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All the Shining People
All the Shining People is a compelling compilation that captures the nuances of cultural displacement and the yearning for fulfilling connections. With depth and profound empathy, Friedman examines oppressive structures, familial bonds, and cultural identity with a complexity that reframes real-life events.
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The Matryoshka Memoirs:
Colby has created a deeply personal memoir about life-long connections, unlikely heroes, and the indomitable human spirit. These stories of a Ukrainian forced labourer and a German heiress and ally to the oppressed are a triumph of compassion over hate. The scars of war may never fully disappear, but perhaps they can be healed by honouring those who sacrificed everything for the chance of a better future, and cherishing the people we hold dear.
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Call of the Void
Siemens’ gritty novel takes place during a hot summer when the skies are filled with the smoke of wildfires, the perfect setting for an uncomfortable, fast-paced, and gripping mystery heating up of as the race to find the culprit intensifies: “The smoke-filled night sky made the lights from the nearby skyscrapers seem faraway and otherworldly.”
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Someone is Always Watching
Read Someone is Always Watching to see how the teens uncover their own answers, who is ultimately culpable, and why they refuse to stop until they “expose the experiment” and hold CMT to account.
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All is Well
The title of Katherine Walker’s novel, All is Well, is intended to be ironic as we learn from the opening paragraph. There is a dead man lying on the rug in Reverend Christine Wright’s church office.
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Bystander
The truth is, Peter doesn’t like his job at all. It’s a show. Instead of handling problems simply, his bosses debate them in meetings and make him comfort the clients.
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The Boy Who Saw the Colour of Air
[Book Review] Abdo Wazen dedicates this middle-grade novella “to the blind who defied their blindness and shone the light of their insight upon us.”
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Danceland Diary
dee Hobsbawn-Smith’s Danceland Diary is a mysterious novel that, at its heart, is a disturbing account of family history going back three generations.
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I Hate the Ivy League
[Book Review] Gladwell’s signature style is reliably on display in I Hate the Ivy League, a journalist’s perfect blend of field research and expert interviews that lend authority to his critique. His relatable, down-to-earth perspective and impassioned narration strike close to the heart as listeners learn about the racial and class barriers that tarnish the egalitarian reputation of this education system, however unearned.
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We Cry in Silence
[Book Review] Sharma shows us Indian police stations, train stations, and brothels, offering powerful portraits while hiding the identity of the subject.
