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Manga Spotlight: Neighborhood Craftsmen Vol. 1 – New Release Edo Period Storytelling

August 14, 2025 Rachael Carver

Richly detailed and deeply respectful of its subject, Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda’s Gokura-chou, Vol. 1 isn’t just a manga, […]

  • Book Review, Japanese, Manga, Translated Manga
  • Japanese Manga, Manga Review, Neighborhood Craftsmen Vol. 1, Translated Fiction
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Boulder by Eva Baltasar Review – Women in Translation Spotlight

August 13, 2025 Rachael Carver

Part love story, part reckoning — Boulder dares to challenge how we think about women, connection, and independence.  First Impressions I had […]

  • Book Review, Catalan, Fiction, Literary, Translated Fiction
  • Book Review, Boulder by Eva Baltasar, Eva Baltasar, Literary Fiction, LitFic, Translated Fiction, Women in Translation
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley on the Kobo surrounded by plants, candle and cushion

Booker Longlist Review: One Boat – A Still, Reflective Journey Through Grief

August 5, 2025 Rachael Carver

The Booker Prize 2025 Longlist We have recently been gifted with The Booker Prize Longlist for 2025, and I was […]

  • Book Review, Literary
  • Book Review, Booker Longlist, Booker Prize Longlist, Fitzcarraldo Editions, Jonathan Buckley, Literary Fiction, One Boat
Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami with a brown leather sketchbook and crayons

Why You Should Read Ms Ice Sandwich – A Quiet Masterpiece of Youth and Grief

July 31, 2025 Rachael Carver

She is flat like a picture. But her colours are even more vivid more than usual, she looks exactly how […]

  • Book Review, Contemporary, Fiction, Japanese, Translated Fiction
  • Book Review, Contemporary Fiction, Japanese Fiction, Mieko Kawakami, Ms Ice Sandwich, Translated Fiction
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Rewriting the Familiar: A Reflective Look at James by Percival Everett

July 29, 2025 Rachael Carver

Waiting is a big part of a slave’s life, waiting and waiting to wait some more. Waiting for demands. Waiting […]

  • Book Review, Fiction, Historical
  • Book Review, Huckleberry Finn, James by Percival Everett, Percival Everett
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Why Blowfish by Kyung-ran Jo Was a Rare DNF for Me

July 24, 2025 Rachael Carver

I rarely hard DNF a book. As a mood reader, soft DNFs are relatively common for me — I often […]

  • Book Review, Korean Fiction, Literary, Translated Fiction
  • Blowfish, Book Review, Korean Literature, Literary Fiction, Reflection, Translated Fiction

Under the Whispering Door: A Resonant Tale of Grief, Growth, and Letting Go

July 22, 2025 Rachael Carver

He wanted to run. He wanted to scream. He wanted to raise his fists towards the stars and rant and […]

  • Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQIA+
  • Book Review, Ghost Story, LGBTQ Fiction, TJ Klune, Under the Whispering Door
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Reflective and Resonant Reads – My July TBR List

July 15, 2025 Rachael Carver

Welcome to the first TBR list from Books the Word. July is a month of reflection and transformation — a mid-year […]

  • TBR Lists
  • Book List, Book Reading List, July 2025 TBR List, Power Awakened, TBR List

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