by McKenzie | Sep 9, 2022 | Reviews, YA Literature
Happy Friday, friends! We are officially one week into September, which of course means it’s spooky season—which means it’s time to break out the pumpkins, the decor, and of course, the spooky reads. First up this season is a graphic novel that was...
by McKenzie | Sep 20, 2021 | Fiction, Reviews
I’ll be honest: I’ve spent the last two days trying to let this book go (or rather, to pry its hooks out of me). This book is all at once startling and overwhelming, beautifully composed, and thieving (as ‘haunting’ in this case is not a strong enough word). I...
by McKenzie | Jul 28, 2020 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
Hi everyone! I’m happy to announce my latest review, Angela Voras-Hills’ Louder Birds from Pleiades Press, 2020, is now live at Green Mountains Review! You can read it here! Elizabeth Powell at GMR recommended this book to me and was a true joy to work...
by McKenzie | Feb 19, 2019 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
Hi all, and Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. It’s been a little quiet around here while I work my way through some new projects, but I wanted to take a moment to share one of the successes: My interview with Shaindel Beers, author of the lovely...
by McKenzie | Jan 11, 2019 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
[Hi everyone! Happy Friday! My greatest apologies to you as my readers, and to Shaindel Beers, for the delay! I had every intention of posting this review on Wednesday evening, but then I heard of Marni Ludwig’s passing and felt it was best to push it back until...
by McKenzie | Dec 17, 2018 | Fiction, Reviews
Hi everyone! I recently read K. Arsenault Rivera’s The Phonex Empress, the sequel to The Tiger’s Daughter. You can read the review here; I hope you’ll check out Rivera’s work. Thank you to BookPage for having me, and thanks to all of...
