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Cover of Luster by Raven Leilani against an orange background

Time in the World: A Review of Luster by Raven Leilani

Raven Leilani’s debut Luster is a novel about seeing. Edie, the 23-year-old protagonist, is a keen observer, armed with wit and a sharp, discerning gaze. Hers is an eye that cuts through exploitive structures because hers is a world that requires constant vigilance. As Edie evicts a “distressed, balding” mouse from her apartment, she sees […]

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Raven Leilani’s debut Luster is a novel about seeing. Edie, the 23-year-old protagonist, is a keen observer, armed with wit and a sharp, discerning gaze. Hers is an eye that cuts through exploitive structures because hers is a world that requires constant vigilance. As Edie evicts a “distressed, balding” mouse from her apartment, she sees

Cover of a Grave is Given Supper by Mike Soto, a cartoon b&w man is surounded by cartoon food, the moon, trees, and a gun

Criminal Saints: A Review of Mike Soto’s A Grave is a Given Supper

Mike Soto’s inaugural collection, A Grave is a Given Supper, is forceful and varied, shedding unflinching light on the intricate paths of two protagonists, Topito and Consuelo.

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Mike Soto’s inaugural collection, A Grave is a Given Supper, is forceful and varied, shedding unflinching light on the intricate paths of two protagonists, Topito and Consuelo.

Book over for The Galleons by Rick Barot, featuring a wooden ship on the front

What does Eternity Look Like: A Review of Barot’s The Galleons

“The “eternity” that Barot’s speaker is thinking about, which is one of the main focal points of the
collection, is one that actually undertakes the work of fantasy, imagination, and memory.”

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“The “eternity” that Barot’s speaker is thinking about, which is one of the main focal points of the
collection, is one that actually undertakes the work of fantasy, imagination, and memory.”

Attempts at Understanding: A Review of The Inner Coast: Essays by Donovan Hohn

Hohn’s careful explorations of the subjects presented to him by his new place also become markers along his own process of the intellectual and personal discovery of his psychological inner coast.

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Hohn’s careful explorations of the subjects presented to him by his new place also become markers along his own process of the intellectual and personal discovery of his psychological inner coast.

Great Lakes Sea Lamprey by Cory Brant Book Cover

More than a Fish Story: A Review of Great Lakes Sea Lamprey: The 70 Year War on a Biological Invader, by Cory Brant.

Brant has travelled all around the Great Lakes basin, interviewing fishermen and scientists. He clearly honors these people and the work they have done. Their pictures and their stories are scattered throughout the book.

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Brant has travelled all around the Great Lakes basin, interviewing fishermen and scientists. He clearly honors these people and the work they have done. Their pictures and their stories are scattered throughout the book.

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