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Books 5 years ago

Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act: Rutger Bregman in 'Humankind'

What if people are inherently kind?

Books 6 years ago

'You’re Crushing It!' urges you to face life with positivity

British Youtuber and author Lex Croucher aims to help young audiences achieve their personal best through her latest book, "You’re Crushing It!".

Books 6 years ago

'The Farm' raises questions about surrogacy, commodification of women

Surrogacy in The Farm has been taken to another level, making the act of carrying a baby commercial and exploitative, reducing pregnancy to just another job and women to commodities. And yet, the job is crafted as a luxurious retreat and even meaningful.

Books 6 years ago

'The Growth Delusion' unveils what we talk about when we talk about the economy

The Growth Delusion, first published in 2018 by Bloomsbury, starts by debunking the notion that when the economy is growing, everything must be fine.

Books 6 years ago

Laila Lalami on 'The Other Americans': 'America was never homogeneous'

The Jakarta Post spoke to Laila Lalami on The Other Americans, American society and the Iraq War.

Books 7 years ago

'Sing, Unburied, Sing' lends lyrical prose to dark themes

Set in the fictional town of Bois, Sauvage, Mississippi, the book opens with teenage boy Jojo questioning what death is as he’s about to help his grandfather Pop slaughter a goat.

Books 7 years ago

Alice Clark-Platts on 'The Flower Girls' and the beauty of evil

Three girls go to a park but only two come back. The murder of 2-year-old Kirstie Swann at the hands of two sisters Laurel and Primrose Bowman, aged 10 and 6, takes the spotlight in 'The Flower Girls' by Alice Clark-Platts.