The Inspirational Defiance of the Woman, Life, Freedom MovementWhen I wrote this, students protesting in UCLA were attacked by a mob, while the police did nothing for two...
The Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 SpeculationOctober is here again. As always, we've been debating who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature this year, and...
Bits and Bobs: Hilary Mantel, Katie Ward, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cillian Murphy, & More“Greatness and gentleness are possible.” In 2007, writer Katie Ward was 28 years old and had submitted her debut work...
Bookish Babble: Edna O’Brien, The Booker Prize, and MoreEdna O'Brien (1930–2024) "To read her is to know love; of words, of literature, and of life itself." Irish literary...
Bits and Bobs: The Olympics, Fargo, Men vs. Bears, and AudenEven though the International Olympic Committee maintains the games aren't meant to be political, throughout history governments, contestants and the public have...
In James by Percival Everett, Mark Twain’s Jim Writes His Own StoryIn our April 2024 Book Box, which has now sold out, we feature two new, highly anticipated releases from authors...
January by Sara Gallardo: A Personal ReviewJanuary by Sara Gallardo, the second book in the February Book Box, is a slim novel, barely more than a...
The Radical Sara Gallardo, Author of January"The first Argentine novel to represent rape from the survivor’s perspective and to explore the life-threatening risks pregnancy posed, in...- Who Is Alexis Wright, the Author of Praiseworthy?The February 2024 Book Box features Praiseworthy, the fourth novel by Aboriginal Australian writer extraordinaire Alexis Wright. “How can one...
Everything’s Coming Up Roses and Chocolate: Boxwalla’s Valentine’s Day Gift GuideIt's coming up roses (and chocolate) wherever we look. And with everything festive, we like to indulge a little, in...
Bits and Bobs IXCover painting, La Lectora (The Reader) by Fernando Botero, the Colombian artist and sculptor who died at the age of 91 on...
The December 2023 Book Box, with a Truly Special Gift Inside!The contents of the FINAL Book Box of 2023 is very dear to us. The December Book Box contains: Austrian writer...
