On losing the joy of autumn and finding it again
…October the craziness of the beginning of the semester is over, but the equal insanity of the rush before finals has not started. And it seems that every weekend has…
Molly McGhee’s debut novel takes a surreal look at modern employment
…the next. There are inconsistencies in the narrative voice here, which a generous reading could attribute to the dreamlike quality of the novel. For instance, the narration in the opening…
Alice Faye Duncan celebrates two courageous Black women in new picture-book biographies
…in poetry and prose the persistence and courage of both women and what each contributed to the culture at large. Photo: Tarrice Love The multifaced Duncan, who lives in Memphis,…
Jesmyn Ward’s Let Us Descend is a chronicle of survival and liberation
…[the enslavers] will want what they believe is theirs.” The most empowering course of action then, is to take oneself back, to believe, as Annis does, in the voices of…
Claire Keegan’s stories chart the good and bad of romantic relationships
…off this fish van, which came up from Kilmore Quay.” Contrast that abundance with the state of the man’s refrigerator when he reverts to bachelorhood. “There was nothing fresh there:…
Kelsey Norris’ debut story collection resonates with unanswered questions
…“world at the perimeter,” a pan surrounded by desert. “Abandoned dwellings littered the pan’s perimeter, and the men loaded the remnants into trucks and donkey carts, hauled them toward the…
