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Book Review: The stinging reality of Black Buck

In this contemporary moment, “Black Buck” has now come to mean a person of color who stands as a leader of revolutionary defiance against the white American will.

Nicole 2 weeks agoOctober 5, 2021

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“Reader, I married…my book.”

On reading Praying with Jane Eyre as a sacred text. Dearest reader, Have you ever read or owned a book—or series—that, when the weather hits just right, or the anniversary of when this book first meant something more to you looms near, you pick up for the hundredth time in its lifespan on your shelf […]

Nicole 2 weeks agoOctober 5, 2021

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Book Review Roundup: Summer Edition (July-August)

Hi again! As promised, here’s part two of my summer book review roundup. This group includes a wider range of genres and topics that I didn’t get to cover last time, from realist fiction to personal essay; lyric essay to fictional satire; and from travel writing to immigrant narratives. I’m curious to hear which ones […]

Nicole 3 weeks agoOctober 19, 2021

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Book Review Roundup: Post-Grad Edition (May-June)

It’s been a minute. What happened? I graduated from grad school, finished writing my thesis (a whole BOOK!), and published my last issue with a literary journal that I love very much. Now, I’m taking a break to focus on my one true love (hint: it’s reading). Below is another short roundup of books I […]

Nicole 4 weeks agoOctober 5, 2021

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Book Review – Brown Album by Porochista Khakpour

What You Are: Identity and Essay as Ownership in Porochista Khakpour’s Brown Album

Nicole 10 months agoOctober 5, 2021

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Adrift for a Moment: A Proletarian Reading of The Decameron Project

This concise rebranding of the short story form has done something critically restorative for our shifting society: it has made the realm of narrative fiction a privilege affordable for all.

Nicole 11 months agoOctober 7, 2021

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Goodreads Review Roundup

I have quite a few short reviews from my Goodreads account that I figured might be a good place to begin sharing my taste with those interested in reading these reviews. Below, you’ll find key stats such as which edition I read from (sometimes I buy the UK version if I like their book design […]

Nicole 11 months agoOctober 5, 2021

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Book Review: The stinging reality of Black Buck

“Reader, I married…my book.”

Book Review Roundup: Summer Edition (July-August)

Book Review Roundup: Post-Grad Edition (May-June)

Book Review – Brown Album by Porochista Khakpour

Adrift for a Moment: A Proletarian Reading of The Decameron Project

Goodreads Review Roundup

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