“‘Phantom Limbs’ in Jein Han’s translation is easy on the eyes and easy on the ears, a perfect poetic seance for those eager to be frightened and haunted.”
In @ltikorea.bsky.social, Eunice Lee reviews Lee Min-ha’s newly translated poetry collection, “Phantom Limbs” - klwave.or.kr/klw/magazine...
“She sought poetry as a balm during the dark night of the soul that she, her community, and her country often traversed”
In @anotherchicagomag.bsky.social, Emily Hunsberger reviews Nadia Anjuman’s newly translated poetry collection, “Smoke Drifts” - anotherchicagomagazine.net/2026/06/16/r...
“Repeatedly, the author turns her nimble, fresh, lightly ironic writing style to teasing the remarkable out of the mundane.”
In @thebcreview.bsky.social, Theo Dombrowski reviews Ruth Ozeki’s new short story collection, “The Typing Lady” - thebcreview.ca/2026/06/12/g...
“Whatever readers’ reasons, Harpman, the author of over fifteen works of fiction, deserves to be virally rediscovered.”
In 4Columns, Jessi Jezewska Stevens reviews Jacqueline Harpman’s newly translated book of novellas, “We Were Forbidden” - 4columns.org/stevens-jess...
“The lyrics always tell us what Maggie is thinking, what inspires her—the weather, the lakefront, birds, smells, sights and sounds of wherever she is.”
In @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social, Nancy S. Bishop reviews Susannah Felts’ new novel, “The Come Apart” - thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/06/...
“Leonora stands imperiously apart, both from the world of Pym’s earlier novels and from the larger world of British fiction of the 1960 and ’70s.”
In @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, Eric Gudas reviews Barbara Pym’s newly reissued novel, “The Sweet Dove Died” - lareviewofbooks.org/article/swee...
“Charal is especially attuned to the power of taking what the majority says is shameful and declaring it as a source of pride.”
In @fullstopmag.bsky.social, Amber Ruth Paulen reviews Kalyani Thakur Charal’s newly translated novella, “Andhar Bil” - www.full-stop.net/2026/06/08/r...
“The main characters’ backstories are lavishly constructed, chockfull of horrific incidents and tragic twists.”
In @wirobooks.bsky.social, Alice Stephens reviews Kang Jiyoung’s newly translated novel, “Mrs. Shim Is a Killer” - www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/m...
“Nagle is in no way trying to ossify Chuya’s work to an artifact of the past, an all-too-common practice.”
In @japantimes.co.jp, Aleksandra Priimak reviews Chuya Nakahara’s newly translated poetry collection, “The Poetry of Chuya Nakahara” - www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
“The result is a narrative that is both haunting and defiantly triumphant.”
In @brittlepaper.bsky.social, Amara Ujumadu reviews Oyinkan Braithwaite’s new novel, “Cursed Daughters” - brittlepaper.com/2026/06/the-...
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Smoke Drifts contains both free verse and poems that follow a formal architecture, including several of Anjuman’s ghazals, a centuries-old tradition that Uzbek writer Hamid Ismailov describes as “a…
Yet Andhar Bil insists there was such a place where a person could be casteless and genderless, free and roaming through the waters and marshes and fields.
Oyinkan Braithwaite’s Cursed Daughters is a decisive turn away from the dark humour of her critically acclaimed debut, My Sister, The Serial Killer.
Focalized through three women, the cousins Monife ...
The Spinning Birds is a Chicago indie rock band, with a front-woman singer and songwriter. Susannah Felts’ new novel, The Come Apart, starts with the story of the band’s sophomore […]
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A new translation, and the first publication of Chuya’s complete works in English, aims to introduce the poet to readers abroad.
