“Telling Our Truths: A Conversation with Shaindel Beers"
February 2019
“The Bottom: An Interview with Betsy Andrews"
September 2014
“Interrobang: An Interview with Jessica Piazza"
September 2014
“Successful Woman’s Secret Won’t Stay Buried in New Netflix Film”
On Netflix’s Film Adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive
BookTrib, October 2022
Fiction
"A Fairy Tale Worthy of a King"
On Stephen King’s Fairy Tale
September 2022
A Striking Portrayal of Mother-Daughter Duo Versus the California Reich"
On Susan Elia MacNeal’s Mother Daughter Traitor Spy
September 2022
“The Surrealist and Bodily Nature of Grief: Reading Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s The Art of Floating”
On Kristin Bair O’Keefe’s The Art of Floating
September 2014
“Gone Girl Meets Little Fires Everywhere in Jean Hanff Korelitz’ The Plot"
On Jean Hanff Korelitz’ The Plot
May 2021
“Delicate Short Story Collection Celebrates Childhood Memories Left Behind”
On Jo Ann Kiser’s The Guitar Player and Other Songs of Exile
BookTrib, October 2022
“Fresh Start Found in Unlikely Business Venture Between Childhood Frenemies”
On Carol Rhee’s Joint Venture
BookTrib, October 2022
“How Many Lives Can One Woman Save in This Charming Equestrian Thriller"
On Betty Briggs’ Pressure Point
September 2022
“We’ll Never Know What We’re Leaving Behind"
On Claire Fuller’s Swimming Lessons
September 2021
“A Unique Design of Women and Culture: Reading Desiree Zamorano’s The Amado Women”
On Desiree Zamorano’s The Amado Women
August 2014
“The Two (or More?) Sides of Friendship: Reading Rufi Thorpe’s The Girls from Corona del Mar”
On Rufi Thorpe’s The Girls from Corona del Mar
February 2015
Lyric Essay & Memoir
“Geena Davis Rises Like a Phoenix from the Ashes of Dangerous Politeness"
On Geena Davis’s Dying of Politeness
BookTrib, October 2022
“Laughter Truly Is the Best Medicine in This Smart Collection on Aging and Grace"
On Susan Goldfein’s Laughing My Way through the 3rd Stage: Selected Essays that Skewer the Golden Years
October 2022
“Her Heart of Hearts & The Art of Discovery: Reading Jackie Haze’s Borderless,”
On Jackie Haze’s Borderless
February 2014
“Poetic Advice from a Mother to a Mother-to-Be: Reading Molly Sutton Kiefer’s Nestuary,”
On Molly Sutton Kiefer’s Nestuary
August 2014
Parenting
“Preparing the Way for My Daughter through Books”
On Lori Day’s Her Next Chapter: How Mother-Daughter Book Clubs Can Help Girls Navigate Malicious Media, Risky Relationships, Girl Gossip, and So Much More
May 2021
“Transforming Her Power, Her Beauty, Her Image: Reading Rebecca Hains’ The Princess Problem,”
On Rebecca Hains’ The Princess Problem
September 2014
Personal Development & Mindset
“Learn to Take Control of Your Brain and ‘Override’ Sabotaging Behaviors"
On Connell Cowan and David Kipper’s OVERRIDE: Discover Your Brain Type, Why You Do What You Do, and How to Do It Better
October 2022
“Succeed in Your Career with ‘How to Win Friends and Manage Remotely"
On McKenna Sweazey’s How to Win Friends and Manage Remotely
August 2022
Poetry
“Poetry That Invites Gratefulness in the Midst of Darkness and Blood: A Review of Louder Birds by Angela Voras-Hills"
On Angela Voras-Hills’ Louder Birds
July 2020
“The (Im)precision of Language, Nature, & Violence"
On Shaindel Beers’ Secure Your Own Mask
April 2021
‘Look Where That Has Gotten Me’: The Potential Self-Awareness & Honesty of Poetry: Reading Tracey Knapp’s Mouth"
On Tracey Knapp’s Mouth
2015
“We Could Do Better, You and I: Ecology, Design and Poetry: Reading Betsy Andrews’ The Bottom"
On Betsy Andrews’ The Bottom
2015
“’Black Light / Her Name in a Cup’: Scenes & Impressions: Reading David Dodd Lee’s Animalities"
On David Dodd Lee’s Animalities
November 2016
“’My Face Resembles / The One Reflected in the Water’: Reading David Dodd Lee’s And Others, Vaguer Presences"
On David Dodd Lee’s And Others, Vaguer Presences
November 2016
“‘This is Not a Pipe’: The Powers of Nature & Grief over Perception & Definition: Reading Ross Gay’s Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude"
On Ross Gay’s Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
February 2016
“Dialogue of the Body, Dialogue of a Storm: Reading Sandra Marchetti’s Confluence"
On Sandra Marchetti’s Confluence
November 2015
“The Rhythm of Reading & Hearing Poetry: Reading Three Beautiful Collections by Susan Lewis"
On Susan Lewis’s work
November 2015
“The Way Poetry Evokes Things / Only Potentially There”: Perception, Identity & Heritage
On Allan Peterson’s Precarious
April 2015
“The Waking, Danger & Consent of the Body & Love: Reading Lisa Mangini’s Bird Watching at the End of the World"
On Lisa Mangini’s Bird Watching at the End of the World
March 2015
“Clark Kent is a Super Hipster: The Art of Finding Beauty in the Absurd & the Mundane: Reading Shawnte Orion’s The Existentialist Cookbook"
On Shawnte Orion’s The Existentialist Cookbook
March 2015
“Journeying Through the Fear Tactic That Is the Subtle & the Severe: Reading Sarah Rose Nordgren’s Best Bones"
On Sarah Rose Nordgren’s Best Bones
March 2015
“Stages of Fear & Domestication: Reading Laura Madeline Wiseman’s Some Fatal Effects of Curiosity and Disobedience"
On Laura Madeline Wiseman’s Some Fatal Effects of Curiosity and Disobedience
March 2015
“Costume or Skin, A Reckoning: Reading Laura Madeline Wiseman’s American Galatic"
On Laura Madeline Wiseman’s American Galactic
March 2015
“Grief as Celebration & Grief as Beauty: Reading Michalle Gould’s Resurrection Party"
On Michelle Gould’s Resurrection Party
February 2015
“Grief as Meditation, Grief as Art: Reading Meg Day’s Last Psalm at Sea Level"
On Meg Day’s Last Psalm at Sea Level
November 2014
“The Phobia, the Philia, and the Altered Persona"
On Jessica Piazza’s Interrobang
September 2021
“The Snapping Open of a Valve/A Bird’s Egg"
On Kerrin McCadden’s Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes
May 2021
Short Fiction & Novellas
Theory & Nonfiction
"Road to Understanding The Bahamas Paved in Historical and Agricultural Guide"
On Godfrey Eneas’ Road to Bahamaland: The Story of the New Bahamas
BookTrib, October 2022
YA (Young Adult) Literature
“Your Next YA Graphic Novel is Sprinkled with Spooks, Awkward Love, and Magic"
On Balazs Lorinczi’s Doughnuts and Doom
September 2022
“Moving Forward, Moving Back: Reading Jason Odell Williams’ Personal Statement"
On Jason Odell Williams’ Personal Statement
November 2021
“The Power of Grief, The Power of Hallucination, The Power of YA Literature"
On Rebekah Crane’s Aspen
May 2021