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All Reading Aloud: ‘I Wrote This To Remind You That…’ by Arli Pagaduan
Welcome to All Reading Aloud, in which we read excerpts out loud. Released in December 2020, I Wrote This To Remind You That… is Arli Pagaduan‘s third book. It is a: “a short collection of writing spurts with simple illustrations. I wrote these when I was in college, when I was hurt, when I was…More
Bookbed reviews: ‘Stand Up, Yumi Chung!’ by Jessica Kim
by KB Meniado THE STORY One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-up comedian. On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her “Yu-MEAT” because she smells like her family’s Korean barbecue restaurant. On the inside, Yumi is ready for her Netflix…More
Bookbed reviews: ‘Exhalation: Stories’ by Ted Chiang
by Jodesz Gavilan THE STORY This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. In The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate, a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary…More
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