When most people think of older women reading, book clubs and Danielle Steele novels probably come to mind. What likely doesn’t come to mind is that women over the age of 45 actually make up the backbone of book sales, especially in these last few years. And yet, the market is more and more saturated by the day with...
Out in the distance beyond Halae’s Reef, a young girl spots a fleet of red-sailed ships that will forever change her life and that of her island community. This introduction is not unlike anything many have read in history books about colonization and Seth Dickinson’s “The Traitor Baru Cormorant” tackles the very tough questions of empire and all of...
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Books have always found a way to connect people. Though often portrayed as a lonely hobby, reading helps transport readers to a new reality. Books challenge people to seek a new perspective in life and they help build a bridge of understanding between one reader to the next.
Since its release in early 2019, Patrick Radden Keefe’s book “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland ” has received non-stop critical acclaim and for good reason. The book reads like a captivating fiction novel yet it follows a true story of several people involved in the...
The New York Times Bestselling novel, “Red, White, and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston, takes readers to a world that fights for love rather than hate. The book follows a forbidden romance between the son of an American president, Alex, and the Prince of England, Henry. As both men struggle to uphold...
The intellectual heritage of the Middle East is central to Zeyn Joukhadar’s debut novel “The Map of Salt and Stars” as he presents a double tale of the voyages of two young girls between the contemporary Middle East and its empire-studded far past.
Beginning in present-day Manhattan, Nour is...