“The great-granddaughter of Iran’s last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists continues her description of growing up in Tehran--a…
“Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. This brilliantly imagined novel brings us the…
“In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy.…
Exotic tales and dramatic details about Muslim women's views of Bosnian society are uncommon. In fact, few Muslim women in Bosnia are…
The eyes of the world focused on Afghanistan: our global consciousness was awakened to the plight of a population in turmoil. The…
“Kira-kira (kee’ ra kee’ ra): glittering, shining, glittering. That’s how Katie Takeshima’s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is…
“Documentary film about the next group of immigrants, the Mexicans, that are following in our long history of immigration. It looks at the…
“Monette recalls his tortured youth as a gay man, during which he tried to imitate straight men and pursued heartbreaking affections,…
“The novel’s narrator, Stevens, is a perfect English butler who tries to give his narrow existence form and meaning through the self-…
“Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is a 1982 biomythography by American poet Audre Lorde. It started a new genre that the author calls…