On earth, Dalton Greaves was slowly drinking himself to death to cope with grief and […]
Punished, by Ann-Helén Laestadius
Trigger warning for child abuse and forced cultural assimilation. None of the five Sámi in […]
The Crimson Road, by A.G. Slatter
Violet Zennor’s father trained her to be a weapon her entire life, ranting about terrible […]
Commonplace Book: December 2024
From Space Oddity, by Catherynne M. Valente: Formal charges against modern English filed by the […]
From These Roots, by Tamara Lanier
Updated July 13, 2025: Harvard University has settled with Ms. Lanier over the ownership of […]
How to Share an Egg, by Bonny Reichert
Bonny Reichert’s father, Solomon (né Szlama Rajchbart), survived the Holocaust before emigrating to Canada in […]
Isola, by Allegra Goodman
In the afterword to Isola, Allegra Goodman’s new book, she writes that she found inspiration […]
Oathbreakers, by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry
As I listened to Paul Bellantoni narrate Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry’s new book, […]
We Do Not Part, by Han Kang
Trigger warning for historical mass killings. It takes a special kind of courage and resilience […]