{"id":18,"date":"2017-11-16T12:18:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:21:12","slug":"contemporary-book-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/contemporary-book-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Book Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Winter 25\/26<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 768.792px\">\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blacklawrencepress.com\/books\/opheliac\/\">Opeliac<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0by Emma Sloan (Black Lawrence) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/belynda-winter-review.pdf\"><strong>review by Belynda Gonzales<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fourwaybooks.com\/site\/boat-of-letters\/\">Boat of Letters<\/a><\/em>, by Eve Grubin (Four Way) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/Cadence-winter-review.pdf\"><strong>review by Cadence Burdwell<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/barrowstreet.org\/press\/product\/brutal-companion-ruben-quesada\/\">Brutal Companion<\/a>,<\/em> by Ruben Quesada (Barrow Street) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/Isaac-winter-review.pdf\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Isaac Vizcarra<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writebloody.com\/products\/good-girl-and-other-yearnings-by-isabelle-correa?srsltid=AfmBOoqCCgSZGUy56o4-cRDbP_cFyIXrI_j21kCGgKHm60oxn5tsjNNC\"><em>Good Girl and Other Yearnings<\/em><\/a>, by Isabelle Correa (Write Bloody) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/JJ-winter-review.pdf\"><strong>review by JJ Wilson<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.net\/C20347_ustores\/web\/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=380\">Night Watch<\/a>,<\/em> by Mathew Goldberg (Willow Springs) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/Liliana-winter-review.pdf\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Liliana Asatryan<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 384.875px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-758 \" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-642x992.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-642x992.jpg 642w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-777x1200.jpg 777w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-497x768.jpg 497w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502-262x405.jpg 262w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/12\/9781625571502.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Spring 2025<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 768.792px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Helen-of-Troy-1993\/Maria-Zoccola\/9781668046333\"><em>Helen of Troy<\/em><\/a>, by Maria Zoccola (Scribner) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/Arely-final-Helen-of-Troy.docx\"><strong>review by Arely Hernandez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayfarerbookstore.com\/product\/Only-a-Nest-Oseguera\/189\"><i>And This House Is Only a Nest<\/i><\/a>, by Jose Oseguera (Wayfarer) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/And-This-House-is-Only-a-Nest-Kayla-final.docx\"><strong>review by Kayla Taylor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtawpress.org\/product-page\/the-groundhog-forever-a-novel-by-henry-hoke\">The Groundhog Forever<\/a>,<\/em> by Henry Hoke (WTAW) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/The-Groundhog-Forever-Natalia-final.docx\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Natalia Sanchez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 384.875px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718 \" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/helen-of-troy-1993-9781668046333_xlg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/helen-of-troy-1993-9781668046333_xlg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/helen-of-troy-1993-9781668046333_xlg-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2025\/05\/helen-of-troy-1993-9781668046333_xlg-270x405.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Winter 2024\/2025<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 768.792px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/actionbooks.org\/maria-hardin-cute-girls-watch-when-i-eat-aether\/\"><em>Cute Girls Watch When I Eat Aether<\/em><\/a>, by Maria Hardin (Action) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/Arely-Cute-Girls-Watch-When-I-Eat-Aether.pdf\"><strong>review by Arely Hernandez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uglyducklingpresse.org\/publications\/i-want-something-other-than-time-special-edition\/\"><em>I Want Something Other Than Time<\/em><\/a>, by Lewis Freedman (Ugly Duckling) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/Adonis-review.pdf\"><strong>review by Adonis Borer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boaeditions.org\/products\/the-visibility-of-things-long-submerged?srsltid=AfmBOory7mXgK20_kewzWFu8o02zklExhNshF5-arJ4wq6yltreYuGH9\"><em>The Visibility of Things Long Submerged,<\/em><\/a> by George Looney (BOA) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/Bianca-Looney.pdf\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Bianca Bernal<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 384.875px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-696 \" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/AETHER_cover_300-600x900-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/AETHER_cover_300-600x900-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/AETHER_cover_300-600x900-1-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/12\/AETHER_cover_300-600x900-1-270x405.