Everyone loves, or almost loves, this book. Everyone except me. What’s wrong with me? I don’t think anything is. It is difficult to read books about fifteen year old girls forced into prostitution, young boys who are castrated and forced into the life of boy/girl existence, and the tragedy of poverty, not just in Mumbai [...]

Novel childhood exploitation, James A. Levine, prostitution

Working in a book store is a dream of many, a reality for few, and the story of my life. There’s the discount, the benefits and, believe it or not, my favorite one is access to reader’s copies of books yet to be published. There is a certain smugness that comes with being able to [...]

Non-Fiction humor, Memoir, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

English by Wang Gang could be called a “Catcher in the Rye in China.” If so, let’s hope that it’s not the last offering from this talented author. Originally written in Chinese and translated to English, the simplicity of the language still manages to expose the multiple levels of complexity in the life of teen [...]

Novel Wang Gang