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”
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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 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid’s much-anticipated fourth novel Exit Westmakes deft use of a single fantastical element to create a magical realist novel of tremendous effect. Often, magical realism is an… Read more “A Review of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid”
Every Book I Read in 2016
Below is every single book and zine I read in 2016. An * denotes a book read during a previous year and reread in 2016. Nonfiction Bookmobiles… Read more “Every Book I Read in 2016”
A Review of Brenda Shaughnessy’s So Much Synth
Though CDs were the primary media in music sales by the time I was a teenager, I am old enough to have enjoyed the tail end of… Read more “A Review of Brenda Shaughnessy’s So Much Synth”
A Review of Lisa Birnbaum’s Worthy
Lisa Birnbaum’s Worthy (Dzanc Books, 2016) tells the story of Ludmila, an eastern European woman managing a run-down strip joint in Tampa, Florida. The novel is narrated in Ludmila’s… Read more “A Review of Lisa Birnbaum’s Worthy”
The Black Maria by Aracelis Girmay
Aracelis Girmay’s new poetry collection The Black Maria (BOA Editions, 2016) is a perpetually shifting document, one that skirts from one corner of her mind to another, from… Read more “The Black Maria by Aracelis Girmay”
A Review of Divorce Procedures for the Hairdressers of a Metallic and Inconstant Goddess by Justin Isis
Divorce Procedures for the Hairdressers of a Metallic and Inconstant Goddess by Justin Isis, if you can’t tell from the title, is a self-consciously strange little book,… Read more “A Review of Divorce Procedures for the Hairdressers of a Metallic and Inconstant Goddess by Justin Isis”
A Review of Herman Wouk’s Sailor and Fiddler
I arrived at a connection with Herman Wouk’s writing from an oblique angle, and the connection has remained tenuous. Reader, I’ll be honest, I’ve read none of… Read more “A Review of Herman Wouk’s Sailor and Fiddler”
A Review of Waiting Room by Jennifer Zilm
Jennifer Zilm’s debut poetry book Waiting Room (BookThug, 2016) is a curious collection. From Zilm’s disparate roles–Bible student and scholar, dental and mental health patient, public housing worker–she assembles… Read more “A Review of Waiting Room by Jennifer Zilm”
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