Let There Be Light
Sabaa Tahir’s debut novel, An Ember in the Ashes, is all at once a fantastical, adventurous, thrill ride that at its core is a story of...
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Oh How We Grow
Today, of all days, I am reminded of what it has been like getting the opportunity to grow up with a mom who is everything a mom should...
Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too
Latifah Salom’s novel, The Cake House, is just as delectable as the title suggests. That's not to say that this novel is purely a sugary...
After All This Time
If you aked someone what today is, chances are they would say, "May 2nd." And they would be right. But if you asked me, I would say,...
Is the Grass Always Greener?
Pete Hautman’s newest young adult novel, Eden West, places the reader within the borders of Nodd, a place where many have gathered to...
More Than Just a Whisper
I was fortunate enough to read The Whisper, Aaron Starmer's sequel to The Riverman, back in January. At residency, I was given the ARC...
Dare to Dream
Brian Andreas' fourth voulme from StoryPeople, Strange Dreams: Collected Stories and Drawings, found its way into my life in an...
Out of the Shadows
Yesterday I finished All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. Reading this book was like stepping out of the shadows into the bright...
When I Left Atocha Station
When I left Ben Lerner's Atocha Station behind, I didn't know how much I'd miss the words embedded along those railroad tracks. Reading...
Call It Nothing
I wasn't really sure what I wanted to call this post or what I wanted it to be about either. So, I called this post nothing and...
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