Zlata’s Diary, A Child’s Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic has often been compared to the Diary of Anne Frank and it’s a comparison that’s not lost on Zlata herself as she often noted in her diary that she hoped that her ending would be different from that of Anne’s. Fortunately, her ending was different. [...]
Wow, what a month of giveaways! Normally, I announce giveaway winners on the respective thread of the book so as to avoid writing blog posts when I don’t need to but I thought announcing this many winners warranted a separate post.
First, many thanks to everybody who entered and your enthusiasm in answering the questions that [...]
I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone. I just love how African it feels.
Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa without its many African themes and traditions [...]
Well, after five days of my blog going through some huge angst, I am hoping that things are starting to be more normal around here. It’s been very unsettling to have my online presence literally just disappear.
To make a long story short, after my hosting company continually suspended my blog for using too many resources on [...]
Earlier this year I read Kathryn’s debut middle grade fiction book The Year the Swallows Came Early and I raved about it. I was also fortunate to not only interview Kathryn but to also meet her at the LA Times Festival of Books. She was absolutely lovely and I’m thrilled that we were able to [...]
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