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Book Review
Sidewalk cracks and black cats, propped-up ladders and umbrellas opened indoors: Superstition, like poetry, relies on the small fragments of the world for its magic. The latest collection from National Book Award nominee Eleanor Lerman...
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by Pallas Gates McCorquodale
Ahhh, childhood. If we’re lucky, it’s full of love, laughter, maybe a dollar or two of allowance, but certainly lots of fond memories. There is also—for every sweet boy or sarcastic girl blissfully dreaming of sugar plums while...
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by Matt Sutherland
It’s soothing, it’s enraging, it’s melodic, it’s grating––it’s poetry. For an array of feelings all in one section, read any of the six poetry books below. Cenzontle Marcelo Hernandez Castillo BOA Editions Softcover $16.00...
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“Random things happen, and these are the things that change everything else.” *Shark Girls’*s second sentence succinctly states one of its themes—the long-term consequences of accidents that occur in one horrible moment. The book...
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by Andi Diehn
Breaking a mirror. Black cats passing in the road. Walking under a ladder. There are plenty of cultural indicators suggesting bad luck but perhaps none are more foreboding than being born on Friday the 13th. Which is exactly what...
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by Rebecca Foster
“The expectation that queer folks have to defend or explain their migration of faith betrays a core sense of belonging… . Our queer spirituality isn’t marginalized from ourselves; Christianity has—for the most part—marginalized...
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by Jill Allen
This book presents valuable advice for couples yearning to maintain magic in their marriages. Bedded Bliss: A Couple’s Guide to Lust Ever After, edited by prolific and award-winning erotica writer Kristina Wright, enters bold new...
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“Please let there be eggs,” Mercedes wished as she checked the chickens’ nests. Except for one small egg, there was nothing. Eggs were valued more than gold in West Berlin during the Russian blockade. Perhaps the chickens were...
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