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Book Review: Kneel Said the Night by Margo Berdeshevsky
Mon Dec 19 2022
Here, the females are not helpless, not in need of a woodsman’s rescue or a cautionary moral, rather they exalt in their naked skin and power View at merliterary »
Book Review: Love is Make-Believe by Riham Adly
Sat Jul 30 2022
I personally love story collections in the summer—the small bits fit nicely into a busy schedule and the time away from the book allows the words to linger, as I roll them over in my mind. I had heard about Riham Adly’s flash fiction collection, Love is Make-Believe, and jumped at the chance to review it. View at merliterary »
INTERVIEW: Stephen J. West, Author of Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer’s Life
Fri Jul 08 2022
Interview with author Stephen J. West for Hippocampus Magazine. View at hippocampusmagazine »
Book Review: XO by Sara Rauch
Tue Jun 21 2022
The story of a bisexual woman’s search for love is not a common one, particularly those of us who are “straight-passing,” that is, in a long term relationship with a male partner. View at merliterary »
INTERVIEW: Lizz Schumer, Author of Biography of a Body
Mon Jun 06 2022
I was drawn to lyrical, fragmented form of Lizz Schumer’s Biography of a Body and I particularly enjoyed the inclusion of thoughts on writing interspersed throughout the book. Schumer tackles themes such as religion, disordered eating, sexuality, and the complexity of inhabiting a female body. View at hippocampusmagazine »
INTERVIEW: Claudia Putnam, Winner of Split/Lip’s Creative Nonfiction Chapbook Contest
Thu Apr 07 2022
Double Negative by Claudia Putnam is the winner of Split/Lip’s 2021 Nonfiction/Hybrid Chapbook Contest. An intense, lyrical essay just under 50 pages, Putnam’s writing is gorgeously wrought. View at hippocampusmagazine »
Interview with Brian Broome, Winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize
Mon Nov 15 2021
I sat down with Brian Broome, author of "Punch Me Up to the Gods," over zoom, and he is simply delightful. View at hippocampusmagazine »
Review of Lost Girls by Ellen Birkett Morris for Mom Egg Review
Fri Nov 12 2021
The seventeen short stories, each between 3-16 pages long, are brief enough to read on a lunch break or during nap time, yet long enough to be rife with tension and often contain a haunting, mournful quality. View at momeggreview »
TBR Tuesday: Aerovoyant by PL Tavormina
Tue Nov 09 2021
Read my 5-Star Review of Aerovoyant, a post-apocalyptic novel set on a different planet, filled with political intrigue, an impossible mission, and a hint of romance. Read more »
TBR Tuesday: Egg Marks the Spot
Tue Oct 12 2021
Read my review of the delightful middle-grade novel, "Egg Marks the Spot" by Amy Timberlake. Read more »