The Blade Between is a Complex Ghost Story Michael Graves Reviews January 7, 2021 4 min readThe centerpiece of many superb stories is the complicated bond between character and setting. In The Blade Between, a deeply-felt...
The Unmasking Pushes the Boundaries of Convention Anne Laughlin Reviews January 7, 2021 2 min readThere are numerous and quite specific sub-genres in mystery writing: police procedurals, mysteries featuring cats, cozy mysteries, psychological suspense. You...
Two Queer Scholarly Books Distill Ideas About Dyke Networks Alexandra Juhasz Reviews January 7, 2021 13 min readCait McKinney, Jen Jack Gieseking, and I are queer feminist professors. We once identified as lesbians. Cait identifies as non-binary...
Fiebre Tropical is a Vivid Portrait of Queer Longing Sarah Neilson Reviews January 7, 2021 2 min readDespite the devastation 2020 has wrought, one bright spot is the publication of some stellar queer literature. And “stellar” is...
Aurora’s Angel is a Twisting, Slow Burn Romance Martha Miller Reviews December 16, 2020 1 min readEmily Noon’s adventure novel, Aurora’s Angel: Dark Fantasy Romance, begins with a quest. A battle-ready shapeshifter huntress, Aurora, is searching...
Daddy Offers a Warm and Tender Exploration of Masculinity Walter Holland Reviews December 13, 2020 4 min read“Tender,” “gentle,” “warm” are just some of the words I thought of after reading Michael Montlack’s poignant poetry collection Daddy....
These Violent Delights is a Mixture of Horror and Deeply-Felt Pathos Mikey Byrd Reviews December 11, 2020 3 min read“‘Everyone’s treating me like a time bomb.’” Before I started Micah Nemerever’s debut novel, These Violent Delights, I asked myself...
Stunt Reclaims a Successful Black Business Woman’s History Marlena Chertock Reviews December 10, 2020 4 min readIt is telling that Saida Agostini titled her chapbook Stunt, a word with many meanings—prevented from growing or developing properly...
If I Had Two Wings Solidifies Randall Kenan’s Lasting Legacy Anne Charles Reviews December 7, 2020 2 min readIn the ten stories of If I Had Two Wings, Randall Kenan invites us into a world populated by preachers...
1996 Allows Readers to Consider Key Moments from the 1990s Theodore Kerr Reviews November 24, 2020 4 min read1996 is a book, an art object, and a 24 year old time capsule, allowing readers in 2020 and beyond...
