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 Our Mothers Prepare For Us”: A Review of Jihyun Yun’s Some Are Always Hungry
In her debut collection, Some Are Always Hungry, Jihyun Yun explores a sense of longing and belonging in a constant state of flux—through experiences that are specific to being a Korean-American, immigrant woman. Yun’s speaker…
Terrance Hayes on 2018: American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Re-reading American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes (Penguin Poets, 2018) at the end of 2018 was literally hard to stomach. I revisited the politically charged poetry collection on the day…