A new entry into the “queer weird-girl lit-fic” canon.
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Katie (she/her) is a writer and bookseller living in the PNW with her dog, Poppy. She has been a lead reviewer for Lanternfish Press and is currently a contributor for the Southern Review of Books. Katie earned a B.A. in English with a minor in linguistics from the University of South Carolina. She has maintained her book blog (www.thelavenderhours.com) for nearly a decade and is currently working on her first novel.
An Appalachian Gothic Fairytale: Alisa Alering’s “Smothermoss”
A review of Alisa Altering’s debut novel “Smothermoss.”
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Women Rage Against Patriarchy in Dystopian “Exile in Guyville”
A review of Amy Lee Lillard’s short story collection, “Exile in Guyville.”
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Nevertheless, They Persisted: Six Enslaved Women Rebel in “Night Wherever We Go”
A review of “Night Wherever We Go” by Tracey Rose Peyton.
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“Desire Museum”: A Curated Study in Longing
Danielle Cadena Duelen’s latest poetry collection reads with immediacy and importance, yet unhurried.
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Genre-Bending “House Gone Quiet” Probes What It Means to Belong
A review of the short story collection, “House Gone Quiet,” by Kelsey Norris.
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“The Wind Will” Sweep Up Readers
Michelle Theall’s novel explores shortcomings and challenges stereotypes of the U.S. foster care system in this page-turning novel.
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