“Love from Mecca to Medina” by S.K. Ali
“Love From Mecca to Medina” is a deeply moving tale about a Thanksgiving pilgrimage
“Mohawk Girls” (Peacock)
‘Mohawk Girls’ bills itself as the Native ‘Sex And The City.’ Luckily, it's so much more than that.
“When Winter Robeson Came” by Brenda Woods
“When Winter Robeson Came” is a lyrical ode to Los Angeles in the 1960s
“Everything Within and In Between” by Nikki Barthelmess
“Everything Within and in Between” is a different kind of assimilation story
“Youngblood” by Sasha Laurens
The new YA “Youngblood” has generated a lot of controversy. Of course we had to see what the fuss was about…
“Double Exposure” by Ava Barry
“Double Exposure” is a classic L.A. noir (and a genuine page turner)
“Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story” (YouTube)
“Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story” is the perfect spooky-funny web series for the Halloween season
“The Depths” by Nicole Lesperance
“The Depths” is an old-timey YA mystery in all the best ways
“The Interpreter’s Daughter” by Teresa Lim
In her new family memoir “The Interpreter’s Daughter,” Teresa Lim’s illustrates how the past is never really past
“Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons” by Anthony Christian Ocampo
“Brown and Gay in LA” is an engaging exploration of the queer, brown LGBTQ experience
“A Mid-Semester Night’s Dream” (2022, Meet Cute Podcast)
'Bridgerton' star Charithra Chandran headlines a new fictional podcast with a Shakespearean twist
“Partner Track” (2022, Netflix)
In Netflix's “The Partner Track” ambitious lawyer Ingrid Yun falls headlong into the model minority trap
“Like Water” by Daryl Joji Maeda
Like Water explores how migration and colonialism shaped martial arts legend Bruce Lee
“A League of Their Own” (Prime)
The new A League of Their Own series spotlights the themes the hit film left out: sexuality and race
“Wedding Season” (2022, Netflix)
Netflix’s Wedding Season has fake dating, gorgeous costuming, and…questionable Indian accents.
“Death on Goukon Island” by Seishi Yokomizo
Death on Gokuman Island is a satisfying murder mystery AND a history lesson about post-WWII Japan
“The Sea Knows My Name” by Laura Brooke Robson
The Sea Knows My Name is a story about mothers and daughters (with some pirates thrown in)
“Mr. Malcolm’s List” (2022)
Mr. Malcolm's List is a trope-filled comedy of manners that hits exactly the right notes
“Ma and Me” by Putsata Reang
Ma and Me is a vivid, compassionate memoir that made Lakshmi want to be a better person
“Who We Were in the Dark” by Jessica Taylor
“Who We Were In The Dark” Is The Marvelously Enigmatic and Creepy Beach Read We've Been Looking For