This review was first published by Fourth & Sycamore. In “The Audacious Canvas,” an early poem in Gabrielle Brant Freeman’s When She Was Bad, the poet observes the… Read more “A Review of Gabrielle Brant Freeman’s When She Was Bad”
Category: Books
2018 Books I’m Looking Forward To
There are quite a few books coming out in 2018 that I am very, very excited about. Which 2018 books are you most looking forward to? Indictus… Read more “2018 Books I’m Looking Forward To”
A Review of Rebecca Dunham’s Cold Pastoral
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Pastoral poetry, for most of its history, has sought out scenes of agrarian life for the purpose of escape… Read more “A Review of Rebecca Dunham’s Cold Pastoral”
Every Book I Read in 2017
Below is every book and zine I read in 2017. An * denotes a book I had read previously and reread in 2017. Links are to reviews… Read more “Every Book I Read in 2017”
A Review of We Were Witches by Ariel Gore
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. We Were Witches, underground literary goddess Ariel Gore’s newest novel, should be required reading, and I’m not even going… Read more “A Review of We Were Witches by Ariel Gore”
A Review of The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories by A.C. Wise
The characters of A.C. Wise‘s stories in The Kissing Booth Girl (Lethe Press, 2016) are outsiders, every one of them. Some have secrets and hide in plain sight, others… Read more “A Review of The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories by A.C. Wise”
Katy and I Discuss Sarah Schmidt’s See What I Have Done
Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one Here is the U.S.,… Read more “Katy and I Discuss Sarah Schmidt’s See What I Have Done”
A Review of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Mohsin Hamid’s much-anticipated fourth novel Exit Westmakes deft use of a single fantastical element to create a magical realist novel… Read more “A Review of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid”
Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook
Confession: I’ve never read any of Jeff Vandermeer’s fiction. Which makes it a little odd that I decided to read his book about writing, but in some… Read more “Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook”
Susan Kinsolving’s Dailies & Rushes: Poems
When I was a child, Moving scared me; every time I located my life, it wandered away once more. These words from Susan Kinsolving’s poem “In Preparation”… Read more “Susan Kinsolving’s Dailies & Rushes: Poems”
