Expand Your Bookshelf

A part of learning and writing is sharing the books I have recently read and enjoy. Maybe you will find one you might enjoy too!

In Praise of Defeat: Selected Poems

by Abdellatif Laâbi

This dual-language poetry collection by French-Moroccan Abdellatif Laâbi contains haunting poems about justice, incarceration, and the writing life.

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith

Wreck This Journal is a great way to jump into creativity, especially if you are always paralyzed with a blank page. For more inspiration, you can check out her Instagram site.

Dreams of Trespass by Fatima Mernissi

A memoir by Moroccan feminist, Fatima Mernissi, where she shares stories of her life as a girl growing up in Fez.

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

A new take on the genre, as the story explores life of four women who developed the technology for time travel and the ramifications of this new knowledge.