Four Disability Anthologies That Are Actually Authentic: A Review of “About Us,” “Firsts,” “Nothing Without Us” and “Defying Doomsday”
While this isn’t an exhaustive list, here are some books written by disabled people, for disabled people.
A Fragile Life: A Review of “Degrees of Difficulty” by Julie E. Justicz
Every family faces challenges, but the Novotny family seems to have more than they can bear.
Hanging By a Thread: Johanny Vazquez Paz Explains “I Offer My Heart As a Target”
Talking with the author about the painful origins of her new award-winning book, ties to homeland, duende and the powerful women who inspired her.
Lit Top 5: January 2020
This month hear from: E. Patrick Johnson with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Edwidge Danticat, Kristiana Rae Colón and Patrick Durgin, Emily Jungmin Yoon and Billy Lombardo.
Melancholic Beauty: A Review of Tom Palazzolo’s “Clark Street”
There’s as much Proust as Nelson Algren in Tom Palazzolo’s “Clark Street,” his bittersweet photo book of the Near North Side skid row in the 1960s.
The Power of Noticing: A Review of Spencer Tweedy’s “Observations: Year One”
A reminder that even the most mundane days can be memorable, and sometimes, a moment in a day can reveal a nugget of truth.
Decay and Death: A Review of Landis Blair’s “The Envious Siblings: And Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes”
Landis Blair is to be commended for the ambition in this tribute to a peerless master, Edward Gorey.
The Late, the Great, the Front and Side Players: A Review of “Blues Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Chicago” by David Whiteis
“Blues Legacy: Tradition And Innovation In Chicago” is David Whiteis’ third book on the blues. In it, he weaves the stories of Chicago bluesmen (and women).
Irresistible Destruction and Building Understanding: A Review of Nathanaël’s “Hatred of Translation”
While American literary culture often prizes directedness and transparent soul-baring, the Quebecois writer chooses a different path.
Happy Stories: Jac Jemc’s “False Bingo”
Jac Jemc’s second story collection is another imaginative foray that offers a follow-up to her critically-acclaimed “The Grip of It.”
