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
Category: Book Review
Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents
by Mark Sakamoto Reviewed by Kristy Dolson As we come to the end of 2019, this is a word I find myself contemplating often. Forgiveness: It is the intentional decision … Read More
Nightmare in Berlin by Hans Fallada
Reviewed by Kristy Dolson. On November 11, Canadians honor their veterans and remember their war dead on a day called Remembrance Day. Although it began as a way to mark … Read More
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
Written by Kristy Dolson. October is my favorite month of the year. The weather is perfect; in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving and Halloween, and the hectic schedules of September slow … Read More
Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbet
Written by Kristy Dolson. This September marks the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As a sophomore in high school on that day, I understood that the world had … Read More
“Seduced, Killed and Blamed”: Malala Yousafzai’s Struggle Against the Taliban
Written by Kristy Dolson. As the new semester approaches, I find myself thinking about Malala Yousafzai. In our home countries and in South Korea, we take it for granted that … Read More
“Is There Nothing to Grab Onto When We Feel So Hollow?”: Eight Voices of Korean Short Fiction Speaking Out
Written by Kristy Dolson This month I chose to review Wayfarer: New Fiction by Korean Women. It is an anthology of eight stories written by well-known Korean authors, translated and … Read More
Joseph Boyden
Written by Kristy Dolson In Canada, June is National Aboriginal History Month, and the indigenous peoples of North America have a rich and diverse history and culture. I would like … Read More