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Continue reading →: Book Review: Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood
Slow burning suspense. Olivia Gatwood is the author of two poetry collections, New American Best Friend and Life of the Party, and the co-writer of Adele’s music video for “I Drink Wine.” She has received international recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Surprising and hilarious! Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble, which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She is also the creator and executive producer of its Emmy-nominated limited series adaptation for FX. Long Island Compromise is her second…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Cabbage by C.S. Fritz
In this short story, C.S. Fritz carries the reader into the dark powers of unresolved resentment, lore, and where hope becomes horror. Casey “C.S.” Fritz grew up on a farm in Oregon, where he milked cows and had a pet pig. To escape the endless chores of cleaning chicken coops…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Ladykiller by Katherine Wood
Filled with suspense! Katherine Wood is a dreamer and schemer, a lover of boats and books and foreign locales. She prefers her water con gas, her meals al fresco, and her men with a large vocabulary. She often laughs, rarely lies, and never leaves her lovers at the bottom of…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Unraveling by Vi Keeland
Twisted and filled with suspense! Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-six languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Made For You by Jenna Satterthwaite
Part reality TV, part murder mystery! Born in the Midwest, Jenna Satterthwaite grew up in Spain, lived briefly in France, and is now happily settled in Chicago with her husband and three kids. Jenna studied classical guitar at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Zaragoza and earned her BAs in…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Loneliness & Company by Charlee Dryoff
Fascinating and relatable. Charlee Dyroff is a writer from Boulder, Colorado. Her work has appeared in Guernica, Slate, Lapham’s Quarterly, the Southwest Review, and more. One of her essays was selected for The Best American Food Writing of 2019. Her debut novel, LONELINESS & COMPANY, will be published in 2024.…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
Suspenseful and twisty! Tasha Coryell lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband, son, and greyhound. She holds an MFA and PhD from the University of Alabama. Her stories, essays, and poems have been featured in a multitude of journals, and Love Letters to a Serial Killer is her first novel. In her…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Man’s Best Friend by Alana B. Lytle
Slow burning suspense. Alana B. Lytle is a screenwriter whose recent credits include Netflix’s Brand New Cherry and Peacock’s A Friend of the Family. Her short fiction has been published in Guernica. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and sausage-shaped dog. Man’s Best Friend is her debut novel. Published May 14th, 2024. The first chapter…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi
A thought provoking page turner! Sara Koffi is a writer and editor from Memphis, Tennessee, with a B.A. in English from Whittier College. As a writer, she strives to explore the nuances of “unlikable female characters” and humanize Black women by giving them space on the page to breathe. While We Were…

