a medium that has some of the very best narratives to offer and almost always has something to say about the fucked-up parts of society. Throughout history, comics have provided a platform for the voices of marginalised experiences where other platforms sought to…
Since I receive a lot of questions from people about Japanese literature and how best to begin reading from it, I thought it would be neat to share recommendations that are perfect for an array of readers, whether the preference is for mysteries to contemporaries and even magical realism and fantasy. All of these books…
“With every item she tossed into the washer’s gaping mouth, she dissected every sentence she could recall saying to Neela, analysing the implications of her words and how they might have been interpreted.” The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya is an #OwnVoices South Asian-Canadian contemporary novel about two uniquely separate musicians that formulate a friendship after […]…
It has been so excruciatingly hot in California lately that all I want to do is to turn on my coolest fan, then lay down on the comfy carpeted floors of my office in front of said fan, and either take a nap or get lost in a book. The only way this could get…
Spring is in the air, unless you’re living in California. In that case, Summer is here in full kick-you-in-the-allergies-and-burn-your-flesh-off glory. With Spring arrives the fragrance of fresh flowers, a cool breeze to abate the morning sweat, and tons of vibrantly bright colours just flourishing everywhere you look. Normally, I’m someone who doesn’t really care for…
It’s hard to believe that this shall be my last Dewey’s 24-hour Readathon TBR post. The gig started back in 2007, and it’s with some sadness that the hosts decided to make this their last hurrah. I may not have been a blogger or anything remotely close to a bibliophile back then (took a long…
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty is the first instalment in an #OwnVoices Islamic adult epic fantasy trilogy that I had no idea I desperately needed with every fibre of my being until I finally sat down and read it. I credit my obsession entirely to my mate Aimal because she yelled about this…
Even though I have been on a severe fantasy kick thanks to The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty (I’m so beyond obsessed with this series, send help), my goal for Spring is to tackle the historical fiction books that I have checked out form the library. Since the world is basically on lockdown, our local…
Self-quarantine has been going far better for me this past week than the previous one. Now that I’ve had some time to accept that we’re in it for the long haul, it made me acquire a bit o’ faith that this also won’t last forever. I need to be hopeful if I am to survive…
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty is the second volume in an #OwnVoices Islamic adult fantasy trilogy that I’m so beyond obsessed with that this whole first impressions shall probably end up being a hot mess of blabbering. This is one of the many reasons why I haven’t been able to concoct my The…
Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an #OwnVoices Latinx novel that takes place in the late 1970s and is about a young girl named Viridiana who is hired to be a translator for three Americans that are visiting Baja California. When one of them turns up dead, she’s caught in a web of deceit where…
