I've mentioned before that Barbara Kingsolver is my favorite author and this is another winner from her. In fact, in terms of critical...

I read this book, as many others did, in the midst of the beginning stages of the Black Lives Matter movement. As I was processing what...

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When I lived in Seattle, I went to a lecture about the Indian diaspora. I actually don’t remember much about the woman who was hosting...

Chances are you’ve heard of this book... It was incredibly popular and then became a blockbuster movie. I was late to the party, only...

I had been planning for months, in fits and starts, for a solo camping trip to parts of Kenya I don't usually get the chance to explore....

As you can tell from the title, this book isn’t exactly heartwarming – it’s one of the most depressing books I’ve ever read, honestly....

I’m sorry to say, the first time I read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, I did not understand what all the fuss was about. It was...

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Because I didn’t grow up in the US, Saturday Night Live was a show I had heard about, but it was a bit of a mystery to me. However,...

I read The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne in high school. I remember sitting in the classroom surrounded by my friends and being...

(Although I can wholeheartedly recommend this novel, be aware that it does deal with the topic of suicide, mental health struggles, and...

I’ve never read any of Stephen King’s novels – I have nothing against him, I’m just not into the horror genre. So when I saw his book...

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson was on my “to read” list for a very long time. The length of the book (622 pages!) and the...

When I started university, I had no clue what I wanted to study or the career I hoped to have once I graduated. I simply took the...

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When I talk with people about how important regular writing is for any business, I often hear things like, “Where do I even start?” “Do I...

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