“ladybug” is the new memoir written by San Bernardino native Nikia Chaney, about how her mother and daughter are afflicted by schizophrenia. It opens with a child speaking in second person “as she observes her mother dissociate.” Continue reading ladybug: We Can Inherit Experiences
“I realized that I wasn’t really choosing between two different books, but rather halves of the same novel.” Continue reading Anthony Marra’s Wartime Hollywood Novel ‘Mercury Pictures Presents’ Explores LA and Fascist Italy
Some people “have been turning to public art, books, poetry and our creative community in Los Angeles for some light,” during these difficult times of the pandemic, protests and mass shootings. Continue reading Letter to L.A.: The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Mike Sonksen
A book review of San Gabriel Valley resident, poet, mother and teacher, Luivette Resto’s new collection “Living on Islands Not Found on Maps,” written by Compton writer Jenise Miller. Continue reading Navigating the In-Between: A Review of Luivette Resto’s “Living on Islands Not Found on Maps”
“Many compare him to Amiri Baraka, Jose Montoya, and so many other fiery or political poets. To me, his work is a cross between Allen Ginsberg and Wanda Coleman.” Continue reading City on the Second Floor
“Duran comes to terms with dealing with generational trauma, a culture that has ill-defined her identity, and a desire to understand who she is after she has lost a daughter.” Continue reading And So The Wind Was Born by Gina Duran (Flowersong Press)
“No category adequately describes The Trees. Percival Everett seems to have purposefully written it that way.” Continue reading A Review Of Percical Everett’s The Trees
“Shaky Town by Lou Mathews is a linked short story collection filled with the working-class concerns of L.A.’s barrio, circa 1980s.” Continue reading A review of Shaky Town by Lou Mathews
“In Threnody: Poems, her new collection of 62 poems, Hilbert continues that tradition of lament, demonstrating that the modern lament is as contemporary as its older and ancient predecessors.” Continue reading Donna Hilbert Finds Love in the Poetry of Lament
“Deon’s immortal, Lou, is unusual. She’s young, Black, somewhat naive, and utterly brilliant.” Continue reading Caren Gussoff Sumption Reviews The Perishing by Natashia Deón
