5/12/2023 0 Comments A Dream of a Woman by Casey PlettJosé Vadi wants to know what it was like for his family who came before him. Inter State: Essays from Californiaby José Vadi When the moon is in its first quarter phase, it is ample time to make concrete steps towards the intentions we set when the moon was new. Readers will come for the book’s lyrical prose, but they will stay for its incredible magic and honesty. Told in journal entries alternating between Laila and the narrator, The Thirty Names of Night is a book about grief, diaspora, and uncovering a hidden past. As they grieve their mother’s death, they go exploring through New York’s disappearing Syrian neighborhood where they find a journal kept by Laila, a mysterious artist who was adored by their mother. The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar follows a narrator who is unnamed for the first half of the book. The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar An absolute perfect read for when you want to remember how to begin again. Now is the Hour follows Rigby John from when he’s a small child until he’s 18-years-old as he discovers his own sexuality and freedom. He wants out from under his father’s authoritative rule. Something about Rigby John just doesn’t feel right. Now is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer follows Rigby John, a gay teenager living in Pocatello, Idaho in the 1970s. What better way to set intentions than by reading a bildungsroman? Now is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer
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