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Our reviews of short stories, books, film, television, and more.

Book and Reading Culture…

Carmilla

16 May 202215 May 2022
With every book they publish, many authors likely have a goal to have their stories immortalized forever. Some stories fade into obscurity, while others have staying power that outlasts in…
Fiction…

The Man Who Lived Underground

19 Feb 202219 Feb 2022
By Donna Ledbetter It seems the police have always been at odds with oppressed people. At a time when misgivings about the police run rampant through the minds of poor,…
Fiction…

Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms

31 Jan 202219 Feb 2022
By Olive Dausinas As August skims away into September, so does the summer inevitably fade. With vacations ending and people heading back to school, perhaps it would make sense to…
Fiction…

Weather

10 Jul 202130 Jan 2022
Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Weather, by Jenny Offill, is written from the perspective of Lizzie, a librarian who stumbled upon her career. Rather than focusing on one particular conflict, the…
Fiction…

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

21 Jun 202130 Jan 2022
Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer WARNING: Please be advised, this honest review critiques creative work containing adult sexual content. Wow. I could just stop the review there because this book is…
Genre…

Born Into This

7 May 202130 Jan 2022
Review by Donna Ledbetter In Born Into This, a short story collection reminiscent of the work of black American author Edward P. Jones, Aboriginal Australian-born writer Adam Thompson presents stories…
Audiobook…

A Partial List of the Saved

22 Apr 202130 Jan 2022
Reviewed by Donna Ledbetter In the early 1900s, Ireland was at war with itself. Back then, under British control, half the nation fought to be free, while the other half…
Fiction…

Little Fires Everywhere

5 Mar 202121 Jun 2021
Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Some of you may have heard of a popular new book called Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Maybe you have even heard of the television version…
Fiction…

Leave the World Behind

5 Feb 202119 May 2021
Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Have you ever read a novel that feels so similar to, yet wildly different from the real issues of the world? Leave the World Behind by Rumaan…
Fiction…

Alice Isn’t Dead

23 Oct 202031 May 2021
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…
Fiction…

My Sister, The Serial Killer

4 Sep 202031 May 2021
Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer When I first picked up the book, My Sister, The Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite, it was the title that called out to me. I’m a…
Fiction…

Maps Of Bliss And Rage

29 May 202031 May 2021
Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of eight completely different, unrelated short stories will take you on a trip to eight different and unexpected locations and introduce you to a…

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