Docile, a memoir by Hyeseung Song, perfectly encapsulates the generational trauma of the immigrant experience.
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An Artist Searches for Identity and Belonging in “Final Cut”
A review of “Final Cut,” a graphic novel by Charles Burns.
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In “Magicicada,” A Voice Long Buried Emerges and Sings
Claire Millikin maps trauma to the cicadas’ cyclical lives of “burial and ascension.”
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“No One Gets to Fall Apart” Is an Unflinching Look at Mental Illness, Trauma, and Belonging
This review of Sarah LaBrie’s debut memoir, “No One Gets to Fall Apart,” explores the themes of generational trauma and belonging that shape the book.
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Running From, and Finding, Peace in Erik Reece’s “Kingfisher Blues”
Vivid, raw, and hopeful, Erik Reece’s “Kingfisher Blues” is a powerful poetry collection about addiction, recovery, and the search for stillness.
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Rerelease of Scott McClanahan’s ‘Crapalachia’ Reopens Connection with Place
A review of Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place.
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Many Voices in One in “Another Woman”
The breadth of these poems opens us to the resiliency and strength of a woman’s voice.
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Rescue or Kidnapping in “Two-Step Devil”
A review of Jamie Quatro’s genre-bending novel, “Two-Step Devil.”
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Abuse and Escape in “The End of Tennessee”
A review of Rachel M. Hanson’s memoir, “The End of Tennessee.”
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“Swamp”: A Historical Novel Full of Symbolism, Metaphor
The persona of Benito Juárez, revolutionary and first president of Mexico, transports readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans in this tale of bear fights, murders, infatuation, and yellow fever.
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