<![CDATA[The Book Cafe - Medium]]> https://medium.com/the-book-cafe?source=rss----41ad3c972ac6---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png The Book Cafe - Medium https://medium.com/the-book-cafe?source=rss----41ad3c972ac6---4 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:27:10 GMT <![CDATA[Interview and Book Review: The King of Aloe Vera by Tomas Moniz]]>

“Everything’s changed. You just need to be brave enough to accept it.”

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A captivating epistolary novel that captures an ordinary yet exceptional life in fine form.

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Defeated by arrogance and intelligence: The Japanese Navy’s Story

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Four stars for a surprisingly poignant procedural.

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On fascinating womanhood, the power of positive thinking, the 2020 election, Napoleon Dynamite, and the domino effect meme, among other…

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A Latin American family saga through the generations

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(and no, I do not mean that we need to read fewer books)

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A superbly charming, entirely enjoyable, full of heart and folly, family story

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A review of Hailey Piper’s 2025 short story collection

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I wanted to like this book, here’s why I didn’t

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