Book Review
I Want This in Writing
With wry humor and an empathetic spirit, the memoir I Want This In Writing takes a nonlinear path to the stories of people from two paternal branches. Yoram Rubin traces his family history through generations of resilience, rebellion,...
Book Review
Making Skeletons Dance
In Peter Macsovszky’s philosophical novel "Making Skeletons Dance", a barfly takes on Amsterdam. As a struggling writer and relative newcomer to the Netherlands, Simon’s perspective on the place is different than most people’s. He...
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Something Close to Nothing
In Tom Pyun’s biting novel "Something Close to Nothing", two exes learn to accept the imperfect but wonderful world as it is. Wynn and Jared seemed to have it all: a nice house, a successful long-term relationship, and, thanks to a...
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Camp Jeff
A disgraced writer fails to confront or acknowledge his crimes in Tova Reich’s discomfiting novel "Camp Jeff". Jeffrey Epstein (not that one) founded Camp Jeff to rehabilitate people like Gershon, a high-profile author brought down by...
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Sex Work Today
The fresh, informative essays collected in "Sex Work Today" concern challenges faced by those engaging in modern erotic labor. According to the authors in this collection, the stigma and stereotypes surrounding erotic labor often obscure...
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Amphibian
In Tyler Wetherall’s novel "Amphibian", a prepubescent girl grapples with new desires, codependent relationships, and incomprehensible threats. Eleven-year-old Sissy is an outcast at her new school. At home, she serves as caretaker to...
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The Way
In Cary Groner’s dystopian novel "The Way", a reclusive Buddhist wonders about his place in a changed world. Will is living on borrowed time in the postapocalyptic American Southwest, where his circumstances feel hopeless. Now in his...
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Kree
A woman navigates life and death in a post-apocalyptic world in Manuela Draeger’s literary novel "Kree". Long after wars and famine decimate the world, new creatures, religions, and autocracies arise to carve out places of power among...
