15 Indie Press Books to Read This Spring
These small press authors are reinventing the coming of age story and turning the mundane into the extraordinary
These small press authors are reinventing the coming of age story and turning the mundane into the extraordinary
"But the Girl" is a novel reckoning with Sylvia Plath's racism, tokenism, and how true expression becomes a commodity in publishing
How many of us grow up living one life while dreaming of another?
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Support“I Heard My Son Kissing a Girl” from SEE: LOSS. SEE ALSO: LOVE. by Yukiko Tominaga, recommended by Weike Wang
The narrative of the power of technology over disability is ableist and leaves little room for reality
Heidi Reimer, author of "The Mother Act," recommends nuanced stories that explore the complicated reasons behind mothers leaving their children
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“I Heard My Son Kissing a Girl” from SEE: LOSS. SEE ALSO: LOVE. by Yukiko Tominaga, recommended by Weike Wang
“Oceania,” flash fiction by Alex Burchfield
An excerpt from THE SKY WAS OURS by Joe Fassler, recommended by Kyle McCarthy