Everybody Dies: A Children’s Book for Grown-Ups by Ken Tanaka with David Ury
04 Jun, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific
So the book is funny ...
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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
03 Jun, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Indian American, Nonethnic-specific, South Asian American, Young Adult Readers
Get ready: E. Lockhart's latest is apparently the young adult read of the summer. That John Green cover endorsement alone should sell endless copies. So when everyone is chattering about what happened, you're going to want to join in. An aging, wealthy, widowed patriarch spends his summers on a private...
Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
01 Jun, by in Adult Readers, Armenian American, Audio, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific
As epigraphs go, Chris Bohjalian couldn't have chosen better (as if we would expect any less), not only for the words, but for the poet who originated the verses: "Before you know what kindness really is / you must lose things, / feel the future...
Thermae Romae III by Mari Yamazaki, translated by Stephen Paul
30 May, by in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Before you can fully appreciate the final volume of the adventures of our favorite time-traveling hunky bathing beauty, you'll need to dive into the two previous volumes to catch up. If nothing else, aren't you curious why our ancient stoner is holding that bottle of Yakult? You won't find...
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
29 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Iranian, Iranian American
When her father dies, a girl and her mother's futures are forever altered. As a 14-year-old living in a 17th-century Persian village, she expected to be contentedly married, looking forward to starting her own family, not unlike her best friend who is already heavy with...
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
28 May, by in Adult Readers, Black/African American, Caribbean, Caribbean American, Fiction, Haitian, Haitian American
I read the eponymous first chapter almost a year ago and then stopped. I listened to the same story – the absolute highlight in the disappointingly uneven collection Haiti Noir – so smoothly, lullingly read by Robin Miles, and again stopped. The book stayed on my desk...
The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair
27 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, South Asian, South Asian American
After years of keeping secrets, Rakhee Singh's "demons" have finally "clawed their way free." Without confronting what happened to her family that summer in India when she turned 11, she finds herself unable to embrace her future – her impending architecture degree, her promising design job, and most importantly,...
How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway
26 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese, Japanese American
Okay, I confess the cover put me off from opening the book for months (well, actually, years); I recently compromised by choosing to go aural and was surprisingly delighted to spend almost eight hours with narrators Laural Merlington and Emily Durante (who take turns reading as mother and...
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (vols. 8-9) by Motoro Mase, translated by John Werry, English adaptation by Kristina Blachere
23 May, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
First thing first: although every volume offers possibly standalone chapters, to get the full narrative arc, you really need to read them all in order. [Click here to check out the rest of Ikigami.] If you're not yet familiar with this chillingly effective, utterly addictive series, the most important...
Author Interview: A.X. Ahmad [in Bloom]
21 May, by in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American
Amin Ahmad not only writes mysteries – The Caretaker and The Last Taxi Ride make up two-thirds of his Ranjit Singh thriller trilogy – I confess he remains quite a personal mystery.] While he’ll answer almost any question from a distance, he’s been quite agile avoiding our carefully...
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
20 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Canadian, Fiction
So much happens in the first few pages, you might need to re-read them a few times before moving on. Blanche is covered in blood, while Jenny lies dead. "Not quite a month ago," Blanche was again screaming because of Jenny, this time having just been thrown to the...
Author Profile: A.X. Ahmad [in Bloom]
19 May, by in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American
“You Won’t Believe What Happened!”: A.X. Ahmad’s Ranjit Singh Mysteries “Everyone in my family is a storyteller,” A.X. Ahmad told Charlene Allen in an interview for The Brooklyn Rail. “Nobody has ever had a normal day, and the stories always started with, ‘You won’t believe what...
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
18 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, British, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
As sensational as Hollow City is, Ransom Riggs' latest novel most definitely is not a standalone. Take that "The second novel of ...
The Last Taxi Ride: A Ranjit Singh Novel by A.X. Ahmad
15 May, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, South Asian, South Asian American
While Ranjit Singh’s trimming days as The Caretaker might have been left behind on Martha's Vineyard, he can't escape for long from the corruption and intrigue in the murderous lives of the power-elite. In the second installment of A.X. Ahmad's label-defying trilogy, Ranjit reinvents himself as a seasoned New York City cabbie, now divorced...
The Tyrant’s Daughter by J.C. Carleson
14 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Middle Eastern, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
Laila, 15, is newly arrived from an unnamed Middle East country. She's living in a modest apartment in the suburbs of Washington, DC, with her mother and younger brother. She's at a new school with new friends, and she's doing her best to adjust to her...
Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen
12 May, by in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese American
Regardless of how many more books I might read this year, Bich Minh Nguyen's second novel (and third title) will undoubtedly remain one of my top three for 2014. So engrossing is this Girl, that even Bernadette Dunne's occasionally faltering narration (oh, those fake Asian accents!) couldn't put me...
The Shadow Mother by Seán Virgo, illustrated by Javier Serrano Pérez
11 May, by in Adult Readers, Canadian, European, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers
Confession: this post appears today only because of the word "Mother" in the title. In the U.S. and many countries around the world, the second Sunday in May is designated "Mother's Day" [check out this comprehensive chart for a Mother's Day near you!]. So here's the warning: if you're...
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez, translated by Edith Grossman
10 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, South American, Translation
Okay, so let's start with the first line (which, I admit, was almost the last line for me): "The year I turned ninety, I wanted to give myself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin." Given my other life involved...
what did you eat yesterday? (vol. 1) by Fumi Yoshinaga, translated by Maya Rosewood
09 May, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Before you open this tasty title, ask your stomach if it's full. Any hint of hunger and you just might embarrass yourself salivating. The cover is already a toothsome teaser: salmon-and-burdock seasoned mixed rice, boiled bamboo shoots with konjac and wakame seaweed, eggplants and tomatoes with Chinese-style...
Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang
07 May, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Chinese American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Taiwanese American
Sometimes my timing is so serendipitous, I wonder if I have a book angel whispering to me in my sleep. Somehow, I hit 'play' on this irreverent, potty-mouthed, guffaw-inducing, jaw-dropping memoir last week, only to see it pop up this week in my virtual world...
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