Victoria Chang’s Correspondence with Grief
Writer Victoria Chang writes about grief and loss in her new book “Dear Memory.” Continue reading Victoria Chang’s Correspondence with Grief
Category: Book Reviews
SurvivalEye by Mare Heron Hake (Arroyo Seco Press)
SurvivalEye by Mare Heron Hake is a recent release from local publisher Arroyo Seco Press. Continue reading SurvivalEye by Mare Heron Hake (Arroyo Seco Press)
Roll Out the Collection: Chola Debut
Book review for “Chola Salvation,” the debut book by Eastside native Estella Gonzalez. Continue reading Roll Out the Collection: Chola Debut
What Came After Japanese American Internment? A Mystery Novelist Holds the Key
Local mystery writer Naomi Hirahara’s new novel is a historical mystery, about Japanese resettlement after their world War II internment. Continue reading What Came After Japanese American Internment? A Mystery Novelist Holds the Key
Subterranean Lovesick Clues: Alexis Rhone Fancher’s Poetic Topography of Sex
A book review on Alexis Rhone Fancher’s new book of poetry “Erotic.” “Rhone Fancher’s first-person evocations of sexual love are landscapes of intensity and danger, located with laser-point specificity in a Los Angeles…” Continue reading Subterranean Lovesick Clues: Alexis Rhone Fancher’s Poetic Topography of Sex
Mycorrhizal Transmission: Review of X LA Poets
A book review of the new L.Á. poetry anthology X LA Poets published by local micro press Hinchas. Continue reading Mycorrhizal Transmission: Review of X LA Poets
A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood
“In these 10 fabulist tales,” written by SoCal native Carribean Fragoza, “the body and the inevitability of loss shimmer, and each story moves effortlessly between horror and the real.” Continue reading A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen review – challenging colonialism
“And so here it is, with perfect timing, a political novel that anyone who is part of a colonising or colonised nation – and that includes, of course, America – should read.” Continue reading The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen review – challenging colonialism
THE 2020 L.A. TACO BOOK GUIDE: 32 L.A.-CENTERED BOOKS TO READ, GIFT, AND GET INSPIRED ON
by Mike SonksenFROM: L.A. Taco If COVID-19 was good for anything, it’s for reading. When the March rain and quarantine came, I got the chance to read all the books I wanted. This book list centers around Los Angeles and overlaps with creative nonfiction, poetry, urbanism, California history, music, and cultural studies. Most of these books came out in 2020, but a few came out … Continue reading THE 2020 L.A. TACO BOOK GUIDE: 32 L.A.-CENTERED BOOKS TO READ, GIFT, AND GET INSPIRED ON
Book Review: Life—Orange to Pear by John Brantingham
By Kendall JohnsonFROM: Cultural Weekly Once a wise and powerful wizard pulled a small but brilliant gem out of a leather pouch and laid it on the table before a cluster of his closest friends. As they leaned over and and peered into the depths of the tiny gemstone, the mysteries and terrors of the universe were revealed. Such is John Brantingham’s latest collection of … Continue reading Book Review: Life—Orange to Pear by John Brantingham
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