In “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,” a Cruel Form of Public Shaming Has Replaced Prisons
Marisa Crane’s debut novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is set outside of our reality: in an America where a cruel form of public shaming has...
The William Trevor Reader: “Autumn Sunshine”
Sometimes I think I ask too much of short stories. I will forgive a lot of flaws in novels, for novels are an essentially imperfectible artform....
Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Brandon-Croft, Tate, Millner, and More
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new release titles from Barbara Brandon-Croft, Dizz Tate, Maggie Millner, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming...
Purple Prose – What It Is And How to Avoid It
Although purple prose sounds pretty and like a way you would want your writing described, it’s actually not a good thing to have your writing described...
Nina Simone Reminds Me to Suffer No Fools
On the album cover for Black Gold by Nina Simone The afro is omnipresent, like skyline, like the raspiness of its owner, Nina, who is a...
10 Afro-Latina Writers You Should Read Right Now
I’ve struggled with finding belonging my entire life. I grew up 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and spent most of my teenage years jumping from...
When My Son Came to Me
And I asked him… Baby, baby, be easy, so easy, because your father is hard. And I craved things… To fuck but not his daddy, and so...
Finding a Place in Oral History
With my first book, Heavy, I wanted to capture Rock Springs, the Wyoming boomtown where I grew up, in all of its grit and glory. Not...
Coffee à la Cooper
One of my more heavily annotated books is Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck. Though the book is billed as a travelog, it’s clear that Steinbeck...
War against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and adjacent areas; pictorial record by Bacon
Download War against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and adjacent areas; pictorial record by Bacon free now. in the link to download below you will be able...
