Jen CorriganinThe CoilTransatlantic Passages: On Andrei Guruianu & Anthony Di Renzo’s ‘Dead Reckoning’Book Review by Jen Corrigan7 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
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.7 min read·Apr 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.6 min read·Jan 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.7 min read·Jan 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.8 min read·Sep 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.7 min read·Jun 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.7 min read·May 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.9 min read·Apr 28, 2018--1--1
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.7 min read·Apr 11, 2018----