Mel Ann RosenthalFeb 22, 20206 min readIn the Dream House by Carmen Maria MachadoAt the end of 2017, following the release of Carmen Maria Machado’s story collection, My Body and Other Parties, I met her at a signing...
Lucy WadeltonFeb 21, 20205 min readNothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson“I knew that if she caught on fire, I would pull her close to me. I would let it come.”
Mariah CoffeltFeb 19, 20204 min readThe People in the Trees by Hanya YanagiharaThe People in the Trees is a tense tightrope walk into the dark realms of moral ambiguity.
Nicole BurkeFeb 18, 20204 min readA Curious History of Sex by Kate ListerFrom impotence tests in medieval Europe, to testicle theft on the streets of 20th century Chicago. Your guide to A Curious History of Sex.
Maggie Briana ChidesterFeb 11, 20205 min readOn Beauty by Zadie Smith“The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free.” I read that line as I was devouring a bowl of $0.79 ramen, tucked into...
Karen SalgadoFeb 10, 20203 min readChildren of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez CastilloA boy almost loses his life when a horse is startled, a man discovers he is bisexual long after marrying his high school sweetheart, a...
Amy BorgFeb 7, 20203 min readBearmouth by Liz Hyder“You sed it taykes one person to start a revolushun, but that ent true is it? Taykes more than one. One to start it and uvvers to believe...
Marian PeralesFeb 5, 20203 min readMen We Reaped by Jesmyn WardTwo-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward has written a masterly memoir, Men We Reaped, which recounts her life in the Gulf region...