Circling and Expansive Storytelling in “Extinction Capital of the World”

Rather than a static snapshot, these ten interconnected stories share a portrait of Hawaii as a living, evolving organism.

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“The Dark and the Devil So Close”: Kristi DeMeester’s Historical Feminist Horror, “Dark Sisters”

A review of Kristi DeMeester’s eerie, propulsive novel, “Dark Sisters.”

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Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Delicate Balance of Distance in “If You Leave”

Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.

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