Book Review
Farewell Tangier
by Meg Nola
In Salma El Moumni’s sinuous novel "Farewell Tangier", a young Moroccan woman struggles with self-doubt, body dysmorphia, and cultural and sexual repression. From the age of ten, Alia notices men pursuing her with territorial...
Book Review
The Memory Museum
by Meg Nola
The short stories collected in M Lin’s encompassing book "The Memory Museum" concern the conflicts and commonalities experienced by Chinese nationals, who reflect upon the past, travel abroad, emigrate, or remain within their home...
Book Review
Healing Ghosts, Haunted Places, and Non-Human Beings
by Meg Nola
"Healing Ghosts, Haunted Places, and Non-Human Beings" is an expansive training manual for multidimensional mediums. Part memoir, part professional guide, medium Tina M. Zion’s focused New Age text "Healing Ghosts, Haunted Places, and...
Book Review
In the Shadow of the Most High
by Meg Nola
Biblical history stretching from Abraham to Jesus is covered and editorialized upon in "In the Shadow of the Most High", a sweeping, personalized text that also considers Jewish-Christian relations in modernity. Spanning from biblical...
Book Review
The Invisible Canvas
by Meg Nola
The introspective novel "The Invisible Canvas" follows a woman as she uses therapy to come into her own. In Kalyani Adusumilli’s intricate novel "The Invisible Canvas", a South Asian American woman’s emotional breakdown leads to...
Book Review
Moon Signs for the Soul
by Meg Nola
"Moon Signs for the Soul" is an edifying and enlightening introduction to Vedic astrology. Vedic astrologer, Sanskrit scholar, and spiritual advisor Katy Jane’s illuminating self-help guide "Moon Signs for the Soul" promotes Vedic...
Book Review
Maud and Pearl
by Meg Nola
An admiring family memoir, "Maud and Pearl" is about how multiple generations navigated a changing American landscape. Pearl Allen Andree’s engrossing memoir "Maud and Pearl" balances family pride with personal and historical context....
Book Review
King the Wonder Dog
by Meg Nola
The poignant short story collection "King the Wonder Dog" is infused with retrospective melancholy. In Eleanor Lerman’s compelling short story collection "King the Wonder Dog", free-spirited artists, musicians, and wanderers of the...
