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Blogs in October 2020

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light 10th October 2020

When Seattle journalist Alienor Crespo travels to Granada to apply for citizenship as a descendant of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, she uncovers her own family story, along with a hidden treasure trove of medieval Hebrew and Arabic...

Coffee Killed My Mother 9th October 2020

Coffee Killed My Mother tells the story of Anna Lee, an anxious 17-year-old whose life is stuck, largely because of her strained relationship with her mother Jacqueline, a quirky recovering alcoholic who is now addicted to coffee. The two...

The Sons and Daughters of Toussaint 9th October 2020

A narrative that weaves together the history of Haiti with a present day story featuring the descendants of the legendary Haitian freedom fighter Toussaint and their struggle to realize their ancestor’s dream.

Need 9th October 2020

Zara collects phobias the way other high school girls collect lipsticks. Little wonder, since she’s had a pretty rough life. Her father left when she was a baby, and her stepfather just died. Her mother’s pretty much checked out...

The Hive 8th October 2020

Banned for many years by the Franco regime, Cela’s masterpiece presents a panoramic view of the degradation and suffering of the lower-middle class in post-Civil War Spain. Readers are introduced to over a hundred characters through a series of...