Book Reviews

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  • We, Adults

    We, Adults

    By Peter Stenson

    Desire, guilt, and self-destruction drive the subversive narrative of Peter Stenson’s 2024 novel, We, Adults,...

    $20.95
  • Near Strangers

    Near Strangers

    By Marian Crotty

    “Almost as soon as I began, it was obvious I was too rusty,” relates the...

    $18.95
  • Displaced Persons

    Displaced Persons

    By Joan Leegant

    Belonging. A powerful word. Just reading “belonging” can stir up strong emotions. There may be...

    $18
  • Cecilia

    Cecilia

    By K-Ming Chang

    First encounters with sexual feelings and relationships can be a clumsy, bewildering mix of indescribable...

    $14.95
  • High Hawk

    High Hawk

    By Amy Frykholm

    According to Alice Nighthawk, one of the principal characters in Amy Frykholm’s debut novel High...

    $19
  • The Singularity

    The Singularity

    By Balsam Karam

    The title of Balsam Karam’s novel, The Singularity, is also a description of its formal...

    $16.95
  • The Avian Hourglass

    The Avian Hourglass

    By Lindsey Drager

    An unnamed town with an unnamed narrator are at the center of The Avian Hourglass’s...

    $17.95
  • Silent Light

    Silent Light

    By Mark Jacobs

    In this epic journey through brutalized, fractured communities within the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

    $23
  • The Coin

    The Coin

    By Yasmin Zaher

    Money pervades language. We talk about what our time is worth, whether others will get...

    $27