by Laura | Dec 4, 2023
I am thrilled to announce my latest book, A Special A Special Sisterhood: 100 Fascinating Women From History Who Never Had Children! Unlike my past books, this one is designed for a young adult audience (and up) and has illustrations by a talented illustrator,...
by Laura | Nov 30, 2023
Review by Nicole Louie Originally published in Korean in 2016 and translated into English in 2020, the cover of the book, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 immediately intrigued me. It has a woman’s head with no facial features and inside it only a desert-like landscape. The...
by Laura | Jul 31, 2023
Review by Nicole Louie Convenience Store Woman tells the story of Keiko Furukura, a 36-year-old woman who has been working at a convenience store in Japan for 18 years. The novel is based on author Sayaka Murata’s experience working part-time at a convenience...
by Laura | May 30, 2023
Review by Nicole Louie When I first saw Ann Patchett’s book, These Precious Days: Essays, I wondered why the cover has a colorful portrait of a cute dog on the back of a couch. Sifting through two dozen essays spanning almost six decades of Ann’s life, I’d soon learn...
by Laura | May 17, 2023
Review by Nicole Louie Catching a glance at the self-explanatory title of Lorna Gibb’s book on the memoir shelf, I opened the front flap summary. From “the playgrounds of Glasgow to rural villages of Bangladesh; from religious rites to ancient superstitions, from the...
