As a journalist, I wrote many true stories long before the idea of writing nonfiction for children crossed my mind. I was a junior in college back in 2006 when I joined the editorial team at LasMayores.com, the Spanish-language website of Major League Baseball. Since then, I’ve been translating and producing articles and writing original […]
Title: Mirror Mirror, Tell Me Who I Am Author: Jacob Eapen Genre: Self-help In Mirror Mirror, Tell Me Who I Am, Jacob Eapen writes a self-help book in the form of a story. We meet James, a dad and husband struggling with finding satisfaction in his career as he recovers from a debilitating… […]
The Curse of Maiden Scars by Nicolette Croft Genre: Historical Fiction / Women’s Fiction ISBN: 9781962465403 Print Length: 288 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Samantha Hui Alluring. Devastating. Thrilling. Can the hysterics of women really match the violence of men? Nicolette Croft’s The Curse of Maiden Scars is an engaging and […]
If Not the Whole Truth by Claire Arbogast Genre: Literary Fiction / Coming of Age ISBN: 9798990301801 Print Length: 374 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Erica Ball A woman’s quest to define herself against a kaleidoscope of 1960s countercultures If Not the Whole Truth starts in the turbulent year of 1969 […]
This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. Captured by Lauren Biel on December 23, 2023 Genres: Fiction / Horror, Fiction / Psychological, Fiction / Romance / Erotic Pages: 264 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Love has […]
Quizlit’s Book of the Month September 2024 is My Friends by Hisham Matar. Nominated for the 2024 Booker Prize, My Friends is a intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no […]
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson was first published in 1886. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and […]
Eternity is Overrated Immortality. The dream that’s haunted humanity since we first grasped the concept of death. But what if living forever was less a blessing and more a curse? What if you couldn’t die, no matter how much you yearned for that final rest? This is the premise that Hollywood icon Keanu Reeves and […]
A Shakespearean Twist on Female Ambition In her latest novel “By Any Other Name,” bestselling author Jodi Picoult serves up a delicious literary feast, blending historical fiction with contemporary drama to explore the timeless struggles of women fighting to make their voices heard. With her trademark ability to tackle complex issues through compelling characters, Picoult […]
Synopsis: Polly Kinnell is a renowned chocolate taster for many of the world’s most famous chocolatiers (Ghirardelli’s, Godiva, Hershey, etc.). When her father dies on the Island of Skye, the distraught Polly travels to Scotland for his funeral where she has several unsettling encounters with a peculiar gravedigger, Ian MacIan. Ian, like his ancestors, “buries […]