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BOOK CLUB LIVE with Delshan Tyette Baker – On Following the Dots

21 Jan 202124 Jan 2021

Have you ever asked if you're in the right place in life -- if you are who and where you're supposed to be? Author Delshan Tyette Baker shares with us…

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2021 Short Story Reading Challenge

2 Jan 20212 Jan 2021

Reading challenges are a fun way to spice up your reading routine. They help you discover new books and push yourself to read a little more. Short Story Book Club…

Always Human

1 Jan 202126 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Olive Dausinas Most media usually depicts a far scientifically advanced future as some sort of horribly flawed. Whether it be due to overuse of future technology or the…

Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Death in Her Hands”

18 Dec 202012 Dec 2020

By Jasmyne Ray For readers who are also writers, the opening of Death in Her Hands may remind them of a commonly used writing prompt. You’re on a walk through…

Paper Girls

4 Dec 202016 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The cash-in on 1980s nostalgia has been a recurring theme, primarily making its face known in the 2010s. From a resurgence of retro video games to…

Emma Cline Makes Literary Comeback With “Daddy”

27 Nov 202028 Dec 2020

By Jasmyne Ray Daddy issues, relationships with the patriarchy, and tormented inner children are the subjects for Cline’s collection of short stories. With blunt honesty and quick wit, Cline explores…

The Deep

20 Nov 20205 Dec 2020

The Deep by Rivers Solomon Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer I was so pleasantly surprised by The Deep by Rivers Solomon! I originally checked it out because it had a title similar…

This Is How You Lose the Time War

6 Nov 20205 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer When I first picked up This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, I thought it sounded interesting because I…

Inside Out: A Memoir

30 Oct 20205 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Jasmyne Ray When done well, the celebrity memoir (i.e., biography, tell-all) has the ability to change an audience’s perception of them, which is usually in their favor. Demi…

Alice Isn’t Dead

23 Oct 20205 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The autumn brings with it a haunting chill that seemingly only lasts through October. Often in university, I would find myself driving along the long stretches…

The Ancestry of Objects

8 Oct 20205 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Sarah Fortna From the start, The Ancestry of Objects is a mysterious web of words. It is not the type of mystery that you would find in a…

Perfect Tunes

2 Oct 20205 Dec 2020

Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer A baby changes everything. I’ve heard this said so many times throughout my life, and I never understood until I became a mother myself. Truly, a…