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...

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...

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...

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...

by Priyanka Kumar Review by A.M. Larks In Conversations with Birds, writer and filmmaker Priyanka Kumar introduces the reader to not only...

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...

By A.M. Larks “Sons of Maui” by Lee Cataluna **Editors note: This performance and the corresponding review were written prior to the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Daniela Montes-Bellows Sibling relationships are hard. Throw in the death of a parent, years-long guilt, and a rocky marriage and you...

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....

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...

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:...

by Daniela Z. Montes Generational curses, an urban legend, and self-acceptance come together in a fast-paced haunting package in V....

Review by A.M. Larks Classic stories, including those for children, are classics because they capture some universal truth that resonates...

A review by Leslie Gonzalez California is the most socioeconomic and culturally diverse state in the U.S. With a population pushing...

by Keri Picolla Living in Los Angeles for twenty years, I consider this city my soul mate, my chosen home. It’s a place of optimism,...

by A.M. Larks In The Curious World of Seaweed, Josie Iselin has opened our eyes again to the realm of a certain intertidal plant form....