Reviewer Luke Sutherland Interviews Lisa Sewell, Author of Flood Plain / No, she can’t fly or walk through walls but there’s little doubt Lisa Sewell calls upon otherworldly powers in her ability to summon rhythm, sound, and physical... Read More

Reviewer Mari Carlson Interviews Ursula Werner, Author of Magda Revealed / We can imagine today’s guest hosting one of those historical dinner parties with an invite list made up of the early Christian Church leaders responsible for... Read More

“Beauties have been drawn to Beasts for hundreds, if not thousands of years. They’re the ultimate bad boys: alluring but dangerous, as enjoyable and bad for you as all addictive things are.’’ —Natalie Lawrence Of all the roles... Read More

The Harmattan Winds / Sylvain TrudelDonald Winkler, translator / Archipelago Books / Softcover $19.00 (172pp) / 978-1-962770-22-4 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Sylvian Trudel’s novel The Harmattan Winds is an unusual... Read More

Reviewer Sarah White Interviews Jessica Zucker, Author of Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women’s Lives / Clinical psychologist and author Dr. Jessica Zucker has a dream: That one day all of us will... Read More

“It was only when I realized the great joy of Mrs. Nobody and decided to write a wild, playful adventure about the most-fun friend that the narrative really came to life.’’ —Y.S. Lee What do dogs and cats and little boys and... Read More

The Boy Who Lost His Spark / Maggie O’FarrellDaniela Jaglenka Terrazzini, illustrator / Walker Books US / Softcover $9.99 (112pp) / 978-1-5362-4042-9 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Moving to a cottage in the... Read More

“One of the subjects, Amanda, a blind autistic academic from Australia, initially approached me for a doctoral thesis she was writing about a neurodivergent poet. I found her story and abilities—she can, for example, picture her... Read More