Book Blurbs

Mantras of the Moon by Srijani Mitra reviewed by Ambria Clark

The Ancient Mysteries of Las Vegas by Andrew Farkas reviewed by Scarlet Jacobson

Great Disasters by Grady Chambers reviewed by Jordan Earnest

Hardly Creatures by Rob Macaisa Colgate reviewed by Saphia (Rin) Harbison

Orange Island by Vanessa Frances reviewed by Eden Ridout

The River by Laura Vinogradova, translated by Kaija Straumanis reviewed by Grace Swift

Only Smoke by Juan José Millás, translated by Thomas Bunstead and Daniel Hahn reviewed by Lea Jones

Scarred (Collector’s Edition) by Emily McIntire reviewed by Ella Patreece Lybarger

Ada by Mark Haber reviewed by Henry Bowles

Purgatoire by Liz Prato reviewed by Tatum Walker

The Mind Reels by Fredrik deBoer reviewed by Charlotte Diel

Crawl by Max Delsohn reviewed by Noah Quinn

A Fairy Hunter’s Guide for the Recently (Un)Dead by Cynthia Prith reviewed by Evary Ryan

Undead and Unwed by Sam Tschida reviewed by Aerrion Reynolds

The High Heaven by Joshua Wheeler reviewed by Lindsey Highfield

Ghetto Koans by James Cagney reviewed by Angel Scales

Very Collected Poems by Ron Padgett reviewed by Lily Montgomery

The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi reviewed by Elijah Naugher

Eden’s Clock by Norman Lock reviewed by Abby DuCharme

A Silent Treatment by Jeannie Vanasco reviewed by Madison Ross

Like Love by Maggie Nelson reviewed by Marshall McGahey

A Cowardly Woman No More by Ellen Cooney reviewed by Olivia Jakubowski

There Are Reasons for This by Nini Berndt reviewed by Madeline Robinson

Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao reviewed by Hannah Bazinaw

Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas reviewed by Cameron Stulting-Flores

Trying to Be by John Haskell reviewed by Aaron Hightower

The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler, Translated by Katy Derbyshire reviewed by Merritt Ruffner

True Failure by Alex Higley reviewed by Jaxiel Tavarez

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center reviewed by Abby Cope

The Specimen by Jaima Fixsen reviewed by Kalyn King

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, Translated from Japanese by Ginny Takemori reviewed by Jillian Naylor

We Contain Landscapes by Patrycja Humienik reviewed by Aubrey Case

Nonfiction by Julie Myerson
reviewed by Will Sute

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins reviewed by Jane Blissett

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros reviewed by Bianca Becchinelli

First Law of Holes by Meg Pokrass reviewed by Katrina Cook

Bioluminescent: A Lunarpunk Anthology edited by Justine Norton-Kertston reviewed by DeAndra Gauntt

Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti reviewed by Macki’ Wilkerson

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney reviewed by Leah Robinson

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros reviewed by Kaitlyn Murphy

Wyoming by JP Gritton reviewed by Ryan Hummel

Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia Reviewed by Sara Hagar

Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney reviewed by Gabe Stadler

Brittle by Beth Overmyer reviewed by Hannah Mauck

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu Reviewed By Anna Kate Baxter

Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina by Kristen Jokinen Reviewed By Quade Mainzer

For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding Reviewed by Brooke Dixon

Ocean State by Stewart O’Nan Reviewed By Anna Kate Moorer

Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda, Translated by Sarah Booker, Reviewed By McKenzie Knight

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer Reviewed By Jordan Rouseau

A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors, translated by Caroline Waight Reviewed By Morgan Byerley

Huron Blackheart by Mike Brooks Reviewed By Cameron Flynn

Always Crashing in the Same Car: A Novel After David Bowie by Lance Olsen Reviewed By Hayley Green

The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel Reviewed By Jesse Mullins

White Wedding by Kathleen J. Woods Reviewed By Devin Baron

What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy Reviewed By Chloe Jorns

Peripheral by John Ryland Reviewed By Jake Sylvest

The Wanting Way by Adam Wolfond Reviewed By Allison Williams

Adult Night at Skate World by Christina Kallery Reviewed By Connor Dealing

Aviary by Deirdre McNamer Reviewed By Stella Gaffrey-Eley

Dr. No by Percival Everett Reviewed By Jenna Fuller

Bermuda Ferris Wheel by Bryce Berkowitz Reviewed By Alex Owens

Encyclopaedia of Hell II: The Conquest of Heaven by Martin Olson reviewed By Sham Moore

Still No Word from You by Peter Orner Reviewed By Camryn Haag

Aura by Hillary Leftwich Reviewed By Mar Colborn

Men in My Situation by Per Petterson, Translated from Norwegian by Ingvild Burkey Reviewed By Chase Mangum

Arcane Mercenaries by Mark August Reviewed By Michelle Stevens

The Beginners by Anne Serre, Translated from French by Mark Hutchinson, Reviewed By Sarah Murph

Till the Wheels Fall Off by Brad Zellar Reviewed By Laura Brooks

Exit by Belinda Bauer Reviewed By Jolie Money

Radio Apocalypse by Kayleigh Gallagher Reviewed By Reagan Davison

April at the Ruins by Lawrence Raab Reviewed By Kaitlin Seeger

In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova Reviewed By Taylor Porcha

The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor Reviewed By Kirstyn Corbett

Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek, Reviewed By Cassie Montgomery

