Original title: Le pays des autres Part 1: War, war, war First published Editions Gallimard, 2020 SUMMARY: Book 2 of the historical...

2020, Emmanuel Carrère and P.O.L. éditeur SUMMARY: An adept of yoga, the author starts out on a journey to write a lighthearted book...

1996, Faber and Faber SUMMARY: Two Hindu "untouchables" Ishvar and Om move from their village to a big city in India and become friends...

1994, Pantheon Books SUMMARY: A book about writing by a writer who generously shares her craft and insights, for anyone who wants to...

SUMMARY: Jaouad, who learned she had cancer in her early twenties, writes about her valiant and life-changing fight against it, and the...

2023, One World Publications Ltd SUMMARY: A descent into the dystopian hell of an authoritarian regime takeover in an imaginary city in...

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Published 2023 SUMMARY: After being repeatedly mistaken for writer and conspiracy theorist...

I've become addicted to posting almost every book I read, but am short on time due to other projects, so I've decided to do a series of...

1967, Holloway House Publishing Co. About 30 years ago, I read The Nigger Bible by Robert DeCoy. The WHAT Bible? I think I'd better stop...

University of Texas Press, Music Matters series, 2023 In a tiny nutshell, Sinéad O'Connor (1966 - 2023) matters because she wasn't afraid...

Searching for Home in England and Africa 2005, Penguin Brought up in Britain as the son of an expatriate Ghanaian dignitary, Ekow Eshun...

2023, Editions de l'Herne translated by Brice Matthieussent SUMMARY: Véra Nabokov's previously unpublished journal (1958-1959),...

I love the expression "Hope springs eternal." To me it means: "It's not likely but possible, so you may as well keep hoping." As in: "I'm...

Hello readers, I've been busy working on a book about my mother and haven't had time to post. But I'm back, with a story in the form of...

Amistad, 2022 Born into poverty in St Louis, Missouri, Dick Gregory (1932 - 1971) noticed he had a skill for being funny at a young age...

Jonathan Cape, 1937 Persephone, 2006 Interview with Susan Hudson kb: Sue, I loved reading this unique book you recommended. Summarize it...

a play by Jessica Swale, 2013. What is a Blue Stocking? Answer here (be sure to unmute the video). Women who wanted to get an education...

Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don’t skimp on colors and...

"Creativity is a mysterious thing. It visits who it wants to visit, when it wants to, and I think that that, and that alone, gets to the...

1992, HarperCollins In these short stories set in Washington D.C., the author of The Known World invites the reader to see the uniqueness...