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UNLOCKING THE TOMB: BEYOND LITERARY & COLONIAL STRUCTURES
Between necromancy and sword-fighting, spaceships and crumbling towers, Tamsyn Muir’s Locked Tomb series shoots readers face-first…
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From Text to Tapestry: The Graphic Novel Adaptation of The Raven Boys
The trees speak Latin. Spirits rise again on ley lines. A long-dead Welsh king sleeps in…
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The Sound of Miles
First, let me preface this review by noting that I am not big on the auditory;…
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Meaning and mortality in kaveh akbar’s MARTYR!
This tender story unfolds with enough levity to balance out the weight of its existential themes.…
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Spooky Stories Ranked by Your Resident Horror Expert
Although the stubborn Berkeley weather remains stuck in summer, I can’t be the only one already…
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Live, Laugh, Love, Lapvona
In Lapvona, Moshfegh’s obsession with the vile and dirty amplifies. Every inch of the town is…
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Becoming the Bard: A Review of If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
M. L. Rio’s If We Were Villains follows seven fourth-year students majoring in theatre at a…
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It’s Okay to Leave Some Things in the Past: A Review of Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau
Jessica Anya Blau, author of Mary Jane, doesn’t want us to forget the era of the…
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In Space, Close To My Chest: A Reflection on the Poetry of Ada Limón
Limón’s poetry, infused with natural imagery, wove my emotions into an extension of the natural world,…
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The Deepest Blue: Love and Light in Bluets
Beyond heartbreak and grief, Nelson also meditates on everything from sex to loneliness. Above all, Bluets…
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