Brina Patel – Coffee Time Reviews

‘Afterparties’ Explores the Intersections of Class, Ethnicity, and Sexuality

A posthumously published short story collection by a brilliant writer

‘Five Tuesdays in Winter’:Has Lily King’s Most Recent Release Made Me Love Short Stories Again?

Redefining my relationship with the short story

‘The Parted Earth’: Bringing Partition’s Darkness to Light

Copy of A Parted Earth, held up against a wooden fence

Anjali Enjeti’s story of a land divided

‘Between Two Kingdoms’: The Power of Owning Your Story

Suleika Jaouad's memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, atop a navy blue comforter. A painting with blue, black, yellow, and purple sits in the bottom half of the photo, behind the book.

Truths from Suleika Jouad’s brilliant memoir

‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’: The Scoop on Therapy, From a Therapist

Hand holding 'Maybe you should talk to someone' against a wooden background. The cover is light blue with an orange box of tissues in the middle.

‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’ is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with their mental health, through a therapist’s own experience.

‘Against The Loveless World’ Gives a Voice to the Voiceless

Hand holding 'Against the Loveless World' by Susan Abulhawa, against white background

Why this book about solitary confinement and one woman’s fight against a world that keeps bringing her down is a must-read for any political fiction fan.

‘We Have Always Been Here:’ A Soul-Stirring Pride Month Read

White e-reader on a satin navy fabric showing the cover of 'We have always been here', a queer Muslim memoir.

How a Pakistani woman redefines home, re-embraces faith, and reinvents her identity

How ‘Disability Visibility’ Empowered Me to Change My Narrative

The book 'Disability Visibility' on a blue fabric, with a plant pot in the upper right corner.

Confronting internalized ableism head-on.