Fiction Reviews
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Beef Trusts and Beautiful Curves: A Review of “A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love” by Alice Murphy
By Ella Hawkins, Fiction Reviewer A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love by Alice Murphy follows the story of Evelyn Cross, a fictional plus-sized vaudeville dancer in…
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Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh is an American author known for her quintessential books featuring morally gray, ambiguous, disturbing characters. Moshfegh’s third novel, My Year of Rest and…
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She’s a Man-Eater: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐Character: ⭐⭐World: ⭐⭐⭐Overall: ⭐⭐Created by Youtuber Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow follows the narrative of Zetian, our young main character, on a righteous quest…
Nonfiction Reviews
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The Man Who Would Be (Dr.) King: A Review of “King: A Life” by Jonathan Eig
By: Nata Tombari, Nonfiction Reviewer Jonathan Eig’s Pulitzer-Prize winning biography of the civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is a moving, visceral, and humanizing portrait…
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Hoist the Colors High: The Wager by David Grann
Narrative: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Informational: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Was it a sin to want to live? That was the question posed by Gunner Bulkeley after abandoning eight of his fellow…
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Speak Now or…: Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Narrative: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Informational: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When I explored Dublin, Ireland for a magical week in the Fall of 2023, I was completely uneducated about its history. The…
Poetry Reviews
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Girl, Dump Him!: A Review of “Chrome Valley” by Mahogany L. Browne
By Kylie Wilmarth, Poetry Reviewer Mahogany L. Browne is a poet, author, educator, and activist whose bold and powerfully authentic style shines in her 2023…
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Healing Poison Through Poetry: A Review of “Pretty Boys Are Poisonous” by Megan Fox
By: Judymarie Gaps, Poetry Reviewer Celebrity poetry has become a common way for society’s “deep” artists to bare their souls to an audience of active and avid…
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A Review of “Wrong Norma” by Anne Carson: Elitism or Whimsy?
By: Judymarie Gaps, Poetry Reviewer What is poetry? Is it a grouping of stylized words? Stanzas of rhymes? Maybe it is up to the eyes of the…
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On Sun Swallowing Review
Never in my life have I read poetry that feels like walking around a museum until now. Dakota Warren’s On Sun Swallowing is an assemblage…