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More Kiwi Goodness from Josie Shapiro in Good Things Come and Go
The end of summer here in the southern hemisphere, and the end of my month of multiple reading genres. From works by African descendants and local New Zealand writers to a few reads on love and romance, February has provided me with a great selection of genres and themes to keep my busy brain engaged…
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Get Some Love Therapy with Saki Kawashiro’s The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee
While February is a time of love, it doesn’t always mean we see the happy side of that love. There are many tricky and complex feelings surrounding Valentine’s Day for many, and I felt that a story about love from a different perspective would be much appreciated by readers sick of hearing about Valentine’s Day.…
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Another Caleb Azumah Nelson Masterpiece in Small Worlds
I couldn’t get enough of Open Water, so I requested Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Small Worlds as soon as it crossed my radar. I knew I was going to fall in love with the writing style and language again, and the themes and characters are so rich and lush, there was no second thought on the…
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Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore – A Debut Short Story Collection to Devour
February is Black History Month in North America, so I want to take this time to read and share books by Black authors, spreading their stories and showcasing the brilliance of Black writers. All perspectives and voices are important, and Black voices deserve to be heard. Make Your Way Home came across my radar a…
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Be Enchanted by Madeleine Thien’s Stunning Novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing
In an endeavour to read more historical fiction written by a diverse range of voices, Madeleine Thien’s Do Not Say We Have Nothing came across my radar at the end of 2025, and I added it to my list of books to read in 2026. This novel won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2016 and…
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is a Thrilling Delight
Getting back into reading after the New Year is a slow process for me, but I have definitely caught the reading bug thanks to Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. With its isolated setting, complex and mysterious characters, and deeper themes of grief, life, death, and surviving, it has been a story that kept me…
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Classic Kiwi Brilliance in Janet Frame’s A State of Siege
I have read some of Janet Frame’s autobiographical work in An Angel at my Table, and I knew I wanted to find some fiction pieces to read in the coming months. Imagine my surprise when I found A State of Siege recommended by one of my trusted bookstagram accounts (I believe she is UK-based, so…
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A Beautiful Short Story Collection in Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Short story collections are something I find myself gravitating towards at this stage in my life, and I am so happy that I can find such great recommendations and works to pick up from a range of authors. Interpreter of Maladies is a book that came across my radar some months ago (I am not…
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Gripping Feminist Literature in Cho Nam-Joo’s Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
A global phenomenon and a book I have heard a lot about, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is one of those novels I have seen floating around bookish social media for some time now. It is also a novel that has never been shared without a good word in my circles. In hopes of expanding my…
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Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water Will Touch Your Soul
This novel had me hooked from the moment I started reading. Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water is not only a powerful, poignant tale of the Black experience, but it is a novel that speaks to the soul. With its lush prose, vivid imagery, and deeply insightful commentary across the board, Open Water easily stands as…
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