We’ve extended the deadline for the 2022 Creative Nonfiction Contest judged by Ivan Coyote. Need a little more time and incentive to put the finishing touches on that piece of CNF you’ve been working on? You’ve got a bit...
Beatrice and Croc HarryLawrence HillHarper Collins, 2022 Review by Edie Reaney Chunn Palaver Bumfuzzled Honey bucket What do these words have in common? Each of them is in The Saint Lawrence Dictionary of Only the Best Words, Real and...
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her HeadWarsan ShirePenguin Random House, 2022 Review by Stella Cali Multiple voices ripple through this collection, music winding through words—the grainy sound of cassette tapes from home, whispers of lyrics and...
Imagine Us, The SwarmMuriel LeungNightboat Books, 2021 Review by Lou J. Baker On a page filled almost entirely with lines of ellipses, a single phrase stands alone: “I think it’s funny that the book is not about bees at...
Truth OMGImane BoukailaUnrestricted Interest, 2021 Review by Catherine Harris Brimming with tumbling language, tactile sound, and vivid emotion, Imane Boukaila’s chapbook Truth OMG is a blend of sound and motion—a reading experience you can both hear and feel. Boukaila...
Quiet Night ThinkGillian SzeECW Press, 2022 Review by Rebecca Mangra “What emerges from long looking?” Gillian Sze, in her new book Quiet Night Think, asks readers the question in one of her essays. Long looking requires held attention to...
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st CenturyKim FuCoach House Books, 2022 Review by Simon Lowe Canadian author Kim Fu’s timely, genre-exploiting collection of short stories, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, is a weird, mind blowing examination of...
The 2022 Creative Nonfiction Contest is officially open, and we’re thrilled to announce Ivan Coyote as this year’s judge! Ivan Coyote is the award-winning author of thirteen books, the creator of four short films, and they have released three...
The Kissing of KissingHannah EmersonMilkweed Editions, 2022 Review by Clara Otto The Kissing of Kissing, the debut collection by nonspeaking autistic poet Hannah Emerson, is an invitation to see with new eyes. Hypnotic and tender, these poems pluck the...
