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The Electrical Field Book Review

Kerri Sakamoto
A mystery unfolds in the periphery as we plumb the depths of Miss Saito's loneliness, regrets, desires, and need for control. A death in her small town makes visible the cracks that her and her neighbours would have preferred to keep glossing over. It also unravels her sense of routine and comfort as the ghosts of the past come rushing back. Set against the backdrop of generational trauma stemming from the Japanese internment camps, this book wrestles to pinpoint the spot where the pain began.

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The Next Supper Book Review

Corey Mintz
This is a book that is inescapably tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Critiquing the restaurant industry at the very moment it was forced to shut down, Mintz takes the opportunity to imagine a more equitable food system. With a conversational tone, he shifts between the bird's-eye view and the day-to-day minutiae of what it will take to radically reform the way we feed ourselves. It's ultimately a hopeful book, and Mintz spends a lot of time describing the mouthwatering meals that make it all worthwhile.

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Trust Book Review

Hernan Diaz
Beneath layers of doubt and competing narratives that bring each other into question, the same old fixation on a single genius capable of outsmarting the system.

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Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities Book Review

Rebecca Solnit
An essential read for millennial activists. Learning about the previous generation's victories and tactics shows that we can achieve good things, contrary to the overarching story of defeat that the left tends to tell about itself. I struggle with so much focus on process rather than outcomes, but sitting with that discomfort is a path to growth, I guess.

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