If You Ask Me begins with the seemingly picturesque life of Violet, aka Sweetie, of the Dear Sweetie advice column in North Carolina. Dear Sweetie is up for syndication and Violet is excited to share…
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Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties: All Grief is Hard. A review of Animal Bodies by Suzanne Roberts
It is fair to say that author Suzanne Roberts is in love with adventure. She skis no-fall zones, she mountain bikes over rough terrain (sometimes breaking bones in the process), she hikes challenging trails, she…
Revering All Things on Soil-Stained Knees: A Review of Home Beneath the Church by Lauren Davis
When communing with Lauren Davis’s debut poetry collection, two words primarily come to mind: “embodiment” and “intimacy.” While these are common enough terms to describe the experience of reading a good poem, the stakes are…
Yelp Reviews, Warrior Queens, and Tinder Dates: A Review of Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby is a collection of stories about women: the women relegated to single lines in our history books and the women who are never written about at all; women…
The Outsider’s Story: A Review of Val Nieman’s In the Lonely Backwater
In the ever-evolving pantheon of young adult literature, it’s rare to find a story so relevant, so intellectual, that the book will appeal to even adults. However, Val Neiman’s In the Lonely Backwater isn’t just…