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Darius the Great Is Not Okay is a young adult novel written by Adib Khorram. It tells the story of Darius Kellner, a half-Persian, half-American teenager who faces challenges in his personal life, family life, and his cultural identity. The book explores Darius’s journey of self-discovery and growth as he navigates complex relationships and learns…
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Cecilia Ahern is an Irish author who is now published in over fifty countries. Her first novel, P.S. I Love You has garnered worldwide acclaim and has also been adapted into a movie. Her books are mostly a poignant mix of romance and magic. Her storytelling is captivating and fairly easy to read and fall…
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Beloved, novel by Toni Morrison was published in 1987 and is winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The book showcases the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a Black woman named Sethe, from her pre-Civil War days as a slave in Kentucky to her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, in…
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Blurb: Directed by the strings of fate, Jay is heading towards the truth concealed in family legend and a prophecy that can be traced back to the times of the Mahabharata war.When Jay realizes the supernatural possibilities that the black element is capable of, he is determined to use it for the greater good. But,…
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Ayn Rand, born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 2, 1905, is renowned for her philosophy of Objectivism and her influential novels. Rand’s early life was marked by the tumultuous events of the Russian Revolution. She witnessed firsthand the upheaval of the Bolshevik takeover and the subsequent hardships inflicted upon her family…
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Historical fiction at its best
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The world of romance in literature is one that has many many lovers. Pamela by Samuel Richardson, published in 1740 was the first popular novel to be based on a courtship as told from the perspective of the heroine. It can be considered as a precursor of the modern romance novel. In literature, the first…
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What if you could travel in time?
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A holiday marred by murder
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History, thrill, romance, war: All woven in one