Amy Tan was born in America to a Chinese immigrant family. The story behind The Joy Luck Club is that Amy Tan’s mother had to … Read More ›
Category: Books
Botchan caught my eye instantly among the many books on my shelves. That’s just because Japanese literature is all I want to consume some days, … Read More ›
The Plant Paradox talks about lectins, a kind of protein, and how lectins affect our health. You will be amazed to learn that most of … Read More ›
The Mind-Gut Connection took its place in the most crucial section of the books I read about health and nutrition. Do we know how vital … Read More ›
Sweet Days of Discipline will be one of the books you will read in one sitting, but you will not forget it easily. The Swiss … Read More ›
I just read the novel Shibumi, it is the most popular book of the beloved writer Rodney William Whitaker, whom most of us know as … Read More ›
Why We Sleep recently became one of the most interesting non-fiction books that I’m reading about health nowadays. Matthew Walker, a neuroscientist and sleep specialist, … Read More ›
Love in a Fallen City is a book of stories by Eileen Chang, who is known as one of China’s four women geniuses. Chang will … Read More ›
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle describes a year spent in rural life by Barbara Kingsolver and her family. In this year, they only feed on their own … Read More ›
Tokyo Ueno Station was a book I heard at a literary event called Japan Now. After listening to the author, Yu Miri, I was curious … Read More ›
Apple Cake and Baklava is the first children’s book by German writer Kathrin Rohmann. The book attracted my attention with its tasty name, and when … Read More ›