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Klara is an Artificial Friend. Think somewhere between Bicentennial Man and Teddy Ruxpin and maybe a little Big Hero 6, but a bit darker at times. Ishiguro's style is well-known through his books Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day thought his one compares more closely with NLMG. His subtleties in language... Continue Reading →
The two Jasons. A writer and an artist. Combine to create a 300 page work of art. This is a book of illustrations, words, themes, frustrations, and immediacy. It's a notebook that contains the thoughts and emotions of a young black man living through 2020, the pandemic and the incidents of police brutality and racial... Continue Reading →
Go Back to Where You Came From is a distinctly American story... populated with trolls and racism, but also with celebrations of family and the story of a young man discovering his voice. Ali is the son of Pakistani immigrants who grew up in Fremont, Ca, matriculated to Cal Berkeley, became a successful playwright, and... Continue Reading →
Light Years From Home is the story of a modern American family whose son just happens to have been fighting an intergalactic war for the past fifteen years. The Shao family grew up on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area... parents and kids playing the eternal game of expectations tug-of-war. Jakob fought constantly... Continue Reading →
All my life, I have been torn between two legacies: that of my father, whose roots trace back to the right hand of the Emperor. That of my mother's family, who reject the oppressive Empire and embrace the resistance. I can choose between them - between protecting my family, or protecting my people - or... Continue Reading →
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