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Winter\/Spring 2024<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 768.792px\">\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/arsenalpulp.com\/Books\/H\/How-to-Be-Found\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Be Found<\/a><\/em>, by Emily Pohl-Weary (Arsenal Pulp) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/05\/Sara-24-review.docx\"><strong>review by Sara Dawidian<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twodollarradiohq.com\/she-is-haunted\/\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">She Is Haunted<\/a><\/em>, by Paige Clark (Two Dollar Radio) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/05\/Meilani-24-review.docx\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Meilani Aguila<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coppercanyonpress.org\/books\/the-fears-by-kevin-prufer\/\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Fears<\/a><\/em>, by Kevin Prufer (Copper Canyon) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/05\/Joseph-24-review.docx\"><strong>review by Joseph Reyes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 384.875px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-659 \" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/05\/125877105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"280\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Winter\/Spring 2023<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 768.792px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/otherpress.com\/product\/mothers-and-dogs-9781635420821\/\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mothers and Dogs<\/em><\/a>, by Fabio Morabito (Other) &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/05\/cara-review.pdf\">review by Cara Musashi<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love<\/em> by Carlos Allende (Red Hen) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Annette-Allende.docx\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Annette Ruiz<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnidawn.com\/product\/luminaries-kristin-keane\/\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Luminaries<\/em>, by Kristin Keane<\/a> (Omnidawn) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Dan-Keane.docx\"><strong>review by Dan Dundas<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish<\/em>, by Katya Apekina (Two Dollar Radio) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Jasmine-Apekina.pdf\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>review by Jasmine Pollack<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nostalgia-Killing-Grace-Paley-Fiction\/dp\/1636280293\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your Nostalgia is Killing Me<\/a><\/em>, by John Weir (Red Hen) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Jocelyn-Weir.pdf\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Jocelyn Hancock<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koehlerbooks.com\/book\/how-to-make-paper-when-the-world-is-ending\/\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Make Paper When the World is Ending<\/a><\/em>, by Dallas Woodburn (Koehler) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Mia-Woodburn.docx\"><strong>review by Mia Alvarez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twodollarradio.com\/products\/guide-to-naming-your-baby\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Two Dollar Radio Guide to Naming Your Baby<\/em>, by Travis Hoewischer<\/a> (Two Dollar Radio) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Sterling-Names.docx\"><strong>review by Sterling Bratton<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 384.875px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-612 \" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/05\/9781635420821_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/05\/9781635420821_medium.jpg 500w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/05\/9781635420821_medium-266x405.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Spring 2022<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 768.792px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essence-Nathan-Biddle-William-Lewis\/dp\/1626348464\"><em>The Essence of Nathan Biddle<\/em><\/a>, by J. William Lewis (Greenleaf) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/Cara-spring.pdf\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Cara Musashi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinklingsbooks.com\/books.html\"><em>The Blessed<\/em><\/a>, by Remy Apepp (Thinklings) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/Michael-spring.pdf\"><strong>review by Michael Alerich<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Splendid Anatomies<\/em>, by Allison Wyss (Veliz) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/Mia-spring.pdf\"><strong>review by Mia Aguilera<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 384.875px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-517 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/51ZVxsCOegL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/51ZVxsCOegL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg 333w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/51ZVxsCOegL._SX331_BO1204203200_-270x405.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Winter 2022<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 655.