Today’s Book of the World is The Joy Luck Club by Any Tan. With wit and sensitivity, it is now widely regarded as a modern classic examining the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between four women and their American-born daughters.
The Rings of Saturn records a walking tour of the eastern coast of England. Written by W.G. Sebald it is today’s Book of the World. Have you read any of Sebald’s other work?
Malala Yousafzai tells not only her own story, but that of other people who stood up in their own way for education or against oppression in today’s choice for Book of the World: I Am Malala. Have you read it?
A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream. Our Book of the World today is Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue.
It’s a modern classic and universally admired. Today’s Book of the World is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I think I have read this about 12 times, how about you?
There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language that suggest the answer is a resounding yes.
Today’s Book of The World is a story of family, love, and friendship told against the backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years. It’s The Kite Runner. Have you read it?
This week on the blog we’ll be exploring the 2020 shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. To help with the start of your week we have this little gem to inspire you.
In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. When it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.
One thing we have noticed while staying safe at home, other than people have been devouring fiction books, is the serge in self help titles being bought. So this week on the blog we’ll share the best books for people who are thinking of starting their own business. To help kick-start the week, we have this little gem for you.
