Langston Hughes was an African American poet who was born on February 1st, 1902. As we all should know, these times and the years to come, was not ideal for African Americans. There was plenty of racism and inequality which is mainly what his poems have to deal with. Hughes has plenty of poems but I…

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin is exactly what it sounds like. The story of AJ Fikrys’ life. This psychological fiction features the grumpy owner of Island Books, AJ Fikry. He has plenty of reasons to be grumpy though. He lost his wife about a year ago, his book…

Welcome to the Weston house where the Weston family comes to grieve for the death of their beloved family member as well as inform each other of just about everything that is wrong with each other. In August: Osage County, written by Tracy Letts, the Weston family is dragged back home when…

Redeployment is a collection of 12 short stories written by Phil Klay. His first four are Redeployment, Frago, After Action Report, and Bodies. Each of these stories deals with war, but they each have their own unique aspect within the war. Redeployment deals with the struggles of being a veteran when…