Waiting for the Apocalypse: Ling Ma Discusses “Severance”
A satire about precarity, family, memory and survival.
Fractures and Partitions: A Review of “If They Come For Us” by Fatimah Asghar
Poems about Partition and coming-of-age as a Pakistani Muslim in America after September 11, 2001.
The Murk of War: A Review of “If You Leave Me” by Crystal Hana Kim
Love, mourning, hope and loss are the legacies of a war-torn land.
Lit Top 5: August 2018
Our highlights for August.
The Political is Emotional: A Review of “The Monarchy of Fear” by Martha C. Nussbaum
An incitement to engage—taking action against fear and powerlessness.
Bonds and Fractures: A Review of “The Eggshell Skull Rule” by Amy Strauss Friedman
Poems exploring togetherness, familial responsibility, mother-daughter relationships, marriage and faith.
Child Killers: Nina Barrett discusses “The Leopold and Loeb Files”
Worms in the apple—”What makes a murderer different from you and me? And how do we, as a human community, respond to those who flagrantly violate one of our most fundamental taboos?”
Inherited Histories: A Review of “The Displaced Children of Displaced Children” by Faisal Mohyuddin
“How can the human heart, without ripping apart at the seams, / Ever house the immeasurable heartache of one’s own history?”
Lit Top 5: July 2018
Some of the highlights of July’s literary events.
One Man’s Truth: A Tribute to Harlan Ellison by Jay Bonansinga
Local author Jay Bonansinga, the best-selling author of the Walking Dead novels, remembers his friend and mentor, science fiction writer Harlan Ellison.
