Fiction, Cultural Heritage
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Sweet Memories
by N.K. Padua
Reina Maruyama has always had sweet memories of her hometown of Kyoto, Japan. But when her father dies and her mother relocates her to Tokyo, life for Reina is turned on its head. Longing for the home she lost, she struggles to adjust, until a...
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When The Atlas Lions Roar
by Najat Sinclair-Benrbia
When the Atlas Lions Roar is set against the backdrop of 70s Morocco, a time when Rania and Manal were just children. The novel vividly captures the essence of their childhood trips to the Atlas region, which they initially didn't appreciate. It...
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Come Home, Friday
by Emma Abrams
Secrets. Ruthless operatives. Shadowy overseers. And two young adults caught in the middle. Frankie Donofrio’s dad told her, “We all have choices.” Day Goode’s father told him, “One can never go home.” Together, the high school sweethearts make a...
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One Weekend in May
by Gordon F.D. Wilson
It is a bright, clear Saturday morning when Ken Graham’s ex-wife stumbles through the front gate of his sheep farm, having walked, inexplicably, from the hospice facility where she has been spending her last days. Lena, suffering through a rare...
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Persian Garden of Imagination
Iranian Myths, Fairy Tales, and Folk Tales by Manijeh Rabiei-Roodsari
Carefully curated and translated by Dr. Manijeh Rabiei, Persian Garden of Imagination breathes new life into these ancient texts that shed light on Iranian culture and mythology. The literary stories of Iran contain complex topics and symbols...
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Shahbaz Rising
by Robert J. Rogers
When Esther, a beautiful, brilliant, and successful young American woman with a degree in engineering physics, meets a handsome, mysterious Iranian man while on a vacation, her world is shattered when he advises her that she is not who she...
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Sacred Bird
Naatoyipi'kssi by Pearl Long Time Squirrel
Sacred Bird lives a fulfilled and happy life among the Blood Tribe as a mother of three, wife to a loving husband, and caretaker of her Elders. One spring day, as Sacred Bird works to complete her chores with her young daughter’s help, the two...
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A Girl's Paradise Lost
A Story of a Girl Growing Up in Love, Peace and War by Nawal Halawa
Sitt Zubaida’s idyllic childhood on the al-Ajami Beach in Jaffa is nothing short of paradise. She spends her days with her loving family and with the enchanting sea, and spends her nights reading novels, immersing herself in stories of romance....
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Penelope’s Odyssey
by Tina Nicodemo
Penelope’s big-city dreams aren’t turning out exactly as she planned. When she moved away from her family and their small business, she envisioned a life creating fantastical events and taking advantage of all the things New York has to offer....
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Rejected
by Johnson Babalola
One fateful night in 1998 changes the lives of the Ajala family forever. After their farm is set on fire, they find themselves threatened from many sides. Feeling that their lives are in danger, the family decides they must leave their home of...