Nick Medina’s “The Whistler” is an Indigenous horror that pairs the loss of autonomy with paranormal folklore.
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Fierce Love in “Lullaby for the Grieving”
A review of Ashley M. Jones’ new poetry collection, “Lullaby for the Grieving.”
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“Shedding Season” Casts a Spell
In their poems, Jane Morton finds incredible strength and beauty in being cracked open, shedding what no longer serves in order to become something new.
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Verdant Leaves and Apples Red as Blood: Austyn Wohlers’ “Hothouse Bloom”
In her debut novel Hothouse Bloom, Austyn Wohlers explores a millennial pastoral through the story of Anna, a former painter in her late twenties who flees home in search of paradise, only to witness its collapse. When Anna learns that her grandfather, Joe, has left her his orchard, she abandons her painting career and moves…
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Poetry Flowing from History in “You’re Called by the Same Sound”
A review of Alicia Wright’s August 2025 poetry collection “You’re Called by the Same Sound.”
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“Forget Me Not” Is a Twisty and Turny Psychological Thriller
A review of Stacy Willingham’s “Forget Me Not.”
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Sarah Pekkanen’s “The Locked Ward” is an Escapist Thriller
A review of Sarah Pekkanen’s new novel, “The Locked Ward.”
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Fictional Rallying Cry in “A Dog in Georgia”
A review of Laura Grodstein’s “A Dog in Georgia.”
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Petty Yet Liberating Incivilities in “Be Gay, Do Crime”
Edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley, the stories in “Be Gay, Do Crime” are often chaotic and funny, but also filled with yearning and pain.
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Neighbors Hold Unusual Burials in “The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush”
Regardless of whether one might know Gilmore’s rural world intimately or not, “The Curious Calling of Leonard Bush” is an easy book to feel a kinship with because of its warmth — full of love, hope, kindness, and community.
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