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/676051\/lemon-by-yeo-sun-kwon\/\"><em>Lemon<\/em><\/a>, by Kwon Yeo-sun (Other Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Cara-Yeo-Sun-done.pdf\"><strong>review by <\/strong><strong>Cara Musashi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>April Warnings<\/em>, by Mark Pleiss (Veliz) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Jazzy-Pleiss-done.docx\"><strong>review by Jasmine Venegas<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>I Only Cry with Emoticons<\/em>, by Yuvi Zalkow (Red Hen) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Araceli-Zalkow-done.docx\"><strong>review by Araceli Macias<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/coffeehousepress.org\/products\/letters-to-memory\">Letters to Memory<\/a>, by <\/em>Karen Tei Yamashita (Coffee House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Madison-Yamashita-done.docx\"><strong>review by Madison Laughlin<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>You\u2019re Pretty Gay, <\/em>by Drew Pisarra (Chaffinch) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Masa-Pisarra-done.docx\"><strong>review by Masa Shah<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Monster Portraits,<\/em> by Del and Sofia Samatar (Rose Metal) <em>&#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Selena-Samatar-done.docx\"><strong>review by Selena Cordar<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tupelopress.org\/product\/afterfeast\/\"><i>Afterfeast<\/i><\/a>, by Lisa Hiton (Tupelo)<em> &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Sherry-Hiton.pdf\"><strong>review by Sherry Hall<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/112769.A_Mouthful_of_Air\">A Mouthful of Air<\/a>,<\/i> by Amy Koppelman (Two Dollar Radio) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Tracy-Koppelman.pdf\"><strong>review by Tracy DeStefano<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Souvenirs-Karen-hwei-Lee\/dp\/1936097419\"><em>Souvenirs<\/em><\/a>, by Karen An-hwei Lee and Andrew Colarusso (Baobab) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/Yosmar-An-Hwei-Lee-done.pdf\"><strong>review by Yosmar Mora<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-487 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/31vtddGqLL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/31vtddGqLL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg 333w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/01\/31vtddGqLL._SX331_BO1204203200_-270x405.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Summer 2021<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 655.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twodollarradio.com\/products\/night-rooms\"><em>Night Rooms<\/em><\/a>, by Gina Nutt (Two Dollar Radio) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Mia-book-review.docx\"><strong>review by Mia Alvarez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coffeehousepress.org\/products\/one-night-two-souls-went-walking\"><em>One Night Two Souls Went Walking<\/em><\/a>, by Ellen Cooney (Coffee House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Amelia-final.docx\"><strong>review by Amelia Aguilera\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fourwaybooks.com\/site\/we-were-lucky-with-the-rain-by-susan-buttenwieser\/\">We Were Lucky with the Rain<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Susan Buttenwieser (Four Way Books) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Taylor-final.docx\"><strong>review by Taylor Croft<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rosemetalpress.com\/books\/the-best-of-brevity\/\"><em>The Best of Brevity<\/em><\/a>, edited by Zo\u00eb Bossiere and Dinty W. Moore (Rose Metal Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Anika-final.docx\"><strong>review by Anika Lotti<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tailwindspress.com\/when-the-color-started-stories.html\">When the Color Started<\/a>, <\/em>by Bradford Philen (Tailwinds Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Cara-final.docx\"><strong>review by Cara Musashi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rescuepress.co\/books\/p\/clap-for-me-thats-not-me\">Clap For Me That&#8217;s Not Me<\/a>, <\/em>by Paola Cap\u00f3-Garcia (Rescue Press) <em>&#8211; <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Carina-final.docx\">review by Carina Baca\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baobabpress.com\/books\/m-theory\/\"><em>M-Theory: A Novel<\/em><\/a>, by Tiffany Cates (Baobab)<em> &#8211; <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Kamila-final.docx\">review by Kamila De La Fuente<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rosemetalpress.com\/books\/ghostographs\/\">Ghostographs: An Album<\/a>, <\/em>by Maria Romasco Moore (Rose Metal Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Lilly-final.docx\"><strong>review by Liliana Hernandez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coppercanyonpress.org\/books\/red-rover-red-rover-by-bob-hicok\/\"><em>Red Rover Red Rover<\/em><\/a>, by Bob Hicok (Copper Canyon) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Parker-Kemper-book-final.docx\"><strong>review by Parker Kemper<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><i>Strange Children<\/i>, by Sadie Hoagland (Red Hen) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Sara-final-review.pdf\"><strong>review by Sara Winsky<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Cold Country<\/em>, by Russel Rowland (Dzanc) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Seth-final.docx\"><strong>review by Seth Rodriguez<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/NightRooms_2048x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/NightRooms_2048x2048.jpg 443w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/NightRooms_2048x2048-299x405.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Summer 2020<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 655.