“I flipped through the CT scan images, the diagnosis obvious: the lungs were matted with innumerable tumors, the spine deformed, a full lobe of the liver obliterated. Cancer, widely disseminated. I was...
“Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty one.” This haunting tune was sung in the late 19th century to early 20th century...
New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus has a large foothold in the world of young adult novels. On Dec. 1, 2020, however, she released a disappointing addition to her extensive repetition,...
The novel “The Things She’s Seen” by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina explains two particular worlds that 15-year-old ghost Beth Teller is trapped between.
“The Things She’s Seen”...
Feminism is a tricky term. In its over 100-year history, the word has been redefined many times. Mikki Kendall’s 2020 book, “Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot” establishes...
