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March 18th, 2024
Recovering Lives Left Behind: A Review of "Saltwater Demands a Psalm" by Kweku Abimbola
by Scott Ward
If you are a dedicated reader of American poetry, perhaps, like me, you sometimes find contemporary poems a bit predictable? The poetic lexicon seems ...read the full piece >>Review
February 19th, 2024
A Glimpse in Time: Unveiling Universal Truths in “Mannequin of Our Times” by Vandana Kumar
by Ana Bojanović
Mannequin of Our Times (2023) by Vandana Kumar is characterized by an exceptional lightness of expression, bordering on levity, in the background of ...read the full piece >>Review
January 31st, 2024
Love Lost between Modernization and Traditionalism: A Review of “The Lion and the Jewel” by Wole Soyinka
by Zara Miller
Wole Soyinka — 20th century Shakespeare from Nigeria — dictates the pace of transforming Africa’s socio-economic landscape in his award-winning play ...read the full piece >>Review
January 8th, 2024
A World of One’s Own: A Review of Yiyun Li’s "The Book of Goose"
by Samiksha Tulika Ransom
A month ago, I happened to chance upon Yiyun Li’s interview in the Bad Form review, where she talks about her ‘aha! moment’ for The Book of Goose ...read the full piece >>Review
December 4th, 2023
Love and Resilience: A Review of "River Spirit" by Leila Aboulela
by Olga Pinjung
River Spirit (2023) is a history lesson carefully wrapped in a blanket of masterful storytelling filled with fascinating characters. It tells the ...read the full piece >>Review
November 6th, 2023
A Challenge Against Fate — A Review of Aravind Adiga’s "The White Tiger"
by Viviana De Cecco
Author Aravind Adiga recently stated in an interview that his novel contains no autobiographical elements and that his characters are only figments of ...read the full piece >>Review
September 25th, 2023
At The Beginning of Hope: A Review of Ocean Vuong’s "Time Is a Mother"
by Namita Suberi
Death and grief inspire many. These feelings then find footing on the page. We know many a poet who turn to poetry to cope with death and everything ...read the full piece >>Review
August 28th, 2023
Eat, Love, and Hope: A Review of "Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love" by Lara Vapnyar
by Qing Xu
Food is always absent, or at best making occasional appearances in a stealthy and unobtrusive manner, in the history of literature. Virginia Woolf has ...read the full piece >>Review
August 14th, 2023
The Empowering Nature: A Review of Silvia Vasquez-Lavado’s "In the Shadow of the Mountain"
by Joyce Bou Charaa
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, a mountaineer and a humanitarian, is the first Peruvian woman — and one of few women overall — to complete the Seven Summits, ...read the full piece >>Review
July 3rd, 2023
The Freedom to Be Yourself — A Review of Nadeem Aslam’s "Maps for Lost Lovers"
by Viviana De Cecco
Maps for Lost Lovers (2004) is a complex book, exploring themes such as freedom and oppression, love and loneliness, religion, racism, legal and ...read the full piece >>