On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice A prominent public intellectual tackles one of the most crucial political ideas of our moment. Since Hamas’s attack on Israel last October 7, the term “settler colonialism” has become a center of political debate in the United States. Many progressives, academics, […]
Israel Alone Thank you to NetGalley and Wicked Son for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Weaving in fifty years of experience with Israel, Bernard-Henri Lévy analyzes global responses to October 7, the new virulent waves of the oldest hatred […]
Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its […]
Hi everyone, and thanks for stopping by on Bookish Discussion Sunday. Originally, I was planning to do a different topic, but something important came up that I wanted to encourage a discussion about. I know that there are various pockets of the bookish world, so not everyone is […]
Untethered Sky Thank you to NetGalley and Tordotcom for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of miscarriage, blood, death, death of a child, death of a parent, gore From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, […]
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth Author: Noa Tishby Genre: Non-Fiction Publication Date: April 6, 2021 Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio Israel. The small strip of arid land is 5,700 miles away but remains a hot-button issue and a thorny topic of debate. But […]
The City of Brass Author: S.A. Chakraborty Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: November 14, 2017 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Daevabad Trilogy #1 TRIGGER WARNING: slavery, execution, riots, mention of torture and rape Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of eighteenth-century […]
I received an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley. I am providing a voluntary review. Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon was on my October 2019 TBR (to be read) list as soon as I saw it, and I was so excited to get a copy just before […]
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