author of The Maiden and Her Monster'The dark
and outrageous girlfriend
This is cooking that's practical
I raced through it' Rebecca Wait
after many decades of colonial occupation
Why We Read : On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Crime author of The Maiden and*NATIONAL BESTSELLER**A WGN Radio Best Book of 2024**AGood HousekeepingReads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize SemifinalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the