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Family and Culture Push Boundaries in “Limits of the World”

Jennifer Acker’s debut novel, The Limits of the World, now available in paperback from Delphinium, is a ruminative and insightful look at the way in which choices play out over several generations within a family’s timeline. The subject matter calls to mind Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, and the book will also…

Jessica McEnteeApril 6, 2020

Fiction

Family Choices and Cultural Clashes Push Boundaries

Jennifer Acker’s debut The Limits of the World is a ruminative and insightful look at the way in which choices play out over several generations within a family's timeline. The subject matter calls to mind Pachinko, and the book will also draw inevitable comparisons to Jhumpa Lahiri. The Chandaria family, Indians who’ve settled in…

Jessica McEnteeApril 16, 2019

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Curated Collection of Work by Prolific Poet Provides the Depth and Breadth of a Lifetime

Over 1,600 books of writing. A body of work containing well over 90,000 poems. The sheer volume and speed at which Sri Chinmoy wrote is breathtaking — one collection boasts 843 poems written in a single 24-hour span in 1975. What’s even more incredible is the high quality of thought,…

Cynthia ConradAugust 11, 2022

Book Club Network

“The Henna Artist” Paints the Challenges Women Faced in Post-Colonial India

"This vivid story is rich and complex!" —Reese Witherspoon Set in post-colonial India, The Henna Artist (MIRA), Alka Joshi’s debut novel, exposes a society hobbled by a rigid caste system, misogyny, superstition and age-old traditions. The smell of sandalwood, cooking fires, and tropical flowers wafts through it all, but…

Sherri DaleyMay 20, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Love, Heartbreak and Samosas

Romance comes in many forms: sweet and light, steamy and fun, dark and suspenseful, magical and mysterious—and that doesn’t even scratch the surface. Sonali Dev’s second novel, The Bollywood Bride (Kensington Publishing), continues her trademark blend of heartbreaking backstories, electrifying romance and Indian culture. “They were surrounded by people, seemingly…

Amy ReichertFebruary 21, 2019

Family and Culture Push Boundaries in “Limits of the World”

Family Choices and Cultural Clashes Push Boundaries

Curated Collection of Work by Prolific Poet Provides the Depth and Breadth of a Lifetime

“The Henna Artist” Paints the Challenges Women Faced in Post-Colonial India

Tall Poppy Review: Love, Heartbreak and Samosas

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