Discovering Poison: A Review of Gint Aras’ “Relief by Execution”
“Relief by Execution” is about personal identity, racism, suffering and transformation.
Between Homeland and Becoming American: A Review of Dominic Pacyga’s “American Warsaw”
Pacyga’s seventh book is a chronological account of how the Polish diaspora, the Polonia, established itself in Chicago.
A Year of Haiku Against Injustice: A Review of Khari B.’s “Haiku 4 Justice”
Khari B.’s compelling and necessary new book levels readers in unexpected ways.
Tension in the Details: A Review of Kimberly King Parsons’ Black Light
The futility of attempting to face down whatever the characters are dealing with heightens the conflict of each story.
Finding Home with Friends: A Review of Kate Wisel’s “Driving in Cars With Homeless Men”
Kate Wisel weaves together the stories of four young women as they experience desire, love, pain and abuse.
These Cold Days in Hell: A Conversation with Carol Anshaw About “Right after the Weather”
“A smart writer said that, fictively, everything that follows violence is interesting.”
Lit Top 5: October 2019
Some of the most interesting events for October.
A Novel Training Guide: Writing Tips from a Mediocre Marathoner
Lacing up my Nikes when writing got tough…
Time Travel Against Misogyny: A Review of “The Future of Another Timeline” by Annalee Newitz
Newitz’s good fight is unabashedly a feminist one, with an emphasis on racial and gender intersectionality.
The Branches and Roots of Policing: A Review of Laurence Ralph’s “The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence”
Laurence Ralph’s “The Torture Letters” chronicles the torture carried out by former police commander Jon Burge in Area Two.
