Jen CorriganinThe CoilTransatlantic Passages: On Andrei Guruianu & Anthony Di Renzo’s ‘Dead Reckoning’Book Review by Jen CorriganMar 21Mar 21
Jen CorriganinThe CoilRefusing to Solve a Solvable Problem: On Tom McAllister’s ‘How to Be Safe’McAllister’s commentary on our current political climate provides unflinching insights into the epidemic of American gun violence.Apr 7, 2019Apr 7, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilTrauma, Patriarchy, & Survival: On Sophie Mackintosh’s ‘The Water Cure’Mackintosh’s skill at depicting how family relationships shift under years of trauma is dynamic and compelling.Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilFierce Sexual Fairytale: On Maryse Meijer’s ‘Northwood’Meijer’s investigative hybrid fairytale utilizes space, color, shape, and contrast to examine the light and dark of sexual love.Jan 4, 2019Jan 4, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilIllness as Narrative: On Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s ‘Quite Mad’Montgomery’s memoir is an inquiry into what it is like to struggle and thrive with mental illness in modern America.Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Jen CorriganinThe CoilDarkness & Light: On Lee Martin's 'The Mutual UFO Network'Martin's story collection explores the multitude of ways that people and relationships evolve, break, collapse, and blossom.Jun 12, 2018Jun 12, 2018
Jen CorriganinThe CoilLyrical Flash: On Dana Diehl’s ‘Our Dreams Might Align’Diehl’s collection gives unique ideas, vibrant images, and a lyrical style to short concentrated narratives.May 16, 2018May 16, 2018
Jen CorriganinThe CoilSpeculative Feminism: On Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘Her Body and Other Parties’Machado’s collection is a genre-bending blend of sci-fi, literary fiction, folklore, ghost stories, and contemporary media.Apr 28, 20181Apr 28, 20181
Jen CorriganinThe CoilBoundaries of Desire: On Elle Nash’s ‘Animals Eat Each Other’Nash’s short novel is electric, sensual, and brutally human, and explores the boundaries of sexual desire.Apr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018