Laura CitinoinThe CoilStructural Risks: On Mona Houghton's 'Frottage & Even As We Speak'In the wake of disasters, Houghton's novellas illustrate how to cope: accept that the world today is not how you left it yesterday.Jul 7, 2018Jul 7, 2018
Laura CitinoinThe CoilThe Only Woman You Can Truly Know: On Desiree Cooper's 'Know the Mother'Cooper's stories of womanhood and motherhood touch on survival, defense, intergenerational wisdom, and what it means to be visible.Jul 3, 2018Jul 3, 2018
Laura CitinoinThe CoilOn Garth Greenwell’s ‘What Belongs to You’Greenwell’s novel draws us into its world of shame and desire, love and invasion, and witnessing as a form of caring.Sep 23, 2017Sep 23, 2017
Laura CitinoinThe CoilOn Jeff Fearnside’s ‘Making Love While Levitating Three Feet in the Air’Fearnside’s collection, while sometimes uneven, touches on the promise of flight for everyday people from their everyday lives.Aug 14, 2017Aug 14, 2017
Laura CitinoinThe CoilOn Randa Jarrar’s ‘Him, Me, Muhammad Ali’Jarrar’s story collection is delightfully voice-driven and conversational, punctuated by sharp wisecracks and blunt puns.Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Laura CitinoinThe CoilOn Ben Tanzer’s ‘Be Cool’In Ben Tanzer’s humble memoir, living sincerely is the more dangerous thing, and truth sneaks up on us.Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016