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Fury Us
My second Heavy Feather Review submission is now live! Furies: Thus Spoke is an lovestory to the superhero genre and a strong allegory for the cruelty that is dividing our nation. You can read the full review here. I really wanted to talk about the author’s successful use of African-American Vernacular English, but wasn’t sure, […]
MoreThe Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed
My first review for Heavy Feather Review is up now! Tales from the Crust is an anthology of pizza horror. What? Oh, I know. And you have no idea. Not for the faint of heart — or my mother (sorry, Ma!) — it was an interesting read, for sure. Full review here!
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Cozy Reads for a Hot Summer
Thanks to my dear friend Jenny, I’ve gotten the chance to be an advance reader for Jessa Archer‘s new cozy mysteries. Per her author bio, “Jessa Archer writes sweet, funny, warm-hearted cozy mysteries because she loves a good puzzle and can’t stand the sight of blood,” so have no fear, these are nice and safe […]
MoreBarrelhouse review: A GIRL GOES INTO THE FOREST
My second review for Barrelhouse literary magazine is now live! You can read it here. Once again, many thanks to my editor, Katharine Coldiron, for helping me figure out how to write a review about one small book comprised of 78 short — some mere paragraphs! — stories.
MoreRIP, First to Read
Sadly, today marks the end of Penguin Random House’s advance galley review service, First to Read. Now I need all five of you reading this to share and comment so I can be cool enough for NetGalley (; One of my favorite parts of this program was reading things I probably wouldn’t have gotten to […]
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