Lyn Liao Butler has been many things: a certified personal trainer, yoga instructor, professional ballet and modern dancer, Etsy shop owner, animal lover, and now an author of two published novels, with one forthcoming. She is unlike any Asian American
A Magic Steeped in Poison has Ning Desperate to Not Repeat the Past Ning is running out of options. She already blames herself for her mother’s death. After all, she’s the one that brewed the poison tea that killed her. And
How Traci Chee Builds Her Fantasy Worlds “To anyone else, the appearance of the village might have been cause for alarm, but to Miuko, who had only ever known such deterioration, it was beautiful in its ordinariness.” These are the words
Food is a powerful vehicle for physical nourishment and community building. But, if you’re Madhushree Ghosh, it’s also a form of activism, a way to speak out about important societal issues. Not only does she understand the power that a
Rob Hart is no stranger to crime fiction. He’s written an entire series on them, some to great acclaim that propelled him to the world of illustrious crime and mystery writers. When I sat down with Rob back in January
When An Ordinary Life Becomes Extraordinary in A Thousand Steps Into Night Miuko is an ordinary girl who lives an uneventful life in the realm of Awara as the daughter of an innkeeper in A Thousand Steps Into Night. On a
ollowing the events of We Hunt The Flame, we are reunited with Zafira, Nasir, and the remaining rebels in their group. They struggle with the aftermath of their trek to the island Sharr, and are forever changed-yet their determination does
The black and gold star-studded cover of Kathryn Schulz’s newest book, a memoir called Lost & Found attracted me right away. I’ve always admired Kathryn’s writing, ever since I discovered her through the New Yorker, one of my favourite publications
Zafira, better known as the Hunter, has taken it upon herself to feed the people of her community by hunting in the cursed forest, the Arz. Exposing her true identity as a woman would mean everything she has ever worked
A week or so before Christmas, I was greeted with a copy of Faith Kramer’s new cookbook, 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen that arrived in my mailbox from the Collective Book Studio, Faith’s publisher.