Can you ever go home again? Binti Home by Nnedi Okorafor attempts to answer that question. Binti returns home after a year away on a spaceship at Oozma University. She brings her friend, Okwu, for support. However, the homecoming does not go as expected and the family treats Binti like a pariah. She discovers a… Continue Reading
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Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 35: Animals at the End of the World by Gloria Susana Esquivel
I have a soft spot for coming-of-age stories. I don’t have a good explanation for why those stories appeal to me as a reader. But, they do. When I found out about this first novel from Colombian author Gloria Susana Esquivel, I knew I had to read it. Animals at the End of the World… Continue Reading
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 34: Black Women in Science by Kimberly Brown Pellum
Daddy, I’m ready to read another book with you at bedtime. I loved hearing that sentence from my 10-year-old daughter, Norah. We have read many books together over her young life. This time she wanted about women in science. I did a Google search a few weeks ago and came across Black Women in Science… Continue Reading
Marion’s 2020 Reading List
I love lists. I love putting together reading lists. I have created reading lists for several years now. Most of the time, I tend to follow my reading lists. However, in the reading lists of 2018 and 2019, I veered off course on what I plan to read. This year, I plan to stay on… Continue Reading
Marion’s 10 Favorite Reads of 2019
As we come to end of 2019, there will be a lot of lists for the best reads of the year. Well, I have compiled my favorite reads of the year. Here are ten books across all genres and a non-fiction selection. I believe in reading widely and have the readers credo, “Reading is the… Continue Reading
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 33: Jay-Z (Made In America) by Michael Eric Dyson
I love getting books as Christmas gifts especially from my 10-year-old daughter. This year’s Christmas gift is Jay-Z (Made In America) by Michael Eric Dyson. I will confess upfront that Jay-Z is not my favorite rapper and I have not listened to a lot of his music. My favorite rappers are Big Daddy Kane and… Continue Reading
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 32: A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman
One of the joys of reading is discovering a book (or author) you would have never come across in your normal reading experience. I will confess upfront that I’m not that much of a fan of YA novels. Reading about teenagers (or young adults) and their problems or issues does not move me as a… Continue Reading
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 31: Ascending by Meg Pechenick
What if you were the only person on a spaceship with an alien race? You were the person groomed to speak an alien language and take part in an intercultural exchange between planets? You would want to do it in the first place? If you did, how you feel about it? Excited? Optimistic? Groundbreaking? Or… Continue Reading
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 30: The Chef’s Secret by Crystal King
It is interesting how a certain sub-genre presents itself to you as a reader. I have not been a historical fiction reader throughout my reading life. However, I read several historical fiction novels over the past couple of years. Beginning with the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay like Children of Earth and Sky, A Brightness… Continue Reading
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 29: The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli
The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli tells the story of Luca Vianello, heir to a gondola-making business. However, he is a participant to a tragedy that strikes the business and alters the course of his life. Luca begins to pick up the pieces of his life and becomes a boatman to an established and famed… Continue Reading