Therapists Gone Wild by Jeff Schneider Reviewed By Hailey Drummond

Siege of Comedians by Susan Daitch Reviewed By Nic Lowery

Unf*ck Your Brain, by Faith G. Harper, Reviewed By Morgan Lewis

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, Translated from Japanese by Ginny Takemori Reviewed By Riley Conlon

Unreachable Skies Vol. 1 by Karen McCreedy Reviewed By Jamelia Williams

The True by Sarah Kornfeld Reviewed By Hannah French

Among the Hedges by Sara Mesa, Translated from Spanish by Megan McDowell Reviewed By Emily Ford

Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pains of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi by Sandra Neimi Reviewed By Saralyn Lancaster

The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos, Translated from French by Hildegarde Serle Reviewed, By Jessica Pelton

Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah Reviewed By Sara Lang

Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu Reviewed By Lily Holland

Written after a Massacre in the Year 2018 By Daniel Borzutsky Reviewed By Alivia Gore

Skin Elegies by Lance Olsen Reviewed By Honor Chotkowski

The House on Vesper Sands by Paraic O’Donnell Reviewed By Sydney Jason

Proof Something Happened By Tony Trigilio Reviewed By Lily Prater

Old Cravings By Joy Jarrett Reviewed By Zeth Vilardo

Bring Me the Head of Quentin Tarantino By Julián Herbert, Translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeney Reviewed By Ryan Eliassen

A Pontiac in the Woods By Fred Misurella Reviewed By Tess Hensley

That Was Now, This is Then By Vijay Seshadri Reviewed By Aleah Brown

Ire Land (a Faery Tale) By Elisabeth Sheffield Reviewed By Callie Richards

The Intrusions By Stav Sherez Reviewed By Kailey New

Trafik By Rikki Ducornet Reviewed By Ryan Hisle

Wild Swims By Dorthe Nors Reviewed By Natalie Argentina

Guillotine By Eduardo Corral Reviewed By Valerie Lawhorn

Things to Do in Hell By Chris Martin Reviewed By Tyler Arnold

Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl By Jeannie Vanasco Reviewed By Kat Frusha

Agitprop for Bedtime: Polemic, Story Problems, Kulturporn and Humdingers By Charles Holdefer Review By Keerthana Manoj

Silence is My Mother Tongue By Sulaiman Addonia Reviewed By Alyssa Schoonmaker

Godshot By Chelsea Bieker Reviewed By Ashton Borden

My Red Heaven By Lance Olsen Reviewed By Ryan Jansen

Still-Life With God By Cynthia Atkins Reviewed By Riley Hines

The Snow Collectors By Tina May Hall Reviewed By Sierra Napoleon

Temporary By Hilary Leichter Reviewed By Kaeley DeLuca

The Country Where No One Ever Dies By Ornela Vorpsi, Translated from Italian by Robert Elsie Reviewed By Claire Pickens

Tuscaloosa Moon By Carolyn Breckinridge Reviewed By Caroline Smith

The Orphan of Salt Winds by Elizabeth Brooks Reviewed By Alexa Rosenberg

What Could Be Saved By Gregory Spatz Reviewed By Amanda Rogers

Swerve: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Resistance by Ellery Akers Reviewed By Savanna Briscoe

Five Windows by Jon Roemer Reviewed By Leah Goggins

Hazel By David Huddle Reviewed By Allison Ortmann

Song for the Unraveling of the World By Brian Evenson Reviewed By Kaeley DeLuca

Gatekeeper By Patrick Johnson Reviewed By Julia Service

Moon Trees and Other Orphans By Leigh Camacho Rourks Reviewed By Hannah Parker

Prince of Monkeys By Nnamoi Ehirim Reviewed By Rhonnie Bonner

Rough Magic By Lara Prior-Palmer Reviewed By Megan McCarter

Empty Words by Mario Levrero Translated by Annie McDermott Reviewed by Jeffrey Kelly

An Imperfect Rapture By Kelly J. Beard Reviewed By Allie Eady

The Owl Was a Baker’s Daughter Reviewed By Gillian Cummings Reviewed By Rachel Hanby

My Student Double By Travis Denton
Reviewed By Jeremy Lindlan

Mannequin in the Nude By Logan February Reviewed By Tessa Fahey

Gristle By Jordan A. Rothacker Reviewed By Grace Dickerson

Sunsphere By Andrew Farkas
Reviewed By Lindsay Ball

Museum of Stones By Lynn Lurie Reviewed By Charli Smith

The Bird King By G. Willow Wilson Reviewed By Ian Akins

Happiness By Aminatta Forna Reviewed By Luke Seale

Life During Wartime By Katie Rogin Reviewed By Sarah Rosenthal

Headlong By Ron MacLean Reviewed By Caroline Edmondson

A Lucky Man By Jamel Brinkley Reviewed By Luke Seale

Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder Edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto Reviewed by Megan McCarter

Scribe By Alyson Hagy Reviewed By Lindsay Ball

The Second Rider by Alex Beer (translated by Tim Mohr) Reviewed By Grace Dickerson

Perennial By Kelly Forsythe Reviewed By Cora Kangas

The Milk Bowl of Feathers: Essential Surrealist Writings
Edited by Mary Ann Caws
Reviewed By Ian Atkins

Cove by Cyan Jones Reviewed By Jeremy Lindlan

The War Nerd Iliad Modern prose translation by John Dolan Reviewed By Rachel Hanby

Comemadre
By Roque Larraquy
Reviewed By Bronwyn Green

Convenience Store Woman
By Sayaka Murata
Translated from Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Reviewed By Sarah Sliman

Sodom Road Exit By Amber Dawn Reviewed By Cecilia Barnard