Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsThe Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova
Queen of the grotesque Camilla Grudova returns with a true-to-form collection of disgusting short stories Read more »| 01 Nov 2023 -
Book ReviewsBlackouts by Justin Torres
Justin Torres' highly anticipated sophomore novel experiments with form to consider how we document and preserve queer histories Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsLet Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Twice winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, Jesmyn Ward returns with a stunning, defiant historical imagining of the American South Read more »| 25 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsVengeance Is Mine by Marie NDiaye
In Marie NDiaye's quiet psychological thriller, a lawyer represents a woman on trial for murder, in whose past she is inescapably entangled Read more »| 25 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsDeath Valley by Melissa Broder
Melissa Broder's third novel is a blackly comic exploration of grief via cavernous cacti and talking rocks Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsFamily Meal by Bryan Washington
In Bryan Washington's Family Meal, a cast of friends, family and lovers come together to consider ideas of intimacy and interdependence Read more »| 11 Oct 2023
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Book ReviewsThe Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
In a near-future world where industrial agriculture has ground to a halt, a chef finds work at the illicitly stocked house of a wealthy mogul Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsLovebug by Daisy Lafarge
Daisy Lafarge's lyrical non-fiction book uses metaphors of love and disease to explore ideas of intimacy and contagion Read more »| 03 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsBrainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
Alison Rumfitt's deliciously nauseating sophomore novel is an eviscerating exploration of queer dating and shame Read more »| 02 Oct 2023 -
Book ReviewsSeeing for Ourselves by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan's cross-disciplinary book is a beautiful consideration of devotion to faith, family and politics Read more »| 26 Sep 2023 -
Book ReviewsDaddy Boy by Emerson Whitney
Half-memoir, half-queer theory, Emerson Whitney's Daddy Boy follows the author as they set out on an atmospheric journey of introspection Read more »| 19 Sep 2023 -
Book ReviewsThe Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe
Allan Radcliffe's debut novel is a beautiful exploration of individual and collective grief Read more »| 12 Sep 2023 -
Book ReviewsThe Magic Border by Arlo Parks
Singer-songwriter Arlo Parks' first book interweaves lyrics with original poetry in a gorgeous exploration of Black queerness Read more »| 12 Sep 2023 -
Book ReviewsThe Baudelaire Fractal by Lisa Robertson
Poet Lisa Robertson’s debut novel uplifts the starving artist cliché with effortless, crystalline prose Read more »| 23 Aug 2023 -
Book ReviewsBut The Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
Jessica Zhan Mei Yu’s debut novel is a delicate investigation into intergenerational immigrant subjectivities Read more »| 09 Aug 2023