Literature
A Crowdfunding Campaign Is Underway For ‘Long Distance,’ a New Pan-African Comic Book Anthology
There’s a new pan-African comic book anthology called “Long Distance” that is conducting a crowdfunding campaign.
‘Dreams For Our Children’ — Letters From Immigrants
Omotayo Banjo’s “Dreams For Our Children: Immigrant Letters to the Future” is a collection of letters from first- and second-generation parents and parents-to-be which captures their aspirations for their children.
‘Yellowface’: A Satire You Can’t Put Down
Just stand in your local bookstore and read the opening pages from “Yellowface.” R.F. Kuang’s novel will lure you in with the irresistible bait of a solid, culturally wrenching plot. How can a writer take the story of someone else […]
A ‘Classic TCK’ Living With Unresolved Grief Learns How to Heal Through A Messy First Draft That Blossoms Into A Memoir
For a long time, I didn’t know what was wrong with me. As the daughter of a Korean diplomat, I had a privileged global upbringing. I studied at Oxford University, then started a promising career working at a Big Four […]
São Paulo: The City Where Everyone’s Culture Fits
By Phillip Lucas In a city where there’s room for a little of everything, it’s almost impossible not to think about the various forms of culture that São Paulo offers. Host of the Modern Art Week, in 1922, the largest […]
‘Enhanced,’ A Futuristic YA Novel Set in Asia By Candace Kade, Hits Plenty Of TCK Notes
In a new novel by Candace Kade, it’s 2123 and everyone who can afford them has gene enhancements in the Asian Federation. Protagonist Lee Urban doesn’t have any enhancements but is adopted into the high society of New Beijing, where […]
‘Belonging,’ A Journey Through Racial Identity And Family Secrets
“Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love,” a book by Michelle Miller. For readers who love their stories plain-spoken and true, this memoir promises to be a must read. Michelle Miller, the effervescent CBS Saturday Morning co-host […]
Anita Sanchez On the Lessons From The Eagle Hoop Prophecy
For Aztec and Mexican-American bestselling author Anita Sanchez, the inspiration for her book “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times” originally came from her dying mother. “She was very ready to die,” Sanchez says of her mother. “She […]