- Behold the Dreamers + Chicken SuyaJende and Neni Jonga have come to New York City (Harlem) from Cameroon to achieve the American Dream. After struggling to make ends meet for ...Read more
- The Joy Luck Club + Pork DumplingsAmy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is about four Chinese-American mothers who immigrated from China to San Francisco and their daughters. Like a mahjong game, ...Read more
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry + Swedish Dream CookiesAlmost-eight-year-old Elsa’s best friend is her eccentric grandmother. Like her granny, Elsa is different. Different in a way that makes her good at running, because ...Read more
- The Nightingale + Summer Vegetable GaletteEven though Kristin Hannah’s historical novel The Nightingale was one of last year’s bestsellers, I just now got around to reading it. I actually checked ...Read more
- Once Upon a River + Cinnamon BreadConfession: I’m probably in too many book clubs. My last post was about a novel I read for my book club, and this one is ...Read more
- The Age of Miracles + Pineapple SalsaThe Age of Miracles is the first book I’ve reread in a long while, and I’m really glad that I did. There is only so ...Read more