Let’s take a look at the 5 books that capture the essence of the tragedy of the Twin Towers that shook America and the rest of the world on 9/11. As the years pass, the events of September 11, 2001, remain etched in the collective memory of the world. The tragic day when the Twin…
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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) by Ross Gay Review: Where Do You Go to Find Joy?
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a personal and different kind of catalog directed at finding and understanding the joy arising from the mundane. Read our review of it below. Ross Gay’s book Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a collection of poems that explore the poetry of every day and weaves a sense of…
All My Sons by Arthur Miller (Review): A Modern Tragedy With Lasting Emotional Impact
Arthur Miller’s play, All My Sons, is an exceptional study of modern tragedy, focusing on the rapidly changing world under the influence of capital. Read its review here. Arthur Miller’s three-act play All My Sons, written in 1946 and produced for Broadway the following year, is popularly considered to be one of the finest modern…
The Three-Body Problem (2014) Review: The First Installment in a Sweeping Space Epic
Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem, a science-fiction novel, mixes cultural history, theoretical physics and philosophical ponderings to create a gripping space thriller. Read its review below. Imagine this: Only four light-years away from our solar system lives another species, and they have heard humanity’s klaxon ringing in the vacuum of space. They are the Trisolarans,…
Explore the World: A Literary Tour Through Paris in 10 Books
Come, let us introduce you to our top 10 selection of books that will introduce the French capital, Paris, through its words. Paris has long been an inspirational city, the destination of every person’s fantasy. Next only to New York or perhaps preceding it in some cases, the city is the romantic dream, a literary…
Poetry in Verse: Exploring the Themes of Longing and Loss in Call Me By Your Name
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman is a poetic testament to a summer of love, longing and queerness nestled in the bosom of Italy. This essay seeks to dive into the themes of longing and loss it contains. In the realms of literature, few narratives possess the unique ability to ensnare the readers…