Other-Wordly: Words Both Strange and Lovely from Around the World by Yee-Lum Mak, illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Awwww, the illustrations are really endearing and heart-warming! Some of the words are so peculiar yet amazingly accurate about life that they should exist in every language.
the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur
this is a collection of heaviness, disguised in few words that might be mistaken as lightness. yet how can poems sprung from the depth of heart ever be jolly and happy; they can only be warning and warming.
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ah, of course this is an angry book. When it comes to gender issues, how can you not be frustrated?
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
You separate people into groups and make them hate one another so you can run them all.
This book is an enthralling, completely action-packed autobiography that took place in the transition from apartheid to post-apartheid eras of South Africa. It was easy to read, and should be read by everyone. By easy, I meant the language, not the content. Some of the stories were pretty disturbing.
Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
Interested in business, marketing, and advertising, I found ‘Contagious’ recommended across the Internet while searching for related books to study. Immediately checking it out of my local library, I delve into the book.