A review of Amy Lee Lillard’s short story collection, “Exile in Guyville.”
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Rhythm of Trout Fishing Juxtaposes Uncertainty in “Yellow Stonefly”
Sandy Holston seeks solace in the Ripshin River valley of western Virginia, only to discover that the problems of the world exist in even the most serene settings. Can she learn to adapt?
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Magical Realism in the “Pages of Mourning” by Diego Gerard Morrison
Diego Gerard Morrison’s second novel, Pages of Mourning, may call Mexico its mainhome, but its first scene is a literal writer’s nightmare in a New York City coffee shop. Aureliano Más, the novel’s rarely sober, often haunted, and slyly named protagonist, sees dead people. It happens when he’s asleep and even, sometimes, when he’s awake and…
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“Hang the Moon” Has the Heroine You’ve Been Waiting For
A review of “Hang the Moon” by Jeannette Walls.
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A Young Academic Searches for Home in “Habitations”
A review of “Habitations” by Sheila Sundar.
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To Wreck and Regenerate: Kirsten Reneau’s “Sensitive Creatures”
In her debut collection of essays, “Sensitive Creatures,” Kirsten Reneau leaves it all on the page: trauma, sexual assault, addiction, suicidal ideation, and amongst the angsty detritus, there remains the undertones of love and hope.
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“Nola Face”: A Bold and ‘Buggy’ Debut
The New Orleans literary landscape is rich, but Brooke Champagne’s memoir fills a gap in the Big Easy canon.
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Feeding the Ghosts: Ancestral Offerings and New Growth
Rahul Mehta’s new poetry collection closely examines lived experience by way of metaphor, narrative, juxtaposition and observation.
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Cosmetic Surgery and Quiet Violence On Board in Lindsey Harding’s “Pilgrims 2.0”
“Pilgrims 2.0” is a stunning portrayal of desperation that holds buoyancy in its empathy and finds brutality in asking where the line of violence is drawn or if, perhaps, the line has been drawn too late.
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“Cauterized” Full of Rich and Poignant Verse
Laura Apol’s latest collection, “Cauterized,” is an invitation to closer observation.
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