Being Heumann by Judith Heumann with Kirsten Joiner, Can be read in a few nights depending on your speed, Memoir As an able-bodied person, I’ve grown very aware of my privilege of moving through the world without much thought. I’ve also grown up in a time when laws like the ADA and some basic accessibility requirementsContinue reading “Being Heumann”
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Tiger Daughter
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade One of the hardest things to convey is the challenge children of immigrants face trying to navigate both the culture of their parents and the culture of where they live. Perhaps even harder is to explain what it’sContinue reading “Tiger Daughter”
Song of the Sun God
Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Fiction (CW: rape on the page, including flashbacks) If not done well, books that span generations can be tedious and difficult to read. When done well, you end up with a book like Song of the SunContinue reading “Song of the Sun God”
When Oceans Rise
When Oceans Rise by Robin Alvarez, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult (Thanks to BookFunnel and Robin Alvarez for the eARC!) If you could make a deal with a sea witch to change your life completely, would you take it? Would you risk everything for your one shot atContinue reading “When Oceans Rise”
Queen of the Tiles
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Let’s go way back to one of my March reads with Queen of the Tiles! This is a very fun somewhat murder mystery young adult book set in the world of competitive Scrabble. It’s been a year sinceContinue reading “Queen of the Tiles”
The Angry Women’s Choir
The Angry Women’s Choir by Meg Bignell, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Fiction (Last of the Aussie April reads!) As an older millennial who has lived through more than her fair share of “one in a generation” events, I’ve been intrigued by some of the books coming out byContinue reading “The Angry Women’s Choir”
Euphoria Kids
Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Young Adult Fiction (Continuing to wrap-up Aussie April reads…) I absolutely adored this book. As the title suggests, this is a story of queer joy. In this cozy magical realism, we meet three teenagers as they build a lovely friendshipContinue reading “Euphoria Kids”
The Boy from the Mish
The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Young Adult Fiction Note: This book is published as Ready When You Are in the US. Honestly, the original title links so much better to the plot, but I get why it may not make as much sense inContinue reading “The Boy from the Mish”
Too Much Lip
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Fiction (TW: discussion of child sexual assault) Families are complicated. Sometimes they are so complicated that you leave and never look back. Other times, you stay away as long as possible or come back but avoid being discovered.Continue reading “Too Much Lip”
Love and Other Puzzles
Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsop, Can be read in a few days depending on your speed, Adult Romance What do you do when you feel like you’re in a rut? Or when you feel like life is too regimented and too predictable? Rory’s approach is, to say the least, unorthodox. A lover of crosswords,Continue reading “Love and Other Puzzles”
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