Sara Habein: The Last Book I Loved, The Zero
Not in recent memory have I read a book so enthralling, heartbreaking and with such deadpan humor.In what he calls his “9/12″ novel, Jess Walter’s The Zero follows “hero cop” Brian Remy, who is trying...
View ArticleSara Habein: The Last Book I Loved, Midnight Picnic
How our living selves affect the afterlife has been, and will continue to be, a matter of debate. In literature alone, countless stories have explored the stages of death, of grieving, and that of...
View ArticleThe Last Book of Poems I Loved: Looking for The Gulf Motel by Richard Blanco
Like a lot of people, my first introduction to Richard Blanco was when President Obama picked him to be the Inaugural Poet this year. Of course, one feels a bit of guilt for being suckered into the...
View ArticleProxy by R Erica Doyle
A change of position, a change of time — R. Erica Doyle’s Proxy moves through the heady, consuming stages of desire, explosion, depression, and peace within the life-cycle of a relationship. Her prose...
View ArticleEquivalents by Jessica Baran
While carrying our obligations like so many oft-told fairy tales, this is when the the numbness solidifies. We need to keep up on yard work, need to watch that TV show, need to present the same picture...
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