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Bryan Washington’s “Family Meal” Is Like Fondly Flipping Through an Album of Old Family Photos

By: Frankie Martinez November 27, 2023November 23, 2023

ReviewsBryan Washington, Family Meal, Fiction, Riverhead BooksLeave a Comment

“Family Meal” follows lifelong friends – and sometimes lovers – Cam and TJ through ripping changes in post-pandemic Houston.

Entering the Dream State: A Review of Hannah Lillith Assadi’s The Stars Are Not Yet Bells

By: Christine McDowell Tucker February 24, 2023February 23, 2023

ReviewsFiction, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Novel, Review, Riverhead Books, The Stars are Not Yet BellsLeave a Comment

In this magical realism novel, the past and the present mingle in a maddening mashup of memories and sensations.

“The Office of Historical Corrections” is a Trenchant Dramatization of Racial Inequity in America

By: Amy R. Martin December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

ReviewsDaniell Evans, Fiction, Riverhead Books, The Office of Historical CorrectionsLeave a Comment

A review of Danielle Evans’ novella and story collection, “The Office of Historical Corrections.”