As promised in a previous post, I am going to give a full review of the book Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year, and seeing as this book is heavily influenced by early Chinese culture and history, I figured that discussing it would be a great way to celebrate…Continue Reading Book Review: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Over the fever dream that was 2024, I somehow managed to read 32 books. From fantastical novels to memorable memoirs, I’ve seen it all, and now as we enter 2025, I’ve begun reflecting on my book choices. So today, I am going to share 10 of the best, and worst, books I read this year….Continue Reading The Best (and worst) Books I Read in 2024
If you’re a Greek mythology fan—and especially a fan of warrior women—you will love Atalanta by Jennifer Saint! Full of heart, strength, and determination, but also moral complications, mercilessness, and a striking brutality, this story never ceases to amaze me. About the Book In the beginning, Atalanta is an infant princess left to die on…Continue Reading Book Review: Atalanta
If one knows anything about diversity in the comics world, it’s that it’s been primarily white, male, and under-representative of marginalized identities. But what about graphic novels? Fortunately, in recent years different types of authors and illustrators have come forward to tell their stories—including Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall, who created the graphic novel Brooms. …Continue Reading Book Review: Brooms
It’s a classic work of twentieth century lesbian fiction: The Price of Salt by Claire Morgan—later released as Carol by the author’s real name, Patricia Highsmith. But what is the story behind Patricia Highsmith? Who was she, and how did she come to write such a monumental book? This sapphic graphic novel attempts to answer…Continue Reading Book Review: Flung Out of Space
In recent years, I’ve fallen out of reading dystopian and environmentalist science fiction—so I thought, why not get back into it? When I read the synopsis for Land of Milk and Honey, I was fascinated by the idea of what survival might look like in a dying, famished world, and C Pam Zhang did not…Continue Reading Book Review: Land of Milk and Honey
Black women. Pregnancy. Education. Race. Wealth. Adoption. All of these topics converge in New York Times Bestselling Author Sadeqa Johnson’s newest book, The House of Eve. First, I want to mention how acclaimed this book has become. The House of Eve has become a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese’s Book Club pick, a Target…Continue Reading Book Review: The House of Eve
Queer Graphic Novels Queer graphic novels have found their way into the mainstream in recent years, from Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home in 2006 all the way to Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper, which became a major Netflix coming-of-age TV series in 2022. Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer won a Stonewall Honor in 2020, and became the most challenged…Continue Reading Book Review: The Girl From the Sea
As the summer wraps up, I have been finishing some personal projects and goals I had formulated at the beginning of break, with that I have been wanting to finish with an even 20 books read since the beginning of summer break and have used the current Book Display full of staff recommendations to fulfill…Continue Reading Book Review: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
I know, I know, I literally just talked about this book only one or two posts ago, but I think it is time to dive headfirst into one of the best books I have read all summer, Octavia E. Butler’s fantastical, yet terrifying speculative fiction of the modern day, “Parable of the Sower.” As stated…Continue Reading Book Review: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
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