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"It’s not often to find poems that capture such deep emotional resonance within the crystalline enclosures of a balanced, scholarly beauty."
by Mikal Wix
May 7, 2024
“Okonkwo aptly captures the quiet nuances of everyday traumas faced in domestic life through prose that is tender yet devastating.”
by Corrine Watson
April 16, 2024
“Czaga’s writing is both beautiful and mournful, combining moments of raw honesty with nostalgic and sometimes humorous slants.”
by Bailey Quinn
April 4, 2024
POETRY REVIEW
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POETRY REVIEW
"Loss repeatedly hits, survival is constantly re-learned and yet, at a visceral level, the whole book is a eulogy to Rivera’s father—whose figure, intermittently sketched, ties it all like an invisible thread."
POETRY REVIEW
“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 Tom Johnson
April 2, 2024
NONFICTION REVIEW
“The Tree Doctor is, at its heart, a story about home during a global pandemic.”
by Melissa Goodnight
March 11, 2024
FICTION REVIEW
“It is Brooks’ thematic exploration of freedom of choice – some made for us, and those we make ourselves – that cracks The Woman in the Sable Coat wide open.”
by Tara Friedman
March 5, 2024
FICTION REVIEW
"The novel is undefinable, inimitable, and sometimes a little maddening. But, then again, no one comes to an anarchist, butch piano bar novel looking for squeaky, clean fun. And that’s what makes this novel such an exciting read."
by Max Parker
February 14, 2024
FICTION REVIEW
"The dynamics of the relationships Gammon presents are complex as she successfully captures the ways it might seem that a union has run its course once the novelty of lust wears off."
by Corrine Watson
February 6, 2024
FICTION REVIEW
“Ringland does her best work, traveling deep beneath the layer of initial loss and offering Esther true healing through reconciliation with her past.”
by Kelly Pedro
February 6, 2024
FICTION REVIEW
by Toti O'brien
April 2, 2024
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