Briefly Noted

“Northern California’s Crystal Cove has a coastline with brutal waves, chilly shark-filled water, and riptides, all setting the scene for a dangerous location where a last summer get-together before school starts can easily escalate into something deadly.”

“Nashville native Drew Bratcher writes musically about memory and memorably about music in uncommonly beautiful essays that announce the arrival of a major new voice.”

“Morrison hopes to transport readers to a world where poetry tells a powerful story that relates to audiences of all ages.” 

“Some of these stories explore a world that is fully broken, others are focused on when it just begins to crack. But what’s clear above all is that the world breaks for some groups of people much earlier than others.”

“Immortalized in Willie Nelson’s road song “Me and Paul,” Paul English was the towering figure who for 70 years acted as Willie’s drummer, bodyguard, accountant, partner in crime, and right-hand man.” 

“The first female translator of the epic into English in over sixty years, Stephanie McCarter addresses accuracy in translation and its representation of women, gendered dynamics of power, and sexual violence in Ovid’s classic.”