On a whim, a woman takes a DNA test from Ancestry.com and finds that the life and relatives she thought were blood, are actually not. Dani Shapiro was born into one of the most well-respected Jewish families in the New York area; this heritage is something that she held close and cherished. And to find... Continue Reading →

A very short story of two flight attendants in frank discussion during a transatlantic flight. It is in script format and was originally done as a one-act play. This really allows for the reader to focus on every piece of dialogue. The main character of the story is Emily, who is newly trained and admits... Continue Reading →

Clark does it again! I loved  The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark, and his worldbuilding in this novella does not disappoint. He creates an alternative Cairo circa 1912. Here is a story he wrote couple years ago that takes place in that same world: A Dead Djinn in Cairo. But don't worry; I did not... Continue Reading →

The Best We Could Do is a history of Vietnam, a family's escape, and a daughter's search for meaning. I read this in one 2-hour sitting. Bookended by the birth of Bui's child and her early parenting years, the narrative switches from the stories of her parent's early lives in during the days of two... Continue Reading →

I had seen this title around a lot in the last year, so I downloaded it on my library book app... A very quick read about a struggling young woman who must take care of the family laundromat after the death of her mother and subsequent detachment of her father. Marjorie Glatt must go to... Continue Reading →