Nov 30, 2021 | Books & Literature
By Ghina El Darazi | Staff Writer I don’t know what it is exactly about plot twists, but I find myself more likely to pick up a book once I hear it has one. Cognitive scientist Vera Tobin says it’s more about the narrative’s setup than the actual twist, “As readers or...
Nov 23, 2021 | Books & Literature, Health & Wellness
By Ghina El Darazi | Staff Writer Lorrie Moore’s “Self-Help” is a parody of the traditional self-help book genre which tells captivating short stories with distraught characters at their center. I picked up Lorrie Moore’s “Self-Help”, while secretly (and a little...
Nov 16, 2021 | Activism, Books & Literature, Opinions
By Lilia Chahine | Staff Writer Before last year, the idea that someone’s favorite book was deemed a “classic” completely bewildered me. Despite being an early reader, I was never an avid reader of classics. Well, that was until I stumbled upon a second-hand copy of...
Nov 15, 2021 | Books & Literature
By Lilia Chahine | Staff Writer Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again… Following in the spirit of Halloween, I thought, what better book to review than Gothic suspense novel Rebecca by English author Daphne Du Maurier? Ghosts? Murder? Mystery? Check. If you...
Nov 2, 2021 | Books & Literature
By Hadi Sabra | Staff Writer Released in 1965, Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel Dune won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Four decades later, it eventually became one of the world’s best-selling novels [1-3]. Cited as the best science fiction book ever...
