‘Patter’ by Douglas Kearney
Doug Kearney’s latest collection is one of only a handful of books I can think of that addresses pregnancy, birth and their surrounding difficulties from the perspective of the father.
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‘This Last Time Will Be the First’ by Jeff Alessandrelli
Portrait by Zach Schomburg Historical and artistic references abound in Jeff Alessandrelli’s first book, This Last Time Will…
‘The Tales’ by Jessica Bozek
The Lone Survivor was a doctor in his old life—a healer. Now he asks us: “who can I heal?”
‘Zebra Feathers’ by Morris Stegosaurus
Morris Stegosaurus is a Seattle-based poet, stage performer, and rock musician whose first book came out last year…
‘A Table That Goes On For Miles’ by Stefania Heim
Recently, because it was offered as an in-flight movie, I watched the 1966 film How to Steal a Million starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole.
‘The Two Standards’ by Heather Winterer
According to its publisher, Heather Winterer’s first book The Two Standards “enacts the model of St. Ignatius Loyola, encouraging…
‘A Progressive Education’ by Richard Howard
Fans of the “School Days” sequence in Richard Howard’s 2008 National Book Award-nominated Without Saying will be glad…
‘MOTHERs’ by Rachel Zucker
Jason Schneiderman on Rachel Zucker’s memoir.
‘No, Wait. Yep. Definitely Still Hate Myself.’ by Robert Fitterman
When Robert Fitterman reads from No, Wait. Yep. Definitely Still Hate Myself, he puts loneliness on: with a…
‘Dear Lil Wayne’ by Lauren Ireland
The universe becomes a fist and then we die. Okay. Naked under Perseids, big deal, the rip. Nothing anyone says matters anyway so just fucking say it. Bats, ocean, cessation of time.