First Taste: Omer Aziz reads from Brown Boy

First Taste: Omer Aziz reads from Brown Boy

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A Life of Books: Eleanor Shearer – River Sing Me Home

A Life of Books: Eleanor Shearer – River Sing Me Home

River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer is set during the time of Emancipation Act of 1834 on a plantation in Barbados and follows a journey – both spiritual and physical – of what freedom means after a lifetime of enslavement. We asked the author to answer our recurring A Life of Books questionnaire so readers can get to know him.

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A Life of Books: Mai Nardone – Welcome Me To The Kingdom

A Life of Books: Mai Nardone – Welcome Me To The Kingdom

Welcome Me To The Kingdom by Mai Nardone is an expansive book that features three families from Bangkok in a story that shifts perspectives and spans decades. The characters and settings crafted by Nardone are memorable, realistic, and nuanced. Weaving through the lives of the characters is a treat. This book feels lived in.

Nardone’s writing has appeared in American Short Fiction, Granta, McSweeney’s, Ploughshares, and elsewhere. We asked the author to answer our recurring A Life of Books questionnaire so readers can get to know him.

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