welcome to my bookshelf
“‘Badness’ is not what defines the Mets as a franchise. There is a difference between being bad and being gifted at losing, and this distinction holds the key to understanding the true magic of the New York Mets. My Mets. Your Mets. The Mets in all of us.”
A modern, feminist thriller about the dangers of the internet.
On Popisho, everyone is born with “cors,” a special magic power — and an epic story that take place in one day unfolds.
When her mom dies of cancer when Michelle is 25, she turns to Korean food as a way to mourn her.
A captivating magical realist tale of Black motherhood set in Harlem.
It’s a slim memoir, but one of the best books I’ve read this year, hands down.
A very Jewish story of Rachel, a 24-year-old struggling comedian living in Los Angeles who obsessively counts calories and has a toxic relationship with her mom. When her therapist challenges her to detox from her mom, she falls into a relationship with an Orthodox Jewish woman at the local froyo shop.
Stories like Geller’s are not often found in our literary landscape, which is why I am so grateful for this (very sad, very moving) memoir.
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is marvelous. The book is half analysis of short stories, half instruction on how to write short stories, and another half Saunders reflecting on writing, reading, and Russian authors.
