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Food, Ghosts, Trauma, Magic: Three Generations Entwined in “My Mother Cursed My Name”

By: Nayoung Bishoff June 25, 2025June 24, 2025

ReviewsAnamely Salgado Reyes, Atria Books, Fiction, My Mother Cursed My NameLeave a Comment

Set in a small Texas town near the U.S.-Mexico border, this debut magical realism novel follows Olvido, Angustias, and Felicitas as they reunite for Olvido’s funeral.

‘Strange Folk’ Shows the Healing of Home

By: Jessi Rae Morton August 20, 2024August 19, 2024

ReviewsAlli Dyer, Atria Books, Fiction, Strange FolkLeave a Comment

Featuring magic, mystery and dark themes Alli Dyer’s debut novel spotlights family trauma, addiction and the healing power of land.

“Daybreak” Confronts US Involvement in Russo-Ukrainian War

By: Nicole Yurcaba February 23, 2024February 23, 2024

ReviewsAtria Books, Daybreak, Fiction, Matt Gallagher, NovelLeave a Comment

Part love story, Army veteran Matthew Gallagher’s latest novel primarily explores the complexities of war.

“Camera Man”: Resilience and Reinvention

By: Amy R. Martin May 25, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsAtria Books, Buster Keaton, Camera Man, Dana Stevens, Nonfiction, Stage and ScreenLeave a Comment

A review of “Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century” by Dana Stevens.