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.
Category: Starred Reviews
STARRED Book Review: Little Bear and the Big Hole
LITTLE BEAR AND THE BIG HOLE by Jennifer Seal is a warmhearted picture book about healing through grief together. Reviewed by Toni Woodruff.
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: Stopping to Feel
STOPPING TO FEEL by SL Collins is a vital memoir about the dangers of inheriting silence. Reviewed by Samantha Hui.
STARRED Book Review: Simone LaFray and the Bishop of Mumbai
A spy mission, high-stakes competition, and a satisfying story of girlhood. SIMONE LAFRAY AND THE BISHOP OF MUMBAI by S.P. O’Farrell reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell.
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: Warriors of the Red Wolf
WARRIORS OF THE RED WOLF by Nicholas Varner is an adventure that pits fantastical creatures and evil forces against the virtues of a tight-knit tribe. Reviewed by Warren Maxwell.
STARRED Book Review: Window and Mirror
WINDOW AND MIRROR by Ted Virts is an extraordinary collection about everyday life. Reviewed & starred by Nikolas Mavreas.
STARRED Book Review: The Price of Freedom
The enemy within is far more terrifying than the enemy outside. THE PRICE OF FREEDOM by Michael C. Bland reviewed by Melissa Suggitt.