JJ Amaworo Wilson’s Damnificados is based on real events, which seems almost incredible until you remember what a truly strange world we live in. These are the facts… Read more “A Review of Damnificados by JJ Amaworo Wilson”
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A Review of Not Dark Yet by Berit Ellingsen
I love Two Dollar Radio, the indie press from my home state of Ohio that just released Berit Ellingsen’s Not Dark Yet. I really wish I loved Not Dark… Read more “A Review of Not Dark Yet by Berit Ellingsen”
A Review of Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
Gold Fame Citrus by Vaye Watkins is a feverish parable about an American near-future without water. Not long from now the American West, a largely arid region… Read more “A Review of Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins”
A Review of Iliana Rocha’s Karankawa
The Karankawa, as explained briefly in the foreword to Iliana Rocha’s debut poetry collection of that title (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015), were a tribe of Indians who… Read more “A Review of Iliana Rocha’s Karankawa”
A Review of Felicity: Poems by Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver’s newest collection of poetry is a simple one, and as lovely and as gently insightful as we’ve come to expect from one of our greatest… Read more “A Review of Felicity: Poems by Mary Oliver”
A Review of Rules for Werewolves by Kirk Lynn
I am a sucker for improvised families in fiction. Vagrants who have each other’s backs, college kids who celebrate the holidays together instead of going home even… Read more “A Review of Rules for Werewolves by Kirk Lynn”
A Review of Application for Release from the Dream by Tony Hoagland
In his newest poetry collection, Application for Release from the Dream (Graywolf Press), Tony Hoagland comes across as a bit of a cranky old cuss, but instead of waving… Read more “A Review of Application for Release from the Dream by Tony Hoagland”
A Review of Ball: Stories by Tara Ison
There is a sickness at the heart of Ball, Tara Ison’s first short story collection, one she pokes at in each of the collection’s eleven tales until it… Read more “A Review of Ball: Stories by Tara Ison”
A Review of Stay: Prose Poems by Kathleen McGookey
Stay. In Kathleen McGookey’s new prose poetry collection of that title (Press 53) the word has several meanings. In the book’s dealings with grief and the loss of loved… Read more “A Review of Stay: Prose Poems by Kathleen McGookey”
A Review of Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir
Mary Karr is the unassuming master of the modern memoir. Her three offerings–1995’s The Liar’s Club, 2005’s Cherry, and 2009’s Lit–are adored by readers and were roundly praised by critics. Her… Read more “A Review of Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir”
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