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…
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Creating a Space for a Self: I Live a Life Like Yours by Jan Grue
Jan Grue suffers from a muscular disorder that prevents muscle growth, causing him to spend most of his time in a wheelchair. In his memoir, he discusses what it is like to live with that…
What Jay Ponteri Told Me
Kynna Lovin had the opportunity to interview Jay Ponteri about his new book, Someone Told Me, (Widow+Orphan House) a collection of essays that bridge the gaps between memoir, lyric essay, self-portraiture, and literary criticism. Via…
Arkady Martine’s Teixcalaan Duology Talks Back to Empire
In Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire (2019), Mahit, a young ambassador from an insignificant space station, arrives at the city of Teixcalaan, the very centre of a rapacious space empire. She must carefully navigate…
Can You Imagine? Joy Ladin’s The Book of Anna
Joy Ladin’s The Book of Anna is a vital investigation of genre resistance and redemptive doubling. “Today I decided to write great poetry. / Or die trying.” Anna Asher, the protagonist of Joy Ladin’s The…