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Henshin by Ken Niimura, edited by Yumetaro Toyoda, translated by Ivy Yukiko Ishihara Oldford

13 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

If you're already a manga/anime aficionado, feel free to skip ahead to the next paragraph. If this is the first time you're hearing the titular word, henshin, then stay with me for a few lines. In Japanese – 変身 – the characters literally mean "change" and "body," respectively, and...

47 by Walter Mosley

12 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Audio, Black/African American, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

February marks African American Heritage Month. Do you know where your books are? I've been picking up older, missed titles the last couple of weeks, and discovering some unique treasures, especially those that highlight unusual or lesser-known historical experiences. Stay tuned for more ...

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

11 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Indian American, Nonfiction, South Asian American

In order to give myself permission to read the latest bestseller by Rhodes Scholar/surgeon/professor/MacArthur “Genius”/New Yorker/TED-anointed Dr. Atul Gawande (and yes, all his books are lauded, importantly nominated, finalist-ed, awarded bestsellers), I decided I had to first finish his previous titles in order. What might sound a bit like unnecessary pressure just to...

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

10 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Biography, Children/Picture Books, European, Nonfiction

For someone who uses a thesaurus incessantly, I was shocked to realize how little I knew of Peter Mark Roget. The Right Word is just the right discovery! At age 8, Roget began writing his first book, simply titled Peter, Mark, Roget. His Book: "instead of writing stories,...

The Accidental Apprentice by Vikas Swarup

09 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Indian, South Asian

Trust me, you're just going to have to go with the impossible premise right up front. If you need a little help, you can choose to go audible, because expert narrator Sneha Mathan will surely help you believe. Go ahead, check your doubts: you'll be amply rewarded by career diplomat...

My Love Story!! (vols. 1-2) by Kazune Kawahara, illustrated by Aruko, translated by JN Productions, English adaptation by Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane

06 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Valentine's Day is already next week: let this sweet reminder of young love inspire your own heartfelt plans. Takeo and Sunakawa have been best friends and neighbors forever. As close as they are, they couldn't be more different: Takeo is a boisterous, gentle giant with as large a...

Little Baby Buttercup by Linda Ashman, illustrated by You Byun

04 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific

Go ahead and admit it: you were immediately, gleefully smiling when you saw that adorable face on the cover! [That sweet visage, actually, is not so unlike her talented creator ...

The Four Books by Yan Lianke, translated by Carlos Rojas [in Library Journal]

02 Feb, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Chinese, Fiction, Repost, Translation

*STARRED REVIEW Yan Lianke (Dream of Ding Village) has built his substantial career on exposing the surreal absurdity of China's 20th-century tragedies. His latest-in-translation features the 99th district of a reeducation camp, where intellectuals controlled by a maniacally cruel yet innocently naïve child endure merciless conditions...

Happy Are the Happy by Yasmina Reza, translated by John Cullen [in Christian Science Monitor]

28 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, European, Fiction, Repost, Translation

Happy Are the Happy spins a lively cluster of stories around a Parisian couple and their social network At a spare 160 pages, Yasmina Reza’s latest novel can easily be read in a single sitting. Presented as 21 interlinked short stories whose titles bear the names...

The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko

27 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Hapa/Mixed-race, Nonfiction

"First comes love. Then comes marriage." As pervasively common as that children's rhyme is, the legal union between two people has not always been – nor is it still – a right granted to all Americans. In 1967, Richard and Mildred Loving challenged the state of...

Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande

26 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Indian American, Memoir, Nonfiction, South Asian American

"This is a book about performance in medicine," Atul Gawande writes in the "Introduction" of his second bestselling title (he's got four total thus far – and counting!). "In medicine, as in any profession, we must grapple with systems, resources, circumstances, people – and our own...

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign (vols. 1-2) by Takaya Kagami, illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto, storyboards by Daisuke Furuya, translated by Adrienne Beck

23 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Here's an intriguing blend of vampiric dystopia: "One day ...

Water Rolls, Water Rises | El agua rueda, el agua sube by Pat Mora, illustrated by Meilo So, translation by Adriana Domínguez & Pat Mora

21 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Bilingual, British Asian, Children/Picture Books, Latina/o/x, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation

Ready for an around-the-world, invigorating, aquatic tour? Readers: get ready to be refreshed, guided by Pat Mora’s verses and Meilo So’s artistry...

The Lost Book of Mormon: A Journey Through the Mythic Lands of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Kansas City, Missouri by Avi Steinberg

20 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Jewish, Memoir, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

In an attempt to better understand the unfamiliar territory in which I find myself domiciled through June 2016 (yes, I'm counting), I've been reading quite a few titles that hopefully will provide insight into the mindset of some of our would-be neighbors. Many of those books...

Mr. Brown’s Fantastic Hat by Ayano Imai

19 Jan, by SIBookDragon in British, British Asian, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese

Mr. Brown is a bit of a curmudgeonly dandy. He's friendless on purpose, but he makes sure he looks good when he goes out. In spite of his protests, the truth is something else entirely: " ...

All You Need Is Kill, original story by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, storyboards by Ryosuke Takeuchi, original illustrations by yoshitoshi ABe, art by Takeshi Obata, translated by Tetsuichiro Miyaki

16 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

See how long this post title is above? Well, apparently, I seem to be discovering this spectacular story (and it really, truly is!) in its umpteenth iteration. Better late than never, I must say, because I'm convinced that this manga rendition is the very best...

Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

15 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Indian American, Memoir, Nonfiction, South Asian American

Atul Gawande’s latest (and fourth) book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, has been on countless 2014 'best-of' lists. His three previous titles have all been bestsellers, he's a 1987 Rhodes Scholar, a 2006 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, and a TED favorite. He's also a...

You Have to F**king Eat by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Owen Brozman

14 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

From the same potty-mouthed, hysterically entertaining dynamic duo who brought you that other, not-for-children picture book, Go the F**ck to Sleep, comes the logical follow-up that confronts the next big parenting challenge: after not doing so well with the slumbering, now you've got the impossible task...

The Dinner That Cooked Itself by J.C. Hsyu, illustrated by Kenard Park

13 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Fiction, Korean American, Taiwanese American

"Long ago in China there lived an honest, respectful and hard-working man named Tuan." He hasn't had the easiest life, having lost his parents as a child. But he was blessed with kind neighbors who raised him. He's left his adopted nest, and lives by...

In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot by Gail Gutradt, with a foreword by Dr. Paul Farmer

12 Jan, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Cambodian, Jewish, Memoir, Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers

Gail Gutradt is not a journalist. She is not a nurse or doctor, and actually has no training in the medical profession. She is not a mother. She is not a Buddhist. She speaks very little Khmer. For everything she is not, Gutradt is a...

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