reviewing

Dec
27
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Sour Milk, Bitter Herbs, and a Word Containing Grief

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4 min read
May
20
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Letter of News: Wayward, Yellowface, and Kind of a Big Deal

Dear Friends, I promise this isn't a daily newsletter! These are merely extraordinary circumstances! I'm writing
2 min read
Dec
03
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Friday Open Thread (with December and Gifts)

Dear Friends, It's December, Sagittarius season, and my birthday month, bringing with it the end of the teaching
2 min read
Feb
22

First OTHERWORLDLY column at the NYT Book Review

My first column for the NYTBR is here [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/books/review/new-science-fiction-fantasy.html] ! The
1 min read
Feb
07

NPR Reviews: Nnedi Okorafor's THE NIGHT MASQUERADE and Kim Purcell's THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER

A couple of reviews I wrote went up on NPR these last couple of weeks! Here are samplings of them:
1 min read
Nov
09

NPR Review: THIS MORTAL COIL by Emily Suvada

Nothing quite signals the approaching end of the year like the number of reviews I have left to write. This
1 min read
Oct
30

NYT Review: THE POWER by Naomi Alderman

If you blinked at the title, well, I’ve been doing that for about a week. I wrote a review
2 min read
Oct
12

NPR Reviews: AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon and THE RULES OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman

So many amazing books have come out these last two months, and it’s been my privilege to read and
2 min read
Sep
21

NPR Reviews: SHADOWHOUSE FALL by Daniel José Older + AUTONOMOUS by Annalee Newitz

More reviews! So many reviews! First, my review [http://www.npr.org/2017/09/16/548664359/in-shadowhouse-fall-magical-threats-map-real-world-peril] of Daniel José
2 min read
Sep
14

NPR Review: THE RIVER BANK by Kij Johnson

My review of Kij Johnson’sThe River Bank, delightfully illustrated by Kathleen Jennings, is up at NPR Books [http://www.
1 min read
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