Giovanni's Room: A book review

Baldwin’s Masterpiece on Shame & Identity

Sep 13 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

6

August 2025

Finally, an honest book about motherhood!

Rachel Cusk’s A Life’s Work

Aug 24 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

9

1

May 2025

The Lion Women of Tehran: A book review

What The Lion Women of Tehran Gets Right About Iranian Women’s Strength

May 21 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

9

7

April 2025

Book review: "Outline" trilogy by Rachel Cusk

A Trilogy Like No Other

Apr 15 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

14

2

March 2025

Lessons in Discipline, Precision, and Mastery

Book Review: On Writing by Ernest Hemingway

Mar 28 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

12

The Good News Is That You're Free, the Bad News Is Also That You're Free!

Book review: Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

Mar 15 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

10

1

February 2025

Good old times or a time to shelter

Book Review: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

Feb 20 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

10

8

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Personal Reflection on Literature, Freedom, and Exile

Literature, Censorship, and Leaving Home: Reflections on 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'

Feb 9 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

12

5

December 2024

Perfume: A Dark Gothic Tale of Scent and Obsession

Book Review: Perfume, The Story of a Murderer

Dec 22, 2024 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

8

Is Contemporary Literature as Great as the Classics?

Of 'The Bee Sting' and Other contemporary Reads

Dec 6, 2024 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

5

November 2024

Book review: ‘Outline’ by Rachel Cusk

A pleasantly unconventional read

Nov 22, 2024 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

15

4

October 2024

A Timeless Comedy: The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde's absolute gem

Oct 26, 2024 • 

Shideh Mirashrafi

8