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Book Review: The Farm by Joanne Ramos

When struggling single mother Jane Reyes is selected to become a Host at Golden Oaks Farm, she’s ecstatic. For the next nine months, she’ll be living in a luxury retreat for the one percent—or, well, for the women carrying the children of the one percent—where the staff will trip over themselves catering to her every…
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Book Review: America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo

A sprawling, soulful debut about three generations of women in one family struggling to balance the promise of the American dream and the unshakeable grip of history. [Pub. Penguin Books. 432 pp.] In a time of fake news, literature is one of the best ways to combat ignorance and apathy. If you’re lucky, Dekada ‘70…
