STARRED Book Review: Repeat As Needed
Melding poetic forms, candid conversations, and calls against injustice, these poems are confessional, communal, rage-filled, compassionate, and above all, kind. Reviewed by Warren Maxwell.
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Literary Fiction Books That Are Punk AF
Indie lit has always been counterculture. Check out Nick Gardner’s list of seven literary fiction books that are punk AF.
STARRED Book Review: Sympathy for Wild Girls
Queer Black women float, grieve, steal, sweat, and fight back in this thrilling collection of stories that put us first. SYMPATHY FOR WILD GIRLS by Demree McGhee.
STARRED Book Review: An Ocean Life
“Balanced storytelling and evocative descriptions elevate a seemingly implausible premise to a convincing, palpably absorbing adventure.” AN OCEAN LIFE by T. R. Cotwell reviewed by Peter Hassebroek.
STARRED Book Review: Seeri
SEERI by Chiamaka Okike is a love story that understands how much heartache comes with being human and knows precisely how—despite everything, and sometimes because of everything—love makes our days feel sweeter.
STARRED Book Review: The Moon Goddess’s Smile
Secrets, scars, and stories—THE MOON GODDESS’S SMILE by Catherine C. Wu is a fascinating historical novel of cultural & personal significance. Reviewed by Erica Ball.
STARRED Book Review: North Sun by Ethan Rutherford
NORTH SUN: Or, The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther by Ethan Rutherford is a dark historical novel on the hubris of the exploitation of the natural world. Reviewed by Erica Ball.
STARRED Book Review: The Fleet Admiral’s Daughter
THE FLEET ADMIRAL’S DAUGHTER by J.A. Gaudio is an engrossing, fast-paced story of legacy and self-discovery. Reviewed and starred by Erin Britton.
STARRED Book Review: Cicero James, Miracle Worker
Unique magic, deep worldbuilding, and an amusing first person narrator—CICERO JAMES, MIRACLE WORKER is the complete package. Reviewed by Timothy Thomas.
STARRED Book Review: Boundless
BOUNDLESS by Carolyn Dawn Flynn is an emotionally charged, beauty-filled memoir of emotion and identity at a time of massive change. Reviewed & starred by Erica Ball.