Hello, CausewayLit readers,My name is Kristen Dalli, and along with Victoria Buitron, I serve as one of Causeway’s Co-Editors-in-Chief. As readers, writers, and lovers of words, Victoria and I compiled a list of our most recent reads to share with all of you. While this hasn’t been an ideal time for many things, it has … Continue reading The CausewayLit Editors’ Two-Line Book Reviews on Their Pandemic Reads
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Book Review: The Tribulations of August Baron
"Love is the most important part of life, and loving family is a God-given gift never to be underappreciated." -Auntie Tunes It is the last Wednesday of February and you know what that means... It's Indie Author Wednesday! Today I'll be reviewing the self-published title, The Tribulations of August Baron. It is a novella, the … Continue reading Book Review: The Tribulations of August Baron
Book Review- The Great Gatsby
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” -Nick Carraway The Great Gatsby It is Classics Wednesday over here at Causeway Lit, and today I'll be reviewing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I know, I know, this book has been talked to death. Why do we talk … Continue reading Book Review- The Great Gatsby
Book Review- Where the Crawdads Sing
"Let's face it, a lot of times love doesn't work out. Yet even when it fails, it connects you to others and, in the end, that is all you have, the connections." - Delia Owens I am not usually one for murder mysteries. The only murder mysteries I've enjoyed over the years have been a handful … Continue reading Book Review- Where the Crawdads Sing
Interview with Balli Kaur Jaswal
Over the weekend I had a chance to interview the talented Balli Kaur Jaswal, a Singaporean novelist and author of Inheritance, Sugarbread, and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. The author's popularity blew up on social media after her novel, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, was endorsed and promoted by Reese Witherspoon and her book club, Hello … Continue reading Interview with Balli Kaur Jaswal
Book Review- One Day in December
“For onlookers, it must have been an Oscar-worthy sixty-second silent movie. From now on, if anyone asks me if I’ve ever fallen in love at first sight, I shall say yes, for one glorious minute on 21 December 2008.”
― Josie Silver