An estranged mother and daughter reconnect while hunting treasure in the Utah desert in this complex debut from Kathleen Boland.
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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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“Hot Wax”: A Road Trip Worth Taking
A review of M.L. Rio’s novel, “Hot Wax.”
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Hollywood Glamour Meets Wartime Realities in “The Star Society”
A review of Gabriella Saab’s latest historical novel, “The Star Society.”
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“Talking with Boys”: Finding Freedom in Forward Motion
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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Circling and Expansive Storytelling in “Extinction Capital of the World”
Rather than a static snapshot, these ten interconnected stories share a portrait of Hawaii as a living, evolving organism.
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“The Dark and the Devil So Close”: Kristi DeMeester’s Historical Feminist Horror, “Dark Sisters”
A review of Kristi DeMeester’s eerie, propulsive novel, “Dark Sisters.”
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Secrets, Sisters, and Grasping the Past: An Interview with Julie Hensley
An interview with author Julie Hensley on her recent novel, “Five Oaks.”
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Reclamation of Power in “I, Medusa”
Ayana Gray’s “I, Medusa” is full of complicated women with rich personalities who exist in a gray area.
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“Midnight in Memphis”: Noteworthy Southern Noir
Thomas Dann’s debut is much more than a typical whodunit.
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