Four compelling 2023 releases

Plus beach books for every reader and why you should read short stories

Hey, readers!

I read four 2023 releases this week and I have a lot to say about them, so let’s get right to the books, shall we?

This week in books.

This week I read…

• The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi. The Centre follows Anisa, an aspiring translator who finds herself romantically involved with a man who claims to attend a “super secret” language school …