Treasured, Bitter Fruit in Bo Hee Moon’s “Birthstones in the Province of Mercy”

By: Colin Bishoff
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A review of Bo Hee Moon’s newest poetry collection, “Birthstones in the Province of Mercy.”

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“Talking with Boys”: Finding Freedom in Forward Motion

By: Lael Flores
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In Tayyba Kanwal’s story collection, “Talking with Boys,” characters are in constant flux. Motion becomes an act of survival and self-definition for those whose lives are circumscribed by expectation.

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Contrary and Organized: “Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster”

By: Amy R. Martin
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A review of Gerri Willis’ “Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster,” the story of one of the “Big Five” female spies in the American Civil War.

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Circling and Expansive Storytelling in “Extinction Capital of the World”

By: Becca Stanek
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Rather than a static snapshot, these ten interconnected stories share a portrait of Hawaii as a living, evolving organism.

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