The opening scene of Rachel Kushner’s The Flamethrowersevokes this bold declaration: a vision of a sleek Italian motorcycle, screaming across Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. The hero, Reno—leather-clad and fearless—hits 130 miles per hour, her record-setting attempt.
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Review: The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
Book Review: Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill
by Cameron Finch
Fusing fantasy, horror, gothic romance, and the supernatural, the stories of Minnesota-based Kelly Barnhill host a menagerie of undead magicians, poetic corpses, haunted witches, and evasive female pirates.
Book Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
by Paul Daniel Ash
The literary world has been applying the “-punk” suffix to science fiction sub-genres so frequently and for so long that it sometimes verges on self-parody. It all began with cyberpunk, a description of the 80s noir-esque SF of Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker, and of course William Gibson. This was soon followed by steampunk, a term… Continue reading Book Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
by Paul Daniel Ash
the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
by Lindsay Gacad
No matter how outdated or clichéd you think fairy tales have become, their appeal remains undeniable today. The whimsy and call for the suspension of belief, as applied to the mundane of our everyday, grasps at our hearts, evoking a sense of nostalgia and hope. When I asked the employee at Phoenix Books in Burlington… Continue reading the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace
by Lindsay Gacad
Blackbirds in September: Selected Shorter Poems of Jürgen Becker
by Ian Haight
Becker’s belief in reality, his faith in meaning, and his understanding that meaning can be communicated, has value, and originates in consciousness; are all affirmations of human life. These are ideas worthy of gratitude.
Dark Water: Melissa Febos’s Haunting New Memoir, Abandon Me
by Cameron Dezen Hammon
Love without sense or control, love made into a god, is no longer love. It’s a weapon wielded most painfully on the self, but perhaps it also has the potential to deliver healing.
Invasive Species by Claire Caldwell
by Ariel Kusby
Caldwell’s poems manage to explore substantial themes with an intimate gaze; the humor is simultaneously empathetic and darkly cynical.
5 Reasons to Recommend With Animal
by Amelia Marchetti
“With Animal” explores the extreme natures of parenthood. There is no “animals are right, humans are monsters” philosophy, as people and beasts are both capable of selfish indifference and deep empathy.
I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well by James Allen Hall
by Daniel Cretaro
I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well is one of those books that doesn’t come around often. It is the rare book that possesses three key qualities: language, love, and candor.