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Madcap Dogs

by Ben Linder

Dogs are the catalysts for human tenderness and daring in the warm short story collection "Madcap Dogs". In Ron Chandler’s endearing short story collection "Madcap Dogs", canines bring the best out of their human companions. In these... Read More

Book Review

Penny Bloods

by Michele Sharpe

Edited by Nicole C. Dittmer, "Penny Bloods" collects sensational tales of “monstrous women” from the penny newspapers of the nineteenth century. The stories are arranged in chronological order and are complemented with historical... Read More

Book Review

The Ukraine

by Ho Lin

Going beyond headlines of war and strife, Artem Chapeye’s "The Ukraine" parts the veil to offer an earthy, humane look at the people and places of Ukraine. Chapeye is a Ukranian native and traveling journalist, and his compendium of... Read More

Book Review

Sex Romp Gone Wrong

by Bella Moses

Julia Ridley Smith’s "Sex Romp Gone Wrong" is a collection of twelve provocative short stories that delve into the murky terrain of motherhood, sexuality, loss, and family in contemporary America. Funny, mournful, and alluring, the... Read More

Book Review

Animals

by Isabella Zhou

In Eva Menasse’s short story collection "Animals", families, parents, and lovers are understood in terms of excerpted zoological descriptions of animal behavior. “Butterfly, Bee, Crocodile” delves into the private grief of a woman... Read More

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