book reviews

Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates

"This is not a confession. You will see, I have nothing to confess."

May 12 •

Only Birds Can Make It over the Wall

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World and The City and Its Uncertain Walls are two loaves of the same brain.

Apr 27 •

book club: all god’s children can dance

Esmerelda, Reuben, Santorri and Zach sit down to discuss incest and godhood. Yikes.

Feb 17 •

The Burning of Alexandria

What would you save?

Jan 28 •

Subscriber End of Year Thank You Letter

2024 Happened Very Fast

Dec 29, 2024 •

What makes something language?

Nov 26, 2024 •

What Makes It American Gothic?

Part two: Eleanor Digby

Nov 11, 2024 •

This is a post about journals; this is not a post about journals

Oct 7, 2024 •

book club: after the quake, landscape with flatiron

It’s February and they’re going out to the beach at midnight.

Sep 23, 2024 •

Frodo’s Choice

On Turning Thirty-Three

Sep 15, 2024 •

Book Club: after the quake, part one: ufo in kushiro

Esmerelda, Reuben, Santorri and Zach sit down to discuss Haruki Murakami's short story: "ufo in kushiro."

Aug 25, 2024 •

American Gothic I: Wieland

Gothic is a plastic, overused word, and I don’t understand what it means because it doesn’t feel like it means anything

Aug 19, 2024 •

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