Genres

'The Royal Abduls' by Ramiza Shamoun Koya is not an easy read, but a necessary one for those wishing to understand how badly we treat visible minorities.

Although this work dates back a few years, the current COVID-19 pandemic makes it more relevant than ever before.

"Fortitude" by Dan Crenshaw transcends many traditional classification. It illuminates current societal problems, military life, and personal achievement.

'Daughters of Smoke and Fire' by Ava Homa might break your heart, but its also a book of sublime beauty that will engrave itself into your memory for years to come.

Design may be blind and impersonal, but it is also the great leveler: it is just as much at work, and in the exact same way, in all creatures great and small, even the lowly spider.

'Department of Mind-Blowing Theories' by Tom Gauld published by Drawn+Quarterly is a chuckle-with-tongue-in-cheek collection of gags all on aspects of the scientific community.

'Umma's Table' by Yeon-Sik Hong is a powerful story about aging that maintains its cartoonish by depciting humans as cats, giving the tale deeper meaning.

Four singers and a pianist swung from romance to riotous humor to wartime pathos, delivering musical settings of letters from different eras with force and feeling.

Thomas King's 'Obsidian' may not be your typical murder mystery but its a wonderful book and a satisfying conclusion to a great series.

'The Trial of Kitaro' by Shigeru Mizuki is a fun read suitable for kids and adults and gives a fascinating look into Japanese culture