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
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”
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
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Though CDs were the primary media in music sales by the time I was a teenager, I am old… Read more “A Review of Brenda Shaughnessy’s So Much Synth”
A Review of Lisa Birnbaum’s Worthy
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Lisa Birnbaum’s Worthy (Dzanc Books, 2016) tells the story of Ludmila, an eastern European woman managing a run-down strip joint… Read more “A Review of Lisa Birnbaum’s Worthy”
The Black Maria by Aracelis Girmay
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Aracelis Girmay’s new poetry collection The Black Maria (BOA Editions, 2016) is a perpetually shifting document, one that skirts 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
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. I arrived at a connection with Herman Wouk’s writing from an oblique angle, and the connection has remained tenuous.… Read more “A Review of Herman Wouk’s Sailor and Fiddler”
A Review of Waiting Room by Jennifer Zilm
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. 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… Read more “A Review of Waiting Room by Jennifer Zilm”
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