Topic “Books Section”

Books: Breakups and Sexual Malaise

There are no happy endings in Rahul Mehta’s collection of short stories, Quarantine.

By: Eric Zhang | Posted: Wed, Oct 12th- 11:36am | Under: Quarantine, Rahul Mehta, Books Section, Fiction, Reviews

Books: DIY Culture Comes to Cambodia

Riot grrrl and the Killing Fields would not seem to make the most natural pairing.

By: Marites L. Mendoza | Posted: Wed, Oct 5th- 9:02pm | Under: Anne Elizabeth Moore, Cambodian Grrrl, Books Section

Book Review: 'Mule' by Tony D'Souza

I put down Tony D'Souza's Mule: A Novel of Moving Weight at 2:30 am, two days after starting it.

By: Jenny Yap | Posted: Sun, Jan 22nd- 5:11am | Under: Mule, Tony D'Souza, Books Section, Fiction

Book Review: 'Dhaka Dust' by Dilruba Ahmed

Home is both everywhere and nowhere in Dilruba Ahmed’s debut collection of poems, Dhaka Dust.

By: Manan Desai | Posted: Wed, Sep 14th- 11:09am | Under: Dhaka Dust, Dilruba Ahmed, Books Section

Book Review: 'And Then' by Natsume Soseki

For anyone who has admitted to being more likely to think than to act, Japanese master Natsume Soseki's novel And Then will resonate keenly, even harshly.

By: Jane Y. Kim | Posted: Wed, Sep 7th- 12:56pm | Under: And Then, Natsume Soseki, Books Section, Fiction

Book Review: 'How Do I Begin' by The Hmong American Writers' Circle

In light of a scarce written canon, the Hmong American contributors to the anthology How Do I Begin? seek to recover cultural heritage and challenge their marginalization within more mainstream Asian American literature.

By: Eric Zhang | Posted: Wed, Aug 24th- 2:02pm | Under: Books Section

Book Review: 'Miss New India' by Bharati Mukherjee

Bharati Mukherjee's Miss New India follows the journey of Anjali Bose, a nineteen-year-old girl from a small town in Bihar, who leaves her family and their expectations behind to seek big-city opportunities in Bangalore...

By: Shinwha Whang | Posted: Wed, Aug 10th- 10:05am | Under: Books Section

Multi-Culti Summer Reading for Your Little Ones

Beat the heat and keep your little ones reading throughout the summer with these API-friendly picture books.

By: Theresa Celebra... | Posted: Thu, Jul 28th- 9:51pm | Under: ambrosia, andy wang, anthony robles, Blogger Column, dan manalang, dear juno, lakas and the makibaka hotel, red is a dragon, roseanne thong, soyung pak, stella and the stars, Books Section, Parenthood

Book Review: 'The Distance' by Saborna Roychowdhury

Saborna Roychowdhury deftly weaves estrangements between people, spaces, generations, ideologies, and lives in this worthwhile read.

By: Mosarrap Hossai... | Posted: Wed, Jul 27th- 10:32pm | Under: Books Section

Book Review: 'Moonface: A True Romance' by Angela Balcita

I don’t usually read memoirs. For the most part, I distrust memoirs in the way that any person should distrust a half-baked pickup line delivered in some seedy dive.

By: Abigail Licad | Posted: Mon, Jul 25th- 12:57pm | Under: kidney transplant, memoir, Books Section

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