Sea Prayer is a marvel for both its lyricism and its brevity, its ability to span generations and touch multiple narratives in such little space.
Review: Call Them by Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit
In her new collection, Rebecca Solnit bravely tackles the American crises that imperil our humanity as well as our survival.
Review: The Final Voicemails by Max Ritvo
Ritvo refuses to wade with us in our fruitless investigation of life's meaning. Instead, he gives us poetry: affirming, beautiful, and mortal.
Review: The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling
In The Golden State, protagonist Daphne's choice speaks to a thought many toy with: how dangerously easy it would be to abandon everything.
Review: Amateur by Thomas Page McBee
In Amateur, Thomas Page McBee ponders how he can become a good man and embody a non-toxic masculinity.
Review: The Dark Interval by Rainer Maria Rilke, Translated by Ulrich Baer
The Dark Interval is a collection of letters from Rainer Maria Rilke to bereaved acquaintances.
Review: Alien Virus Love Disaster by Abbey Mei Otis
The twelve tales in Abbey Mei Otis's short story collection lure you in with the fantastic and surreal.
Review: Poso Wells by Gabriela Alemán, Translated by Dick Cluster
Poso Wells, a satirical thriller by Gabriela Aleman recently translated by Dick Cluster, is a nonstop ride between the dimensions of real and fantastic.
Review: Interior by Thomas Clerc, Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Interior, a novel by Thomas Clerc translated superbly from French by Jeffrey Zuckerman, is a room-by-room literary blueprint of a Parisian apartment.
Review: Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl by Diane Seuss
Sharing a title with a painting by Rembrandt, Diane Seuss’ fourth collection is a sensual bricolage of the exalted mixed with the mundane.
Review: Homeplace by John Lingan
John Lingan's Homeplace offers up a version of small-town America: the effects of deep roots and how the past dictates the future.
Review: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Jordy Rosenberg's Confessions of the Fox is an examination of how truths and stories are made, validated, and affirmed.