Xenia Dunford, Book Reviewer

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The Con Company

by Xenia Dunford

A sharp and intricate thriller, "The Con Company" considers ambition against a backdrop of scheming. Set in contemporary Budapest, Gábor Domokos’s vivid thriller "The Con Company" concerns a heist involving a forged manuscript and a... Read More

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The Banished and the Dead

by Xenia Dunford

The vibrant poetry collection "The Banished and the Dead" is a stark, deliberate confrontation with the truths people choose to remember and the ones they struggle to name. Anne Leigh Parrish’s vivid poetry collection "The Banished and... Read More

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Zero Complexity

by Xenia Dunford

"Zero Complexity" is a compelling philosophical treatise that issues a sustained challenge to traditional religious and philosophical assumptions. Robin Mains’s sweeping metaphysical text "Zero Complexity" argues for replacing... Read More

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Martha's Daughter

by Xenia Dunford

David Haynes’s complex short story collection Martha’s Daughter is about the everyday situations and relationships of working-class Black Americans. Set in the metropolitan flatlands of Missouri, the stories are imbued with the... Read More

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The Darién Gap

by Xenia Dunford

A riveting story set in the hemispheric crossroads between Panama and Colombia, journalist Belén Fernández’s "The Darién Gap" reports on the inhospitable journey migrants and refuge seekers endure for a chance at a better life in... Read More

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Spirography

by Xenia Dunford

Immersed in an endemic sense of grief, Cara Stoddard’s coming-of-age memoir "Spirography" is about cancer’s enduring presence in her life. At seven years old, Stoddard was diagnosed with a pediatric germ cell tumor. Thereafter,... Read More

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When Elsa Sang the Blues

by Xenia Dunford

Whimsical themes and dreamy language appear in the short stories of "When Elsa Sang the Blues", which is most about men’s considerations of love. Lewis Bogaty’s short story collection "When Elsa Sang the Blues" focuses on intimate... Read More

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