Book Review: White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link

Author: Kelly Link Title: White Cat, Black Dog Narrator: Rebecca Lowman, Dan Stevens, Dominic Hoffman, Kristen Sieh, Ish Klein, Tanya Cubric, Patton Oswalt Publication Info: Books on Tape, 2023 Other Books Read By the Same Author: Stranger Things Happen Summary/Review: Kelly Link’s collection of short stories draws on the inspiration of classic fairy tales such as “The Musicians of Bremen,”…

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Book Review: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

Author: Morgan Talty Title: Night of the Living Rez Narrator: Darrell Dennis Publication Info: Recorded Books, Inc., 2022 Summary/Review: In this collection of a dozen interconnected short stories, a protagonists named David (nicknamed Dee) narrates his life living in a Penobscot Nation community in Maine.  Some of the stories are told from his point of view as a child and others as an adult but…

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Book Review: The City Where Dreams Come True by Gulsifat Shahidi

Around the World for a Good Book selection for Tajikistan Author: Gulsifat Shahidi Title: The City Where Dreams Come True Publication Info: Hertforshire Press, 2016 Summary/Review: After the fall of the Soviet Union, the newly independent Republic of Tajikstan fell into civil war.  Author Gulsifat Shahidi witnessed the war as a journalist, and tells how it affected the Tajik people in these four…

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Book Review: Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng

Around the World for a Good Book selection for: Botswana Author: Gothataone Moeng Title: Call and Response Narrator: Warona Setshwaelo Publication Info: Penguin Audio, 2023 Summary/Review: This debut collection of short stories depict life in contemporary Botswana, typically from the perspective of women and girls.  Many stories are set in the capital and largest city of Gaborone, and contrast…

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Book Review: Arresting God in Kathmandu by Samrat Upadhyay

Book Review: Arresting God in Kathmandu by Samrat Upadhyay

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