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Sruti Islam

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Sruti Islam reads. She runs a literary newsletter: Weird Era, partnered by Librairie Saint-Henri Books, while also freelancing in literary and cultural coverage. She is a Libra.
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3 books to read this month: Audition, My Documents, Care and Feeding

3 books to read this month: Audition, My Documents, Care and Feeding

May 27, 2025 Sruti Islam

Katie Kitamura’s third consecutive banger, the Asian American take on the U.S. response to terrorist attacks and a fascinating peek behind the curtain of foodie culture.

Books to read this month: Stag Dance, No Fault, The Wickedest, Something Rotten

Books to read this month: Stag Dance, No Fault, The Wickedest, Something Rotten

March 27, 2025 Sruti Islam

Stories about gender and sexuality, politics and masculinity, a divorce memoir and poems about a marathon house-party.

3 books to read this month: Can the Monster Speak, Wicked, Owlish

3 books to read this month: Can the Monster Speak, Wicked, Owlish

February 11, 2025 Sruti Islam

The books we read over the holidays were provocative, inspiring — wicked, even.

3 books to read this month: Good Want, How It Works Out and The Coin

3 books to read this month: Good Want, How It Works Out and The Coin

July 30, 2024 Sruti Islam

Brilliant new titles by Domenica Martinello, Myriam Lacroix and Yasmin Zaher.

3 books to read this month: Who’s Afraid of Gender, Small Fires, Alphabetical Diaries

3 books to read this month: Who’s Afraid of Gender, Small Fires, Alphabetical Diaries

May 23, 2024 Sruti Islam

The latest novels by Judith Butler, Rebecca May Johnson and Sheila Heti.

3 books to read this month: The Vulnerables, The Librarianist, Open Throat

3 books to read this month: The Vulnerables, The Librarianist, Open Throat

December 30, 2023 Sruti Islam

Light in the darkness of lockdown, Benjamin Button meets Revolutionary Road and the story of a queer mountain lion.

4 books to read this month: Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?, The Book of Ayn, People Collide, Death Valley

4 books to read this month: Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?, The Book of Ayn, People Collide, Death Valley

November 17, 2023 Sruti Islam

A graphic novel about the FLQ, a genre-bending book about gender, getting funny about grief and more.

3 books to read this month: Girlfriend on Mars, Daddy Boy, Terrace Story

3 books to read this month: Girlfriend on Mars, Daddy Boy, Terrace Story

August 16, 2023 Sruti Islam

A fun space-tourism story, a meditation on gender, fatherhood and masculinity and an inter-generational epic spanning space and time.

3 books to read this month: Big Shadow, Lapvona & The Marigold

3 books to read this month: Big Shadow, Lapvona & The Marigold

July 31, 2023 Sruti Islam

A coming-of-age story evoking #MeToo concerns, an unhinged tale of a fictional medieval fiefdom and a novel about killer sludge hitting Toronto’s luxury condo scene.

3 books to read this month: Biography of X, Users & I Fear My Pain Interests You

3 books to read this month: Biography of X, Users & I Fear My Pain Interests You

June 26, 2023 Sruti Islam

A fun fake biography, the story of a VR game recreating the experience of being haunted by your ex and the misadventures of the daughter of famous punks.

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