The French for window shopping is faire de la lèche-vitrine – literally: to lick the window. And the window at KL Pâtisserie is one you will definitely want to lick.
Author: emiglia
‘Bad Feminist’ Allows Us to Be Human
Perfect is the enemy of good: so said Voltaire, and so implies Roxane Gay in her Bad Feminist, an essay collection that guides the reader along Gay’s own journey embracing her feminism, activism, and womanhood.
If You’re ‘Crazy for Pastry,’ Try Fou de Pâtisserie
Crazy about pastry at this unique shop.
One of Many Visits to Sain
I’m a regular at Sain for a reason.
Visiting with ‘The Goon Squad’
The flailing, self-destructive characters in ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’ afford a deftly wrought and keen lesson in empathy.
A Sweet Stop at Sucre Coeur
A pastry shop with a focus on seasonal, organic ingredients just below Montmartre.
‘Spring’ is My Favorite of the Seasonal Quartet so Far
Ali Smith set out to write four novels in a year, one for each of the seasons. I like the order of such a task; it appeals to me. And this one is my favorite.
‘Persepolis’ Bears Rereading
Persepolis tells a uniquely Iranian coming-of-age story while appealing to the feelings of invincibility and longing universal to youth everywhere.
‘Small Island’ Tells the Tale of Two Very Different Small Islands
It was a James Thurber short story that first clued me into the fact that literary staples vary from country to country, even within the Anglophone world. Americans read Brits, and Brits…
‘Anna Karenina’ is Indeed A Soap Opera – and a Very Enjoyable One at That
I read my first Russian.