Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar: A Novel That Sits With You Long After You’re Done About the Author Kaveh Akbar was born in Tehran in 1989 and moved to the United States when he was still a toddler. He grew up across different states—New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana—which probably explains why themes like displacement and identity Read more…

Demian by Hermann Hesse: A Soul-Searching Journey into Identity and Awakening Introduction Some books you forget the moment you finish them. Others stay with you like a faint melody. And then there are books like Demian—the ones that tap you on the shoulder years later, when you least expect it, and whisper, “You’re still searching, Read more…