Early birthday dinner date w/ Sukhi 💕

Junja, a young haenyo sea villager, is coming of age and falling in love when life on the island is forever upended by the chaos of occupational forces and political unrest.

Damn good pizza and wine

Lakshmi fled an abusive marriage and is starting to see her henna business flourish in noble society when the sister she never knew she had shows up at her door.

A few books I’m enjoying and struggling through

Xingyin grows up in solitude on the moon with her mother, unaware of their hidden past. When her magic is revealed, she flees to the Celestial Kingdom. Keeping her true identity a secret, she trains with the emperor's son in hopes of saving and reuniting with her mother.

Reimagined Little Mermaid with West African mythology, history, and culture.

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Nahri has no family and makes her living in Cairo conning noblemen. Unlike the clients she scams, she doesn’t believe in magic. When she accidentally summons a djinn warrior, her journey to a magical world she’s inextricably linked to begins.

A multi-generational story following members of a Palestinian family forcibly removed from their village and olive groves, made to live as refugees in Jenin.