by L Ruby Hannigan | Feb 27, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Social Science
Shoba Narayan decides to move her family back to India from Manhattan, New York. She immediately is caught up in the traditional Indian culture when she encounters a cow in the elevator to her new apartment and invites it inside. Accompanying the cow is the milk lady,...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Nov 9, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Education, Parenting & Families, Humor
Need a going-to-college gift or graduation gift for someone who hates graduation gifts? Know someone creative at a transitional point in their lives who could use some guidance? Or maybe that person is you, and you’re looking for some advice that’s not so…advice-y?...
by Ashley McCall | Aug 4, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, General Fiction
When Lisa Ko’s debut novel The Leavers opens, we’re introduced to Deming Guo, a young Chinese immigrant (technically born in the U.S. but raised for a handful of years by his grandfather in rural China) living in New York City with his mother, Polly. They live with...
by Seniye Groff | May 17, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Our Short History is the heart-breaking story of a mom’s future good-bye to her six-year-old son. Karen Neulander has ovarian cancer and does not know how much longer she has to live. Remission is a distant memory and Karen must plan for her son’s future; a future...
by Paul Vicary | Jul 1, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Algonquin Books Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] In April, millions around the world marked the 101st anniversary of...