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“Savaş circles this Wittgensteinian question—in so many words—arriving at an answer the mercurial philosopher might have enjoyed: some a mixture of the self, poetry, and the simple asking of the question itself.”
by D.W. White
July 18, 2024
“In her essay collection The Long Run, D’Erasmo asks how creatives sustain productive efforts throughout life.”
by Kelly Harrison
July 9, 2024
“Rankine’s book is undeniable for anyone looking to find comfort and belonging in a vulnerable world of tragedy and loss.”
by Holly Cian
July 9, 2024
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“Williams stays right in her lane of slowly illuminating many thoughtful discoveries by using the folklore of religious belief to poke at the absurdity of this, our modern condition.”
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“From within the well of pop culture, film review, and art essay, rises Nelson’s gift for seeing the right things under the surface of just about anything at all.”
by Claire Jussel
June 25, 2024
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“The consistent blurring of physical and psychological environments is one of the biggest strengths of Kiss the Undertow. From its opening paragraphs, we are immersed in a world where the water is a medium of distortion.”
by Devyn Andrews
June 4, 2024
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“With a compassionate hand and a lyrical style that cuts through the very heart of his journey, Loeb sheds light on the inelegant trials of teenagehood, and his own particular trials surviving his predominantly white community in New Jersey.”
by Delaney Judson
May 2, 2024
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"Tjoa’s imagination is meticulously employed in a kaleidoscopic narrative with alternating perspectives."
by Nicole Gantz
May 21, 2024
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"An affecting character study set in an evocative landscape, Annika Rose plumbs the depths of a lonely childhood marked by grief and offers no easy answers to big questions: To what extent should parents lean on children?"
by Diane Josefowicz
May 21, 2024
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“With profound insight, Currin’s writing draws readers into the spaces of human connection as we meet characters falling in and out of love and friendship.”
by Corrine Watson
May 14, 2024
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by Thomas Johnson
July 2, 2024
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