Navigating Life's Lessons: A Reflection on Jesmyn Ward’s Navigate Your Stars When Jesmyn Ward speaks, you listen. Having adored her novels like Salvage the Bones and Sing, Unburied, Sing, I was drawn to Navigate Your Stars, not just for its concise format but for the promise of insight from an author I hold in such high regard. This little book, born from her poignant commencement address at Tulane University, beautifully captures the essence of her journey, offering readers an intimate glimpse into the tapestry of her life experiences. At its...

Exploring the Depths of Human Experience: A Review of Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World It’s not every day that a book captures your heart and invites you into the world of poetry as profoundly as Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World does. I stumbled upon this gem while on holiday in Scotland, where I found a signed edition at Blackwell's in Edinburgh. The experience felt almost serendipitous, as if I was meant to walk through those doors and into the world curated by the...