Book Reviews

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  • The Trace

    The Trace

    By Forrest Gander

    Gander is . . . a poet and these talents are evident in his incredible...

    $22.95
  • Four Poetry Books

    Four Poetry Books

    By Moxley; Bouchard; Browne; Meyer

    For as much as poetry concerns itself with the various forms of eternity—Keats’s “A thing...

    $17.95
  • Barely Composed

    Barely Composed

    By Alice Fulton

    This collection travels the breadth of the universe and the human, leaving us searching our...

    $25.95
  • The Last Lover

    The Last Lover

    By Can Xue; translated by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen

    The novel, which takes place in City B of the western nation Country A, is...

    $16.00
  • O, Heart

    O, Heart

    By Claudia Keelan

    I have called the book a poetic treatise, but in effect, it is more an...

    $16.95
  • To See the Queen

    To See the Queen

    By Allison Seay

    These are frightening, moving, deeply human poems—poems such as these are sorely needed....

    $15.95
  • Itch

    Itch

    By Steven Seidenberg

    While it’s doubtful that Seidenberg’s wager will pay off for most readers, there’s no doubt...

    $15.95
  • Tribute

    Tribute

    By Anne Germanacos

    While it’s not always clear where the narrative is headed, the book is self-conscious about...

    $16.00
  • McGlue

    McGlue

    By Ottessa Moshfegh

    The author Ottessa Moshfegh is getting some attention these days, and with good reason....

    $15.95
  • Forgiveness Forgiveness

    Forgiveness Forgiveness

    By Shane McCrae

    With that in mind, McCrae's Forgiveness Forgiveness is a highly accomplished and moving collection of...

    $15
  • In a Landscape

    In a Landscape

    By John Gallaher

    Gallaher is a master of moving from punchlines to moments of real gravity. Cultural references...

    $16.00
  • My Lorenzo

    My Lorenzo

    By Sebastien Smirou, Translated by Andrew Zawacki

    Smirou takes the possessive pride of appropriation, or rather, personalization, of a historical figure: ...

    $14
  • The New Testament

    The New Testament

    By Jericho Brown

    However, The New Testament is not entirely a poetry of witness, either. Made all the...

    $17.00
  • Snow and Shadow

    Snow and Shadow

    By Dorothy Tse

    Snow and Shadow, translated from Chinese by Nicky Harman, is a restrained—bordering on disinterested—dreamscape that...

    $16.20
  • Families Among Us

    Families Among Us

    By Blake Kimzey

    Kimzey’s collection proposes that we need look no further than our own homes and communities...

    $8.95
  • Whelm

    Whelm

    By Dawn Lonsinger

    Within its catalogs of the miscellaneous world, the book finds a cataloging of an observer...

    $18
  • Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy

    By Mike Meginnis

    Mike Meginnis has done something truly remarkable with his debut novel, Fat Man and Little...

    $12.00