Platypus Press is a new boutique publisher from the UK focusing on poetry, and I recently had the privilege of reading two books from their small catalogue of titles. Sausalito Poems,… Read more “2 New Poetry Books from Platypus Press”
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A Review of Application for Release from the Dream by Tony Hoagland
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. In his newest poetry collection, Application for Release from the Dream (Graywolf Press), Tony Hoagland comes across as a bit of… Read more “A Review of Application for Release from the Dream by Tony Hoagland”
A Review of Ball: Stories by Tara Ison
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. There is a sickness at the heart of Ball, Tara Ison’s first short story collection, one she pokes at in… Read more “A Review of Ball: Stories by Tara Ison”
A Review of Stay: Prose Poems by Kathleen McGookey
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Stay. In Kathleen McGookey’s new prose poetry collection of that title (Press 53) the word has several meanings. In the… Read more “A Review of Stay: Prose Poems by Kathleen McGookey”
A Review of The Comic Book Story of Beer
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. There have been a lot of books about craft beer in the last few years, but nothing like the… Read more “A Review of The Comic Book Story of Beer”
A Review of Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. 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… Read more “A Review of Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir”
A Review of Mark Vanhoenacker’s Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. The most remarkable aspect of Mark Vanhoenacker’s fascinating new book Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot is not his lovely… Read more “A Review of Mark Vanhoenacker’s Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot”
A Review of Rachel B. Glaser’s Paulina & Fran
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. I spent the first chapter of Rachel B. Glaser‘s new novel Paulina & Fran(Harper Perennial, 2015) laboring under the… Read more “A Review of Rachel B. Glaser’s Paulina & Fran”
A Review of Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. “When they barged into the bathroom and found us, the joke was on them. They were just men with… Read more “A Review of Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney”
A Review of Chelsea Martin’s Even Though I Don’t Miss You
Chelsea Martin’s Even Though I Don’t Miss You (Short Flight / Long Drive, 2013) is about the end of a relationship that has only lasted as long… Read more “A Review of Chelsea Martin’s Even Though I Don’t Miss You”
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