What I Read...

I'll go into more detail later, but here are a couple of interesting (and extremely different) books I read over the last few months:

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
From the Library Journal: "Every now and again a literary work changes the way people think. Abulhawa...has crafted a brilliant first novel about Palestine... [This] intensely beautiful fictionalized history... should be read by both politicians and those interested in contemporary politics.”

Every now and again a literary work changes the way people think. Abulhawa...has crafted a brilliant first novel about Palestine... [This] intensely beautiful fictionalized history... should be read by both politicians and those interested in contemporary politics.”  - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/mornings-in-jenin-9781608190461/#sthash.6cgzRfTl.dpuf

“Every now and again a literary work changes the way people think. Abulhawa...has crafted a brilliant first novel about Palestine... [This] intensely beautiful fictionalized history... should be read by both politicians and those interested in contemporary politics.” –  Library Journal - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/mornings-in-jenin-9781608190461/#sthash.6cgzRfTl.dpuf

Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron
A novel about Rwanda which won the Bellwether Prize, awarded biennially by Barbara Kingsolver for an unpublished novel that addresses issues of social justice.

And for something completely different

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
A romantic comedy featuring an oddly charming, socially challenged genetics professor,   as he seeks true love.