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The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud, translated by John Cullen [in Christian Science Monitor]

04 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, African, Arab, European, Fiction, French, Repost, Translation

The Meursault Investigation cleverly builds on The Stranger by Camus In a New Yorker interview this March, Algerian journalist Kamel Daoud spoke of reading the iconic 1942 classic, The Stranger by Albert Camus – in which a man arbitrarily commits murder and is tried and sentenced...

Ink and Ashes by Valynne Maetani + Author Interview [in Bloom]

03 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers

Having lived most of my life in cities, being temporarily stuck in a small ski resort town in the Wild West has been quite the challenge. Whenever I leave Dodge, I seem to take a good percentage of the diversity with me. When – shall...

The Way Things Were by Aatish Taseer [in Library Journal]

01 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

Aatish Taseer's latest opens with a mother's call to her Manhattan-based son, asking him to ferry his just-deceased father's body from Geneva back to Delhi. Though a minor Indian prince, "Toby" G.M.P.R. Kalasuryaketu – half-actually Scottish, half-Indian – was more a foreign "novelty" in his...

what did you eat yesterday? (vol. 8) by Fumi Yoshinaga, translated by Yoshito Hinton

22 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

If these Tokyo lovebirds don't steal your heart, they'll certainly inspire you to feed your growling belly. As you slobber your way through this latest volume of Shiro and Kenji's culinary delights, you might even be inspired to create something tasty of your own. The step-by-step panels...

I Think I Am in Friend-Love with You by Yumi Sakugawa

17 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Young Adult Readers

"I have a confession to make." Uh-oh. But no worries, the news is actually good. Wonderfully touching even: "I think I am in friend-love with you." No weirdness or discomfort, please. "I just so desperately want for you to think that I am this super-awesome...

The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri N. Murari

14 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Afghan, Audio, Fiction, Indian, South Asian

What I know about cricket is not so much about how the game is actually played, but that it's a cultural phenomenon that can actually save lives. Two favorite Indian films come immediately to mind: Lagaan, which was Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002,...

Re Jane by Patricia Park [in Christian Science Monitor]

13 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Repost

Re Jane cleverly recasts Jane Eyre as a Korean American from Queens If nothing else, choosing to retell a revered classic as a first novel requires either supreme spunk or reckless fatuity. For Patricia Park – who happens to be a thesis-advisee and protégée of National...

SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki

08 May, by SIBookDragon in Canadian, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Young Adult Readers

Canadian Japanese cousins Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki have become quite the award-winning dynamic duo in the graphic industry with their bestselling collaborations, Skim (four Eisner nominations) and This One Summer (a 2015 Caldecott Honor). Both titles have been intensely honest, openly revealing, as well as uniquely engaging examinations...

Bullfight | The Hunting Gun | Life of a Counterfeiter by Yasushi Inoue, translated by Michael Emmerich [American Book Review]

07 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Translation

Found in Translation For a nation of immigrants, our literary preferences surely seem to lean toward xenophobic. Among American presses, translated titles make up a mere 3% of published titles. The statistics aren’t too different in the United Kingdom: “Some call it the two percent problem,...

Three Souls by Janie Chang + Author Interview [in Bookslut]

04 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Canadian, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost

"We have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death could I confirm this." Thus begins Canadian author Janie Chang’s debut novel, Three Souls, in which a dead woman will learn about a life that ended too quickly, and how she might...

100 Crushes by Elisha Lim

01 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Memoir, Nonfiction, Young Adult Readers

Olympian Bruce Jenner's April 24, 2015 interview with Diane Sawyer will likely be remembered as one of those critical moments for the LGBTQ community, especially those who identify as transgender. While every human being should be equally valued, Jenner's hugely public persona will create a more focused spotlight on...

what did you eat yesterday? (vols. 6-7) by Fumi Yoshinaga, translated by Yoshito Hinton

24 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Hungry? Stop and get something to quell those belly rumbles. Save yourself the slobber before reading! And, in case you didn't notice, we're starting here with volume 6 ...

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by J.P. Stassen, translated by Alexis Siegel

17 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, African, European, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

In Latin, Deo gratias, means 'thanks be to God.' And yet in Belgian graphic artist/author J.P. Stassen’s arresting title of the same name, gratitude and God have all but disappeared. The titular Deogratias here was once a teenage boy – mischievous, a little desperate, in love with...

A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator’s Rise to Power by Paul Fischer

13 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Korean, Nonfiction, North Korean

The more I read about North Korea, the more flabbergasted I become that THREE generations of Kim dictators have managed to shutter out most of the world for this long. So tragically epic or utterly preposterous – with little in between – are the limited...

Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian [in Christian Science Monitor]

09 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Armenian American, Fiction, Repost, Turkish

Orhan's Inheritance cleverly intertwines first love, ancient betrayal, secrets, and war crimes At age 8, Aline Ohanesian’s great-grandmother interrupted her seventh viewing of The Sound of Music with a promise: “I have a story, too.” That was the first and last time Ohanesian heard about her Nene’s...

The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

02 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Jewish

In real life, Linda Lavin (known to a certain generation as TV's Alice, also known to others for her almost-half-century of on-stage success) isn't quite as old as the titular Boston Girl, but she absolutely epitomizes the ideal narrator here. The year is 1985, and...

Cat Person by Seo Kim

27 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Korean American, Young Adult Readers

Both my kids regularly refer to me as 'the crazy cat lady.' When Eldest gets especially annoyed, I get shooed off with advice to conduct feline conversations instead. So imagine my delight in discovering a shared obsession with Canadian Korean cartoonist Seo Kim! Currently Los Angeles-domiciled and...

I Was Here by Gayle Forman

24 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Audio, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Nonethnic-specific, Young Adult Readers

As the story begins, the titular 'I' is dead. That's actually not a spoiler – "The day after Meg died ...

Snackies by Nick Sumida

20 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese American, Young Adult Readers

So when's the last time you took screen shots of book pages and sent them to friends and family because you wanted to guffaw in virtual company? Once upon a time, my middle brother and I would have long lasting giggle-fests triggered by what might not have been...

the extraordinary journey of the fakir who got trapped in an Ikea wardrobe. A novel. by Romain Puértolas, translated by Sam Taylor

15 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, European, Fiction, Indian, South Asian, Spanish, Translation

An Indian fakir gets in an old red Mercedes cab at Terminal 2 of Charles de Gaulle Airport and utters his first word – in Swedish – to the driver: "Ikea." Have you heard this one before? Well, no, most probably not ...

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