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Themed Reviews

Jun
02
The three featured books sit on a wooden railing, with a weathered barn and some trees in the background.

Volume 1, No. 12: Three Essential Queer Novels for Pride + Garlic Scape & Ricotta Tart

Happy Pride! Please read these three beloved queer books: Small Beauty, Patsy, and The Thirty Names of Night.
14 min read
May
26
Three listed book covers in a row, above the text ‘Translation As Possibility’ on a turquoise background.

Volume 1, No. 11: Translation As Possibility + Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

Reviews of three different books that play with translation: The Bees, There Plant Eyes, and The Perseverance.
15 min read
May
19
The three listed book covers in a row above the text ‘Infinite Variations on Queer Motherhood’ on a light yellow background.

Volume 1, No. 10: Infinite Variations on Queer Motherhood + Simplest Potato Pizza

Reviews of three novels about queer motherhood: Please Read This Leaflet Carefully, Sorrowland, and With Teeth.
15 min read
May
12
The three listed book covers in a row above the text ‘Magical Collaborations’ on a teal background.

Volume 1, No. 9: Magical Collaborations + Tahini Halvah Brownies

Reviews of collaborative books, including The Tree and the Vine, Ancestor Approved, and Embodied. Plus brownies because yum.
14 min read
May
05
Cover images of the three listed books above the words ‘Bi Erasure Will Not Be Tolerated’ on a purple background.

Volume 1, No. 8: Bi Erasure Will Not Be Tolerated + Walnut & Cheddar Cheese Puffs

Reviews of three very bisexual books! Good Talk, We Play Ourselves, and Rosalie Palmer Takes the Cake. And cheese puffs.
14 min read
Apr
28
The three listed book covers in a row above text ‘Transcendent Debuts’ on a brown background.

Volume 1, No. 7: Transcendent Debuts + Maple Oatmeal Scones

Reviews of debuts I loved: Stone Fruit, Sharks in the Time of Saviors, and The Wild Fox of Yemen. Plus tulips and maple scones.
15 min read
Apr
21
Covers of the three listed books above the text ‘Sophomore Books I Loved Even More’ on a dark red background.

Volume 1, No. 6: Sophomore Books I Loved Even More + Rosemary Olive Oil Shortbread

Mini reviews of The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows, The Removed, and The Renunciations. Plus the most delicious shortbread.
14 min read
Apr
14
The three listed book covers in a row, above the words ‘Structural Magic’ on a yellow background.

Volume 1, No. 5: Structural Magic + Caramelized Onion & Sweet Potato Galette

Reviews of three books that play with structure, including my all-time favorite, Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian).
14 min read
Apr
07
Cover images of the listed books in a row.

Volume 1, No. 4: Queer Parenting + The Best Rye Brownies

Reviews of three incredible books about queer parenting, plus my current favorite brownie recipe.
15 min read
Mar
31
Small cover images of the three listed books above the words “Cross-Genre Writers” on a dull pink background.

Volume 1, No. 3: Cross-Genre Writers + Savory Dutch Baby

Reviews of books by authors who write across genres, including Last Night at the Telegraph Club and How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.
14 min read