I recently visited Istanbul and before I went I wanted to find a novel that would give me some...
Ep. 39. 2019 Book and Podcast Highlights
On this journey, I create some of my own "best of" categories to look back at the books I read...
Podcast: Ep. 38. Reading Children’s Literature – Then and Now
In this themed episode, Alia and I take a (nostalgic) tour of children's books from our own...
Ep. 37. Egypt/Persia: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
On this journey I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss Reading fantasy; The world of jinn and Persian...
Ep. 36. UK: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
On this journey, I explore Do we give an author another try if we don't like a book? Complex...
Ep. 35. Nigeria: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
On this journey, I’m joined by Assia and Aeesha as we explore Connecting with books from...
Ep. 34. USA: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
On this journey, I explore Faith and parents - what's the relationship? How to not respect women....
Ep. 33. USA: The Autobiography of Malcolm X with the Assistance of Alex Haley
On this journey, I'm joined by Ameen from Mind Heist podcast as we discuss Purpose in...
Ep. 32. Reading Far Away Lands
In this first of the new theme-based episodes, Assia and I explore reading books from countries we...
Ep. 31. Sudan/UK: Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela
On this journey: Appreciating insight into writers' inspiration. People from different backgrounds...
Ep. 30. Canada: Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
On this journey I'm joined by Safiya: Do we read certain book genres more critically than others?...
Ep. 29. Malaysia: The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
On this journey I'm joined by Sofina: Exploring Malaysia's ethnic landscape, Tackling mental...
Ep. 28. France/Brazil: Le Petit Prince + The Alchemist by Antoine de St-Exupéry + Paulo Coelho
On this journey I'm joined by Sina: Reading habits in Ramadan, Learning from opposing opinions of...
Podcast: Ep. 27. Algeria/UK: A Hen in the Wardrobe by Wendy Meddour
On this journey: Why read children's books? Representing diversity within minority communities....
Ep. 26. Morocco/USA: The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami
On this journey I'm joined by Zakia, The manifestations of power extend beyond physical influence....
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