[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
- 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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[Book Review] Riot Baby
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[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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[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...
- May 23
- 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
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[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...
- Jan 24
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[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
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[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
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[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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[Book Review] The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
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- Sep 27, 2022
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[Book Review] 'The Secret Garden on 81st Street' by Ivy Noelle Weir Illustrated by Amber Padilla
Review by A.M. Larks Classic stories, including those for children, are classics because they capture some universal truth that resonates...
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- Aug 15, 2022
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[Book Review] We Are the Land: A History of Native California
A review by Leslie Gonzalez California is the most socioeconomic and culturally diverse state in the U.S. With a population pushing...
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[Book Review] The Pink Hotel
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[Book & Exhibition Review] The Curious World of Seaweed
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[Book Review] Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture
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[Book Review] Darling Girl
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[Book Review] Sabrina & Corina
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