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Tokyo’s essence -
Fantasy books with slow-burn romance and rich world building
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Get a deeper understanding of Japan -
Politics and economics in preindustrial societies -
The world of Anglo-Saxon Britain -
Creating an ‘inner consistency of reality’ -
Understanding where “capitalism” came from -
Life inside and outside of Iran -
Coming-of-age while Asian -
Medieval fantasy that do their research -
A look at medieval Europe as a whole -
That defined great storytelling for me as a kid -
Where the house is a character -
Realistic and compelling world-building -
Sci-fi romcoms that combine ideas, jokes, and feels
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Time and change -
Racial and economic inequality in the USA -
YA fantasy full of dark secrets and epic adventures -
Leadership that doesn’t have “leadership” in the title -
Military SF books that are impossible to put down