Sex and porn addiction are not often discussed, never mind a woman having this addiction. This alone makes Getting Off by Erica Garza stand out. Garza takes the reader through a very intimate journey of self-discovery and acceptance. There is an incredible innocence to her Read More …
If there is one thing Eileen Myles’ Afterglow teaches, it’s that grief is a messy process. It cannot be contained into something that is easy to understand or control. It’s not just the five steps that map out how to feel. Grief just hits you Read More …
This book may not be for everyone. Not only because of the content but because of how the content is written. This is not necessarily bad thing; this book just requires a special reader. This book is information driven and requires a patient reader to Read More …
This past year it’s difficult to not feel attacked unless you are a white, cis, hetro, able-bodied, Christian male. Well, editors Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Kate Harding are fighting back with their Nasty Women anthology. What makes the collection great is the attention to detail that Read More …
When you first look at The Idea of You by Robinne Lee it will appear like the ultimate immersion fantasy to get lost in. The glitz and glam of a forty-year-old woman having a torrid affair with a boyband star half her age seems pretty Read More …
Like many Jewish women of my generation, I’ve had a number of friends whose parents were Holocaust survivors. One man’s father never spoke of what he’d been through, saying it was “better to forget,” but in the middle of the night, he’d streak through the Read More …
In 1984, the Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale was approached by five Arab-American donors who wanted to support his campaign. Mondale, the former Vice President under Jimmy Carter, met with them and accepted their contribution of $1,000 each. A few days later, their donation was Read More …
Before we even crack open Lindsay Hunter’s second novel, Eat Only When You’re Hungry, we are met with a literal sea of food. Cupcakes, Twinkies, french fries, lollipops, Circus Peanuts, Pop-Tarts, and more riddle the cover, somehow managing to look both enticing and revolting at Read More …
The short version of this review is- you should read this book. The work in There Are Things More Beautiful Than Beyonce is beautiful and immaculate, it is excellent work. Morgan Parker is an exciting and wonderful poet. Stick around for the long version. I Read More …
Throughout her collection of short stories, The Protester Has Been Released, Janet Sarbanes employs a number of devices and motifs that all serve a central purpose: exposing the Emperor’s naked ass. She satirically explores power imbalances by flipping perspectives. Sometimes that’s through telling stories from Read More …