Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton
02 Aug, by in African, Canadian, Fiction, Young Adult Readers
If it hasn't happened already, soon enough Chanda's Secrets will be coming to a theater near you ...
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Author Interview: Tahmima Anam [in Bookslut]
01 Aug, by in Adult Readers, Author Interview/Profile, Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi American, British Asian, Fiction, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American
In spite of the fierce, wrenching content of her books, Tahmima Anam in real life is a gentle, warm, incredibly youthful presence. We met in livetime a few years ago in Washington, DC, as her debut novel, A Golden Age, was winning major international awards,...
Say What? by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Joey Chou
29 Jul, by in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Taiwanese American
"How do we know / what animals say / when they say what they say / with their sounds every day?" How, indeed ...
The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta
26 Jul, by in Adult Readers, African, Fiction
With a long list that spans over four decades of critically lauded, award-winning novels, plays, and children's titles, Nigerian-born Buchi Emecheta is undoubtedly one of the pioneering women's voices in African literature. She writes with simple strength, without embellishments; her uncomplicated, accessible prose is quiet,...
La Quinta Camera | The Fifth Room by Natsume Ono, translated by Joe Yamazaki
25 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers
Charlotte, 18, bored with her life in Denmark, hitchhikes into her chosen Italian city: destination – language school. Her thrill of "I'm finally in Italia," is instantly dashed by her realization that she's left her bag with all her valuables in the now long-gone truck. Wandering...
The Whole World Over by Julia Glass
23 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific
This was my last of the Julia Glass novels, having read them out of published order. Glass' first title, Three Junes, and her latest, The Widower's Tale, undoubtedly make up the better half of her oeuvre. I See You Everywhere and Whole World land on...
The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi
22 Jul, by in Adult Readers, African, British, Fiction
Here's the most remarkable detail about this debut novel: Nigerian-born, London-raised Helen Oyeyemi wrote this book in seven weeks (!) just before she turned 19, in the midst of studying for her A-level exams (Britain's upper level, pre-university standardized tests). Both endeavors proved highly successful:...
Empire State: A Love Story (or Not) by Jason Shiga
21 Jul, by in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers
Whew! This time, my aging, addled brain ‘got’ Jason Shiga’s latest graphic creation almost immediately. I admit that freely because his bestselling, many-award-winning Meanwhile (gives the word 'matrix' a whole new meaning!) had me so discombobulated with all its unique cleverness, I didn’t know which way to...
The Good Muslim [Bengal Trilogy, Book 2] by Tahmima Anam
18 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi American, British Asian, Fiction, South Asian, South Asian American
Tahmima Anam continues her outstanding Bengal Trilogy, which began with A Golden Age, her glowing 2008 debut that propelled Anam into a privileged literary circle filled with international accolades. From Rehana Haque, the protagonist mother in Age, Anam shifts her focus to the grown Haque...
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
17 Jul, by in Audio, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers
No matter what you ultimately think of the story here, reading this book will no doubt elicit strong lasting emotions. As I'm convinced the less you know about Judy Blundell’s 2008 National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner, the better your own reading will be, you might...
The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass
16 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific
Just sigh with me a moment. Deep breath in, deep breath out ...
This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park [in Library Journal]
15 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Repost
Set in postwar South Korea, where tradition is challenged by the eye-blinking changes erupting from a rapidly evolving modernity, Park’s (Shakespeare’s Sonnets) novel is essentially a triangulated love story involving wealthy and stunning Soo-Ja who dreams of becoming a diplomat in a brave new world,...
World and Town by Gish Jen
14 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Audio, Cambodian, Cambodian American, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian American
Hattie Kong's email inbox is full of desperate pleas from various relatives to please send back her parents' bones to the family plot in Qufu, China. Because her American missionary mother and her Confucius-descended Chinese father found their final rest in Iowa, the remaining Kong...
Mud City by Deborah Ellis
09 Jul, by in Afghan, Canadian, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers
The final installment of Canadian activist/author Deborah Ellis' award-winning Breadwinner Trilogy follows Shauzia, Parvana's best friend from The Breadwinner, in which both girls survived by cross-dressing as young boys, working to provide for their shuttered-in families in Taliban-controlled Kabul. While Parvana's desperate odyssey to reunite with her family...
Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis
08 Jul, by in Afghan, Canadian, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers
The second part of Canadian anti-war activist Deborah Ellis' lauded Breadwinner Trilogy continues with Parvana's odyssey to reunite with her surviving family. Parvana and her recently released father leave Kabul at the end of The Breadwinner, determined to find Parvana's mother, older sister, younger sister, and toddler...
I See the Sun in Afghanistan by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese, translation by Mohd Vahidi
07 Jul, by in Afghan, Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific
The quickly growing I See the Sun series continues with the third installment (following I See the Sun in China and I See the Sun in Nepal), this time heading to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. Young Habiba begins her day in the dark as her mother gently wakes her to...
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
06 Jul, by in Afghan, Canadian, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers
When Parvana’s gentle father is suddenly beaten without cause and locked away for being an educated citizen, her family is left without a means to support themselves. Under Taliban rule, women are forbidden in Kabul to leave the house unless fully covered and accompanied by...
The Clay Marble by Minfong Ho
05 Jul, by in Cambodian, Chinese American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Southeast Asian
Twelve-year-old Dara, her older brother, and their mother are the only ones left of their once-large family. Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, neighboring Cambodia – decimated by Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime – is still plagued with uncontrolled violence. Dara’s diminished family flees...
Tales from the Five Kingdoms (Tales 1-4) by Vivian French
04 Jul, by in British, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific
The First Tale: The Robe of Skulls The Second Tale: The Bag of Bones The Third Tale: Heart of Glass The Fourth Tale: The Flight of Dragons Since today is Independence Day, I figured the time is right to explore our colonial roots and see what one of...
Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind by Jennifer J. Stewart
03 Jul, by in Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Nepali, Nonethnic-specific
Look past the cheesy cover and pop-culture title ...
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