Jas Being Jas

The Reckoning. The final installment in the Unadjusteds series by Marisa Noelle! I learned about this series when I participated in a...

I didn't used to drink chai very much. But when I'm home I notice I'll have almost a cup a day, just to join my mom or aunts. Chai time...

The Mother's Day recipes continue! One thing that screams family time to me is BBQs. For those of you who know me, you might wonder where...

One thing I've loved, and for a really long time, is mom and pop shops. Aside from the fact that it reminds me of my own family's hard...

It's the first ever, Sikh Readathon! For those who don't know, April is Sikh Heritage Month in the US and Canada. The perfect time for a...

They say, One death is a tragedy One million is a statistic. But what about all the numbers in between? How do you mourn them? Four...

This is my second time picking up a story by the lovely Kathryn Freeman! The first was The New Guy, and you can check out my review...

While winter can really suck, and social distancing has put a damper on the usual holiday festivities that make winter bearable, this was...

How many different ways can I say that I love stories about women? When I first saw the title for Rosie Hendry's new book, "The Mother's...

I was so excited when I came across the opportunity to review Girlhood: Teens Around the World in Their Own Voices by Masuma Ahuja. I...

I promise this isn't one of those "new year's resolutions are garbage" posts. I absolutely agree that you don't have to wait until the...

Oh Fall. My favorite time of year! This time of year really is magical to me. Nature bursts with this last, vibrant explosion of life,...

This post has been in my drafts almost all year. It started because of all the issues I was seeing with representation in publishing. ...

We’re all probably tired of hearing how the holiday season is going to look different this year. I know I am! I don't consider myself an...

When I was younger I used to love watching the 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family. Even though I didn’t grow up in a Christian family,...

Like most Harry Potter fans, I had a tendency for years to want all things Harry Potter, official or not. So years ago when I saw The...

Why am I not celebrating Diwali this year? Well for starters, I'm Sikh, so I would actually be celebrating Bandi Chhor Divas.  But the...

It's a brand new week, and in some ways it feels like the start of a new chapter. (Speaking of chapters, pictured above is The Seven...

What a summer it has been. We swore to ourselves that this year, we would make the most of our proximity to Chicago and explore the city...

Often, I get emails about books. Books that are coming out, books that I should read, book recommendations "hand-picked" for me, books...