[Book Review] Candles for the Defiant: Discovering My Family’s Estonian Past By Kaia Gallagher
By L.J. Provost Like many mysteries in life, Kaia Gallagher’s had been hiding in plain sight. She was 5 years old when she realized...
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- Jul 1
- 2 min
[Review] of Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survivor by Alfred J. Lakritz
by Maria Duarte In Adieu: A Memoir of Holocaust Survivor Alfred J. Lakritz takes the reader through his and his family’s journey of...
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- Jun 4
- 3 min
[Review] “Wipeout” a Play by Aurora Real de Asua
By A.M. Larks I was lucky enough to catch the California World Premiere of “Wipeout” by Aurora Real de Asua on the closing weekend at the...
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- May 7
- 2 min
[Review] Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
By A.M. Larks Julia Armfield’s Salt Slow is a collection of stories that bend around reality and peek into the often unexamined corners...
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- Apr 9
- 5 min
[Book Review] 6 Poetry Collections
In honor of National Poetry Month, we thought we’d spotlight six different collections of poetry. Read on and pick your favorite, or...
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- Mar 12
- 3 min
[Book Review] The Pickle Index by Eli Horowitz, Illustrated by Ian Huebert
By A.M. Larks The Pickle Index is another dystopian satirical novel brought to you by the minds that created The Silent History. And like...
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- Feb 13
- 2 min
[Book Review] Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
By A.M. Larks Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal is a humorous and brilliant blend of a novel. Weaving together a...
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- Jan 16
- 2 min
[Book Review] The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
by A.M. Larks The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed is a poignant novel about the tribulations of growing up and how quickly world...
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- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
[Book Review] She may be lying down but she may be very happy
by Jody Gelb Review by Maria Duarte She May Be Lying Down but She May Be Very Happy by Jody Gelb is a micro-memoir about how a mother...
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- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
[Book Review] Conversations with Birds
by Priyanka Kumar Review by A.M. Larks In Conversations with Birds, writer and filmmaker Priyanka Kumar introduces the reader to not only...
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- Oct 31, 2023
- 2 min
[Book Review] "Family Style" by Thein Pham
Review by A.M. Larks Taste is an often underused sense in writing, but not so in Thien Pham’s new graphic memoir Family Style, where it...
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- Sep 19, 2023
- 4 min
[Review] Reading of "Sons of Maui" by Lee Cataluna
By A.M. Larks “Sons of Maui” by Lee Cataluna **Editors note: This performance and the corresponding review were written prior to the...
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- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
[Book Review] Riot Baby
By A.M. Larks Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi is a visceral novel, conveying the lived experience of being Black in America with a dystopian...
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- Jul 1, 2023
- 3 min
[Book Review] Platypus Matters by Jack Ashby
Review by A. M. Larks What do you know about Australian animals? How many can you name? Do you only know the famous ones: kangaroos or...
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- Jul 1, 2023
- 3 min
[Book Review] Surviving the Odd by Candi Milo
Review by Maria Duarte Surviving the Odd by Candi Milo is about the journey of life: this thing we are all trying to figure out, that...
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- May 23, 2023
- 3 min
[Book Review] 'Dog Years' By Jeff Kronenfeld, Illustrated by Russ Kazmierczak Jr.
Review by A.M. Larks “I’m a bad dog,” is the opening salvo of Jeff Kronenfeld’s autobiographical graphic novel, Dog Years, illustrated by...
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- Feb 28, 2023
- 3 min
[Book Review] The Retreat
By Daniela Montes-Bellows Sibling relationships are hard. Throw in the death of a parent, years-long guilt, and a rocky marriage and you...
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- Jan 24, 2023
- 5 min
[Book Review] Carmen and Grace
by Daniela Montes-Bellows Carmen and Grace by Melissa Coss Aquino is a coming-of-age story set in Bronx, New York set during the 1990’s....
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
[Book Review] It Came from the Closet
by A.E. Santana It Came from the Closet published by The Feminist Press and edited by Joe Valles guide readers through a collection of...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
[Book Review] Lungfish by Mehgan Gilliss
by A.M. Larks Lungfish by Meghan Gilliss is as interesting a book as its namesake species would suggest. It is a book of many things:...
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