A Different Kind of Connection in “The Quiet Zone”

A review of “The Quiet Zone,” a nonfiction book about the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia which prides itself on being free of WiFi.

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An Environmental Manifesto from 1937 in”Hounds on the Mountain”

A review of James Still’s poetry collection, “Hounds on the Mountain,” reflecting on nature, life, death, self-sufficiency and survival.

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The Dark and Deeply Philosophical Poetry of “A Season in Hell with Rimbaud”

A review of Dustin Pearson’s poetry collection, “A Season in Hell with Rimbaud.”

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“Out Front the Following Sea” Features a Different Kind of Heroine

A review of Leah Angstman’s book, “Out Front the Following Sea.”

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A Mortuary Make-Up Artist’s Guide to Grief and the Body: Ella Baxter’s “New Animal”

A review of Ella Baxter’s new novel, “New Animal”

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Parental Disability, Ancestral Violence and Millennial Nostalgia in Henry Hoke’s “Sticker”

With its examination of stickers, pop culture icons, and even the oft-forgotten days of video stores and cell phone-less times, Henry Hoke’s essay collection, “Sticker,” is a trove of Millennial nostalgia.

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