At the core of this collection is Wade’s complex relationship with his father, whose presence is at once both painful and familiar.
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“Kin” Is a Study in Sisterhood, Motherhood, and Unconditional Love
“It is sad to not have a mother… But sadness is one thing. Grief is another.”
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Tupac Shakur, By Those Who Knew Him
A review of Jeff Pearlman’s “Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur.”
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Mezghebe’s Debut: Just “What You’re Looking For”
For fans of Yaa Gyasi and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, this novel’s fresh and poignant writing is storytelling at its finest.
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Looking through the Dual Lens: Michelle Peñaloza’s “All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems”
Michelle Peñaloza’s second full-length collection, “All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems,” reminds us of the function of poems: to record, to remember, to share.
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Recklessness and Resilience Drive “Scavengers”
An estranged mother and daughter reconnect while hunting treasure in the Utah desert in this complex debut from Kathleen Boland.
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“Called by Distances” is Precise and Focused
A review of Biljana D Obradović’s new poetry collection, “Called by Distances.”
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Incisive Questions about Mothering in “The Cracks We Bear”
“The Cracks We Bear” by Catalina Infante (translated by Michelle Mirabella) asks incisive questions about mothering, both the act of being mothered and that of becoming one.
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Foxglovewise Explores the Natural Rituals of Loss
Mlinko’s poems are meditative spaces where loss, grief, acceptance, and the natural world collide.
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Treasured, Bitter Fruit in Bo Hee Moon’s “Birthstones in the Province of Mercy”
A review of Bo Hee Moon’s newest poetry collection, “Birthstones in the Province of Mercy.”
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