What is the weight of a memory? A woman discovers that her bathroom has been remodeled into a prison cellโwhere she is an unlikely inmateโin this surreal novel of exile, grief, memory, and migration. In Salerno, Italy, Dilara spends her days caring for her aging father and her hypochondriac husband. Since leaving her native Istanbul, … Continue reading Pages Review | The Renovation by Kenan Orhan
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February in Pages | Monthly Wrap-up 2026
Hello, yes I am back! Hopefully for good. Apologies for being inactive for so many years. I think I was hoping for a better time to continue yapping here about books and other things but looking at how things are only getting worse after the pandemic I figured there is no better time than now … Continue reading February in Pages | Monthly Wrap-up 2026
Pages Review | Mirror Marked by Vida Cruz-Borja
You're using a story as a veil. Old, rich, and deeply rooted in witchcraft, the Petronio family's youngest daughter is getting married. There's just one problem: the mother of the bride, Mutya, is an evil witchโand she's out for vengeance. Kelly hasn't been planning weddings for very long, but she takes the job despite her … Continue reading Pages Review | Mirror Marked by Vida Cruz-Borja
Pages Review | Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at work by perpetuating, for nine months and beyond, the lie that she's pregnant. When thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that, as the only woman at her … Continue reading Pages Review | Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
OK to BE: A Work in Progress | “Postpartum” by Yours Truly
"But what is tougher is the waiting -- waiting for someone to ask, for someone who gets it."KB Meniado my collection so far! OK to BE is a monthly zine project featuring everyday adventures by creators for creators. The project is headed/edited/curated by the amazing KB Meniado of heykebe, a Filipina creative and editor. She … Continue reading OK to BE: A Work in Progress | “Postpartum” by Yours Truly





