Book Reviews


Jessica Jung

Jessica Jung spills major K-Pop tea in her book “Shine” and we are here for it

Hannah Rachel Abraham
The image shows two panels, one on the left side showing the book cover of Ahalya with the illustration of a woman on the cover, and shows Koral Dasgupta on the right panel.

Koral Dasgupta’s latest novel “Ahalya” infuses feminism into Indian mythology

Deboparna Poddar
The image shows the book cover of Uprooted by Naomi Novik.

Naomi Novik’s “Uprooted” is a stand-alone fantasy wonderland for all magic lovers

Deboparna Poddar
Edward and Bella, a brown-haired couple, hold each other close as they dance.

“Midnight Sun” makes Twilight great again… by being worse

Sana Panjwani
[Image Description: book cover of "The Vanishing Half." Two rainbow female silhouettes "vanishing" into each other] via Vox.

Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half” is a timely tale about white-passing privilege

Afsha Kasam
Kristen Bell holding up her book, "The World Needs More Purple People."

Kristen Bell’s “The World Needs More Purple People” has been deeply mischaracterized by critics

Dola Haque
[A photo of Iris Krasnow in grayscale is in the center. On either side of her are the books covers of her books "Sex After..." and "Camp Girls"] Via iriskrasnow.com

Relationship expert Iris Krasnow unravels the secrets of real intimacy

Vanessa Montalbano

We don’t deserve to be invisible – so meet the authors changing that

Susan Muaddi Darraj
[Image Description: Photograph of copies of Galaxy walk against a black table] via Feruza Afewerki

Shareefa Energy will take you on a “Galaxy Walk” with her beautiful poetry

Mitta Thakrar
[Image description: Five YA novels are set against different backgrounds.] via Amazon, Instagram

23 book characters with disabilities that will make you feel seen

Aisha "Laila" Malik
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The Hate U Give paints a clear picture of police racism in America

Sana Panjwani
The cover of the book "The Nightingale" on the left, and an up-close image of the author - a white, blonde woman - on the right.

“The Nightingale” shows us that war heroes aren’t always men

Izza Malik