Elisabeth Sheffield uses exquisite language and control over a palimpsest of mixed genres in Ire Land (a Faery Tale). She … More
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A THOUSAND CURVES, a Red Mountain Editor’s Choice Award-winning poetry collection by Paul Nemser, reviewed by Noreen Hernandez
Paul Nemser’s childhood connection to poetry began in Portland, Oregon, where he passed the time reading poems in the storage … More
ROUNDABOUT, an improvisational fiction novel by Phong Nguyen, reviewed by Noreen Hernandez
The plot of Roundabout, the novel by Phong Nguyen, begins by asking “is this all there is?” I settled in … More
Noreen Hernandez Reviews Carol Ann Davis’ essays on art, violence, and childhood: The Nail in the Tree from Tupelo Press
About twenty years ago, I felt buried under the usual family problems that most people face. I complained to my … More
Noreen Hernandez Reviews Michael Chin’s story collection CIRCUS FOLK from Hoot n Waddle
The circus exists in a foggy space between reality and fantasy. It’s a place I’ve visited in person, at the … More
Noreen Hernandez on Tina May Hall’s debut novel The Snow Collectors from Dzanc Books
Tina May Hall has created a work of storytelling art in The Snow Collectors by weaving the genres of gothic … More
DRIVING IN CARS WITH HOMELESS MEN, Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Kate Wisel’s debut story collection, reviewed by Noreen Hernandez
Driving in Cars with Homeless Men is, on one level, author Kate Wisel’s homage to the friendship of women. It … More
Noreen Hernandez Reviews THE WAGNERS, a booklength poem by John Colasacco
The Wagners, a poem, tells the stories of different generations of Wagners. Or, that’s what we are told on the … More
Cathy Ulrich’s GHOSTS OF YOU, a fiction collection from Okay Donkey, reviewed by Noreen Hernandez
In the short story collection Ghosts of You, Cathy Ulrich rips apart familiar mystery tropes of noir fiction. Like a … More