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The Museum of Failures

September 26, 2023

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It's been years since Remy Wadia has been back to Bombay, where he was born and raised. It was his father’s fervent wish that he go to America for university and then settle there, which Remy did. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, India

Banyan Moon: A Novel

July 28, 2023

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The complex and delicate relationships between mothers and daughters is at the center of Thao Thai’s debut novel, Banyan Moon. Towards the end of the Vietnam War, Minh and her daughter, Huong, left ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, family saga

May Reading

May 31, 2023

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  May is over? Are we sure? The last time I looked it was the 13th. Thankfully, all the gorgeous flowers and colors here were a distraction from what was another month of meh reading. It would ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, historical fiction, memoir, mini-reviews

True Biz by Sara Novic

March 17, 2023

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So much of today’s zeitgeist revolves around the much needed recognition of vulnerable communities, but what about acknowledgement for the community that can’t hear? Sara Novic explores the realities ... Read More...

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The Queen of Dirt Island

March 8, 2023

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The week Saoirse Aylward is born her father is killed in an accident, leaving her mother, Eileen alone to raise her. Their lives in a small village in western Ireland are at the heart of Donal Ryan’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, humor, Ireland, literary

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