Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents—also talented musicians—who fled China in the…
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Book Review: Exhibit by R.O. Kwon
At a lavish party in the hills outside of San Francisco, Jin Han meets Lidija Jung and nothing will ever be the same for either woman. A brilliant young photographer,…
Book Review: Portrait of a Thief
History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even…
2023 in Book Reviews: Motherthing, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, The List & New Animal
Today’s book review roundup is an eclectic mix of love, grief, chaos and just downright disaster. It includes; Ainslie Hogarth’s Motherthing, Coco Mellors’ Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Yomi Adegoke’s The List…
2023 in Book Reviews: Wilderness, The Family Game, If We Were Villains & The Villa
Long time no speak! 👋🏼 Life has been a whirlwind with a lot of work and travel. While I’ve not been as chronically online as previous years, you’ll be pleased…
Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in…
Book Review: Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast
A collection of Wilde’s celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitious biographers, the stupidity of the English – and his own genius. LIFE CHEATS US WITH SHADOWS. WE ASK…
Book Review: Conversations with Friends
Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to…
Book Review: The Song of Achilles
In case you’re not familiar with the Trojan War, I’ll try my best not to spoil too much. This book is a retelling of parts from the Iliad from the point…