Book Review: How Boys Learn
HOW BOYS LEARN by Jeff Kirchick is a short story collection about boys, men, and the inchoate stages in between. Reviewed by Warren Maxwell.
Tag: short fiction
Book Review: But I Digretch
BUT I DIGRETCH by Gretchen Astro Turner (Outskirts Press) is a hilarious and touching take on the joyful absurdities of being emotional creatures. Reviewed by Erica Ball.
STARRED Book Review: Geographies by Carmelinda Blagg
Through fleeting encounters and lasting impressions, the stories in GEOGRAPHIES by Carmelinda Blagg capture the essence of places as ephemeral homes, where the heart finds refuge in unexpected corners. Reviewed by Lauren Hayataka.
Book Review: Misfits (Stories)
MISFITS (STORIES) by Mark Jonathan Harris (Atmosphere Press) is a balm for the feelings of loneliness and self-alienation that many of us experience in the modern age. Reviewed by Samantha Hui.
STARRED Book Review: Other Minds and Other Stories
In Bennett Sims’ Other Minds and Other Stories, the mundane is not mundane, but a space where one can enter a jungle of anxieties, hopes, and fears. Reviewed by Nick Rees Gardner.
Book Review: Tea Leaves
TEA LEAVES by Jacob Budenz is a finely observed and empathetic dive into queer relationships against a backdrop of supernatural horror. Reviewed by Michael J. DeLuca.
STARRED Book Review: Here In the Night
HERE IN THE NIGHT by Rebecca Turkewitz is a collection of ghost stories with chills that reverberate. Check out what Nathaniel Drenner has to say in his book review of this Black Lawrence Press book.
STARRED Book Review: No God Like the Mother
NO GOD LIKE THE MOTHER by Kesha Ajose-Fisher is a raw look at those crucial moments when the realities of life are laid bare. Check out what Erica Ball has to say in her review of this Forest Avenue Press book.
Book Review: 2011
2011 by Bob Mayfield is a story collection saturated with silliness, satire, and shenanigans. Check out what Elizabeth Zender has to say in her book review of this indie short story collection.
Book Review: Bled White
BLED WHITE AND OTHER STORIES by Brian P. McQuilkin is a dark and gritty collection that engages with our darkest, most self-destructive impulses. Check out what Nicholas Dolern has to say in her book review of this indie short fiction collection.