Grief Is a Two-Way Street
"Mockett’s travels in Japan affirm the lost art of pilgrimage."
All Reviews
Becoming a Man: A Memoir of Sex, Gender, Trauma, and Transformation
McBee shows us what it is to have earned a name, “Thomas,” as well as the pronoun “he.”
James Laughlin’s New Directions
By founding New Directions Books, James Laughlin shaped an entire chanel of literary history.
Ashes to Ashes
In "Neverhome," Laird Hunt has created a distinct and mesmerizing character who narrates a story that is part American history and part allegory, part reality and part dream.
A Phase-Shifted Reflection
Contributor Kevin Thomas’ Horn! Review of "Crystal Eaters" by Shane Jones.
A Static Form of Remembrance
Simon Critchley’s first novel is a postmodern, virulently metafictional blend of essay, autobiography, apocalyptic revelation, and historical examination.
Chandler’s Shadow
Matt Coyle’s "Yesterday’s Echo" and Michael Krikorian’s "Southside" reflect Raymond Chandler's influential style of crime fiction and noir in distinct ways.
Languages of Myth and Art and Religion
Louise Glück’s most ambitious book of poems yet.
Immigrant Lessons
"A writer can’t change how it was, but he can say it."
Prying: Jhave on Tender Claws’ New App
Jhave on "Pry," an interactive multimedia fiction — an iOS app by Tender Claws, the duo Danny Cannizzaro and Samantha Gorman.
Sink or Swim: Corinne Mucha Strives to “Get Over It”
Corinne Mucha recounts her real-life breakup with college sweetheart Sam in her new comics memoir.
Eight Ways Red
In Vivian Vande Velde’s hands, there’s a whole universe of Red Riding Hoods.
Puns, Riddles, High Seriousness, and Talking Animals
Songs for a Winter’s Night: “A Treasury of Wintertime Tales”
The folklore tradition has particularly deliberated on winter across generations and genres; there’s perhaps no season that’s clung to its pagan roots quite so tenaciously. Christmas.
In Praise of Dynamic Duos
Temma Ehrenfeld on Joshua Wolf Shenk's "Powers of Two": Creative work is in any case rough, and two are better than one.
“Songs for the Witch Woman” Uncovers True Love Story of LA Artist and Rocket Scientist
Thanks to a new book out from Fulgur Esoterica, we now have a window into the love story of Jack and Marjorie — two transfixing, but somehow still obscure, Los Angeles figures.
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