I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (and translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood) tells the …
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Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories by various authors — edited by S. K. Ali and Aisha Saeed — taking place on Eid, the feast that takes place at the end of Ramadan. They are stories of family and friends, connection and celebration. They are set all over the world, with …
In That Way Madness Lies, young adult authors reimagine and retell various works of Shakespeare. Some characters are now openly queer, some are people of color. Some settings are modern day, some the Victorian era. Some of the stories are realistic (or as realistic as one can get with Shakespeare), and some are fantasy or …
Stephen Fry’s Mythos retells many of the Greek myths, revealing the strangeness, humor, and violence of one of the most well known mythologies in the world. We meet gods like Zeus and Hades, as well as minor figures like Psyche and Minos. In a series of short stories, Fry explores how these characters and tales …
I read this book last month and forgot to post a review of it. Oops. Well, better late than never, as they say. This quirky, whimsical collection of short stories by Bryan Hurt is not something I usually read, though I’m trying to expand my interests. And I’m very glad I read this one; it …
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