Tag: North America books

What are the best new books in 2022? And how about surprisingly good older gems? A year of reviewing books led me to some very engaging books.

In Witches, Brenda Lozano explores the role of gender and culture in Mexico through a story about the lives, families, and strengths of a healer (curandera) and a journalist.

Where the Language Lives by Janet Yoder is about the life’s work of Vi Hilbert who saved the nearly dormant indigenous language Lushootseed.

Where do you begin to stop a country from bleeding? Can you make a difference by healing or failing to heal it one person at a time? Rx by Garin Cycholl.

What are the best new books in 2021? And how about surprisingly good older gems? A year of reviewing books led me to some very engaging books.

Interesting books set on or featuring mysterious, magical and absurd islands that drag you into the most fascinating situations.

Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson is about a lonely girl looking for a soul - a companion - in an unexpected place.

Hyphen by Pardis Mahdavi will make you more aware of the power of the hyphen; a powerful divider and connector for identity and beliefs.

What Was Said To Me by Ruby Peter and Helene Demers teaches the importance of cultural identity and roots. Let her life and dedication be an inspiration.

Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur offers a folkloristic, scientific, and historical exploration of what it means to belong.