The Beach
The Beach is one of those books I read ages ago and mostly remembered as a kind of sun-bleached escape story. Coming back to it now, it still has that easy pull in the early sections, Bangkok, Ke Shan Road, […]
Ordinary Soil
Ordinary Soil by Alex Woodard is a story rooted in farmland, family history, and the creeping sickness born of pesticides in the soil and past secrets. It opens with Jake, who crashes his car into the old elm tree on
The Golem of Brooklyn
Len Bronstein, a stoner art teacher in Brooklyn has been pilfering blocks of clay from his school for years. While high one day, he accidentally creates a nine-and-a-half-foot golem. Not just any golem either, but The Golem, straight out of
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
On the surface, Eleanor Oliphant is doing just fine. She has her routine nailed down to the last detail. Same meals, same work schedule, same lonely weekends starting with pizza and slowly working through two bottles of vodka. It’s safe,
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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum is a quietly moving slice-of-life story about stepping off the treadmill and into something more meaningful, even if you’re not entirely sure what that is yet. Yeongju, the central character, leaves behind
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The Kingdom of Quail
Have you ever read one of those stories that feels like a big, warm hug? The people are so genuine and friendly, and the atmosphere and everything about where they are and what they do make you feel nostalgic and
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