Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 & If I Had Your Face

Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. After a roller-coaster 2020, I made the bittersweet decision to return to Canada early next year. And so, it is with a heavy heart that I … Read More

The Man They Wanted Me to Be:

Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making By Jared Yates Sexton Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. I was surprised to learn, not that long ago, that November 19 is … Read More

How to Be an Antiracist

A Book by Ibram X. Kendi Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. “I used to be racist most of the time,” Ibram X. Kendi writes in the introduction of his latest bestseller. … Read More

Crazy Brave: A Memoir

By Joy Harjo. Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. Joy Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation, is the first Native American United States poet laureate. Crazy Brave: A Memoir details … Read More

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. When I began writing this article, a mere three days before the deadline, the world was still deep into … Read More

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Reviwed by Kristy Dolson. “Finish a book every week.” This is the sole concrete goal I set for myself in 2020. And so far, January and February have provided the … Read More

LITTLE WOMEN

Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. With the new movie adaptation due to release in South Korea this month, it is the perfect time to revisit the classic children’s novel Little Women … Read More

Status Anxiety

by Alain de Botton Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. When January’s shiny promises for a new year wear off and February offers up the cold embrace of reality, you may find … Read More