Book Review: The Blue between Sky and Water- Susan Abulhawa

Book: The Blue between Sky and Water Author: Susan Abulhawa Year Published: 2015 Genre: Historical Fiction Plot Overview: The book opens with the Baraka family in Beit Daras when the Israeli military invades the village, murdering many, forcing the rest of the villagers out and they set to Gaza on foot. We then embark on joining …

On Palestine: A Comprehensive Reading List

This is a comprehensive reading list on Palestine. A list that includes 110 book about Palestine varying from fiction to non-fiction, poetry, books for children, along with cookbooks as well. If you've been wondering what you can read on Palestine, you've come to the right place, this reading list is divided accordingly: Fiction Non-fiction PoetryYoung …

Book Review: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World- Elif Shafak

Book: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World Author: Elif Shafak Year Published: 2019 Genre: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction Plot Overview: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is all that's left in the life of Tequila Leila, a sex worker who has been murdered, her body dumped in a bin in some …

Book Review: Maybe you should talk to someone- Lori Gottlieb

Book: Maybe you should talk to someone Author: Lori Gottlieb Year Published: 2020 Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir, Psychology, Mental Health Plot Overview: This is the story of LA therapist, Lori Gottlieb, her own therapist, and her patients. You get to see an insight of a therapist discussing their experiences and how they too, need their own therapist …

2021 FREE Printable Calendar: Arabic Calligraphy

Hey! Happy (almost) New Year! Since last year's Arabic Calligraphy calendar was such a hit, I decided to bring it back for the new year as well. I thought bringing back the Arabic Calligraphy calendar for 2021 would be a great idea since a lot of you requested it. If you're interested in a little …

Book Review: Norwegian Wood- Haruki Murakami

Book: Norwegian Wood Author: Haruki Murakami Year Published: 1987 Genre: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Japanese Literature Plot Overview:  Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami is a coming of age, literary fiction about Toru, a quiet and serious young college student in Tokyo in the late sixties. Toru is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful young woman, and they …

Book Review: Pachinko- Min Jin Lee

Book: Pachinko Author: Min Jin Lee Year Published: 2017 Genre: Historical Fiction, Cultural (Japan/Korea) Plot Overview:  Pachinko is a historical family saga set in Korea and Japan throughout the 20th century. It starts in the early 1900s with Sunja, the daughter of a poor crippled fisherman, who falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore …

Book Review: Against the Loveless World- Susan Abulhawa

Book: Against the Loveless World Author: Susan Abulhawa Year Published: 2020 Genre: Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Cultural Plot Overview:  Against the loveless world is about Nahr, a young Palestinian locked away in solitary confinement in Israeli occupation prisons, where she spends her days reflecting on her life and the events that landed her in …

Book Review: The Colour Purple- Alice Walker

Book: The Colour Purple Author: Alice Walker Year Published: 1982 Genre: Classics, Historical Fiction, Feminism Plot Overview: "A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across …

6 New Books Coming out this April

Hey! April is here and some loved authors are releasing new books this month. New books by Veronica Roth, Lois Lowry and Sue Monk Kidd, yes, you heard that right! Without further ado here are the highly-awaited new books coming out this April to hopefully keep you company in your quarantine:   1. On the …