Chariandy's powerful and incendiary second novel (following Soucouyant) probes the ramifications of police violence on marginalized communities and delivers a nuanced portrait of a family struggling to stay afloat as circumstances stack against them. Set during the summer of 1991 in the Park,... Continue reading »

In this eye-opening rumination on wealth, power, and those who seek both, Crabtree, a former India correspondent for the Financial Times, ventures deep into the shadowy heart of India’s “black-money” economy. From the cantilevered skyscrapers of Mumbai’s billionaire elite to a neglected Mus... Continue reading »

In the third volume of his magnificent five-part memoir, French-Syrian cartoonist Sattouf—aged seven in the book—begins to realize the poverty, patriarchy, and religious stratification that permeates life in Syria. He reluctantly undergoes a circumcision to appease his devout grandmother, becomes co... Continue reading »

In this emotional memoir, Curtis writes of being raised by a devout Jehovah’s Witness mother, marrying within the faith, and eventually deciding to leave. From a young age, Curtis would crisscross her neighborhood on a weekly basis to proselytize and convert. Her mother was a devoted believer in “th... Continue reading »

In the third volume of his magnificent five-part memoir, French-Syrian cartoonist Sattouf—aged seven in the book—begins to realize the poverty, patriarchy, and religious stratification that permeates life in Syria. He reluctantly undergoes a circumcision to appease his devout grandmother, becomes co... Continue reading »

For the audio edition of Davis’s authorized biography of Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, Delaine doesn’t impersonate Nicks’s distinctive voice, but she captures enough of the singer-songwriter’s essence to complement the material nicely. When quoting Nicks or reading anecdotes from her life, Dela... Continue reading »