Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eterez October 11, 2010

Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan By Ali Eterez 2009 – Harper Collins Non-fiction, Memoir Have you ever read a work of fiction that was written so well, even if it took place in a future time or fantasy location, that you had to remind yourself that it was fiction and not real? Eterez’s [...]

Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen September 10, 2010

Lady Q: The Rise & Fall of a Latin Queen – by Reymundo Sanchez and Sonia Rodriguez  (non-fiction/biography) I was very interested in reading this book about a woman’s perspective on the gang life. My family affiliation was not with the Latin Kings and I myself was never in the gang, so I’ve always wondered [...]

To Honor God March 14, 2009

To Honor God By Timothy Bowes The Othello Press, Ltd. “Between my soul and God stand my heart and my deeds.” So begins brother Tim’s book, and he frequently goes back to this, like a refrain, as ultimately it is the truth that we each must center. To Honor God is one of the most [...]

Zine Review: The Revolution Starts At Home February 2, 2009

The Revolution Starts At Home: Confronting Partner Abuse in Activist Communities My review now up at Feminist Review

Whatever It Takes January 9, 2009

Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America by Paul Tough My review at Feminist Review of a book about Geoffrey Canada and Harlem Children’s Zone.

Women in Islam December 5, 2008

Originally posted at the Writeous Sister Speaks blog on July 3, 2008. At the end I recommend another book as a better expenditure, and having now finished Early Sufi Women, I can stand by the recommendation.   I recently finished reading Women in Islam: From Medievel to Modern Times by Wiebke Walther. It took me [...]