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[Review] The Lyric Hotel by Susan Sisko Carter

By Maria Duarte The Lyric Hotel by Susan Sisko Carter centers on, Jeanette, a director for commercials who, after her husband’s death,...

6 days ago3 min read

[Review] I, Caravaggio by Eugenio Volpe

By Ella Boyd I, Caravaggio , Eugenio Volpe’s debut novel modernizing the internal narrative of the iconic and infamous Italian painter...

Nov 192 min read

[Book Review] On Shifting Shoals by Joanne Durham

By Carolyn Martin Joanne Durham’s entertaining and inspiring chapbook, On Shifting Shoals, epitomizes Wallace Stevens’ famous...

Oct 224 min read

[Book Review] Buster: A Dog, by George Pelecanos

By Cierra Buchholz Buster: A Dog, by George Pelecanos, is an 88 page novella narrated by Buster, the family dog, that gives readers a...

Sep 242 min read

[Book Review] Creatures by Crissy Van Meter

By A.M. Larks Creatures, the first novel by Crissy Van Meter, is like free diving in an ocean of relationships, where one holds their...

Aug 276 min read

[Book Review] Candles for the Defiant: Discovering My Family’s Estonian Past By Kaia Gallagher

By L.J. Provost Like many mysteries in life, Kaia Gallagher’s had been hiding in plain sight. She was 5 years old when she realized...

Jul 12 min read

[Review] of Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survivor by Alfred J. Lakritz

by Maria Duarte In Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survivor Alfred J. Lakritz takes the reader through his and his family’s journey of...

Jun 43 min read

[Review] “Wipeout” a Play by Aurora Real de Asua

By A.M. Larks I was lucky enough to catch the California World Premiere of “Wipeout” by Aurora Real de Asua on the closing weekend at the...

May 72 min read

[Review] Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

By A.M. Larks Julia Armfield’s Salt Slow is a collection of stories that bend around reality and peek into the often unexamined corners...

Apr 95 min read

[Book Review] 6 Poetry Collections

In honor of National Poetry Month, we thought we’d spotlight six different collections of poetry. Read on and pick your favorite, or...

Mar 123 min read

[Book Review] The Pickle Index by Eli Horowitz, Illustrated by Ian Huebert

By A.M. Larks The Pickle Index is another dystopian satirical novel brought to you by the minds that created The Silent History. And like...

Feb 132 min read

[Book Review] Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

By A.M. Larks Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal is a humorous and brilliant blend of a novel. Weaving together a...

Jan 162 min read

[Book Review] The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed

by A.M. Larks The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed is a poignant novel about the tribulations of growing up and how quickly world...

Dec 15, 20232 min read

[Book Review] She may be lying down but she may be very happy

by Jody Gelb Review by Maria Duarte She May Be Lying Down but She May Be Very Happy by Jody Gelb is a micro-memoir about how a mother...

Dec 15, 20232 min read

[Book Review] Conversations with Birds

by Priyanka Kumar Review by A.M. Larks In Conversations with Birds, writer and filmmaker Priyanka Kumar introduces the reader to not only...

Oct 31, 20232 min read

[Book Review] "Family Style" by Thein Pham

Review by A.M. Larks Taste is an often underused sense in writing, but not so in Thien Pham’s new graphic memoir Family Style, where it...

Sep 19, 20234 min read

[Review] Reading of "Sons of Maui" by Lee Cataluna

By A.M. Larks “Sons of Maui” by Lee Cataluna **Editors note: This performance and the corresponding review were written prior to the...

Aug 8, 20232 min read

[Book Review] Riot Baby

By A.M. Larks Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi is a visceral novel, conveying the lived experience of being Black in America with a dystopian...

Jul 1, 20233 min read

[Book Review] Platypus Matters by Jack Ashby

Review by A. M. Larks What do you know about Australian animals? How many can you name? Do you only know the famous ones: kangaroos or...

Jul 1, 20233 min read

[Book Review] Surviving the Odd by Candi Milo

Review by Maria Duarte Surviving the Odd by Candi Milo is about the journey of life: this thing we are all trying to figure out, that...

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