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unnamedpress.com\/books\/book?title=The+Cuban+Comedy\"><em>The Cuban Comedy<\/em><\/a>, by Pablo Medina (Unnamed Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Alasia-final.docx\">review<\/a> by Alasia Parra<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rosemetalpress.com\/books\/audubons-sparrow\/\"><em>Audubon\u2019s Sparrow<\/em><\/a>, by Juditha Dowd (Rose Metal Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Anika-done.docx\">review<\/a> by Anika Lotti<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autumnhouse.org\/books\/voice-message\/\"><em>Voice Message<\/em><\/a>, by Katherine Barret Swett (Autumn House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Christine-final.docx\">review<\/a> by Christine Martins<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Instances-Head-Switching-Teresa-Milbrodt\/dp\/0998463450\">Instances of Head-Switching<\/a>, <\/em>by Teresa Milbrodt (Shade Mountain) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Emma-done.docx\">review<\/a> by Emma Garcia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autumnhouse.org\/books\/luxury-blue-lace-by-s-brook-corfman\/\"><em>Luxury, Blue Lace<\/em><\/a>, by S. Brook Corfman (Autumn House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Hannah-done.docx\">review<\/a> by Hannah Cokash<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kernpunktpress.com\/store\/p13\/bookoftransparencies.html\">The Book of Transparencies<\/a>, <\/em>by Jefferson Navicky (<span>KERNPUNKT) &#8211;<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Lauren-final.docx\"> review<\/a> by Lauren Ojinaga\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letteredstreetspress.com\/starfish\"><em>Starfish<\/em>, by Sara Goodman<\/a> (<span>The Lettered Streets Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Masa-done.docx\">review<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0by Masa Muna Shah<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twodollarradio.com\/products\/alligator\"><em>Alligator and Other Stories<\/em><\/a>, by Dima Alzayat (<span>Two Dollar Radio) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Sienna-final.docx\">review <\/a><\/span><span>by Sienna Ruiz<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autumnhouse.org\/books\/anxious-attachments\/\"><em>Anxious Attachments<\/em><\/a>, by Beth Alvarado (<span>Autumn House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/06\/Teyah-final.docx\">review <\/a><\/span><span>by Teyah Guerrero<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/57001017746fb9634788f510\/1523730277178-YGATPWW4WB6RJVAHVPF8\/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPm7UIalGFq7nGVJeNT0ZqxZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWEtT5uBSRWt4vQZAgTJucoTqqXjS3CfNDSuuf31e0tVEP8rtqVhw1qEkWAiNnGEYkbyHgpW-9Y8yRr3dSt1aokz-3CTWZQ124CTRPXn-dnvM\/Starfish-SaraGoodman?format=500w\" alt=\"Starfish-SaraGoodman\" width=\"236\" height=\"367\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Winter 2019<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 655.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li><span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07WT58RC8\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\">Gone Alaska<\/a>, <\/em>by Dave Barrett (Adelaide Books) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Gabriel-fall-review.docx\">review by Gabriel Tan<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Setting-Wire-Memoir-Postpartum-Psychosis\/dp\/1733549900\"><em>Setting the Wire<\/em><\/a>, by Sarah C. Townsend (Lettered Streets) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Emma-fall-review.docx\">review by Emma Garcia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Right-Here-Ellyn-Touchette\/dp\/1938753348\">The Great Right Here<\/a>, <\/i>by Ellyn Touchette (U. of Hell Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Hannah-S-fall-review.docx\">review by Hannah Schultz<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><a href=\"http:\/\/dorothyproject.com\/book\/wild-milk\/\">Wild Milk<\/a>,<\/i> by Sabrina Orah Mark (Dorothy) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Jasmine-fall-review.docx\">review by Jasmine Venegas<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>Olympusville<\/em>, by Ron Koertge (Red Hen) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Jessika-fall-review.docx\">review by Jessika Dunn<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Indecency-Justin-Phillip-Reed\/dp\/1566895146\"><em>Indecency<\/em><\/a>, by Justin Phillip Reed (Coffee House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Monica-fall-review.pdf\">review by Monica Rosas<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>Bloomland<\/em>, by John Englehardt (Dzanc) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/Y-Shaughn-fall-review.docx\">review by Shaughn Hull<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71SQ5fAPKqL.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Wild Milk, by Sabrina Orah Mark\" width=\"261\" height=\"332\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Spring 2019<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coffeehousepress.org\/products\/without-protection\"><em>Without Protection<\/em><\/a>, by Gala Mukomolova (Coffee House) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Ani-spring-final.docx\">review by Ani Oganisian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>The Good Mother of Marseille, <\/em>by Christopher X. Shade (Paloma Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Cassidy-spring-final.docx\">review by Cassidy Adams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Channel-Rupture-Amber-Flora-Thomas\/dp\/1597096199\"><em>Red Channel in the Rupture<\/em><\/a>, by Amber Flora Thomas\u00a0 (Red Hen) &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Hannah-spring-final.docx\"> review by Hannah Cokash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbeerpress.com\/books\/2019\/03\/19\/sooner-or-later-everything-falls-into-the-sea\/\"><em>Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea<\/em><\/a>, by Sarah Pinsker (Small Beer Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Krista-spring-final.docx\">review by Krista Nave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akashicbooks.com\/catalog\/around-harvard-square\/\"><em>Around Harvard Square<\/em><\/a>, by CJ Farley (Akashic Books) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Paige-spring-final.docx\">review by Paige Bullock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Joy-Other-Very-Short-Stories\/dp\/1640092080\"><em>JOY<\/em><\/a>, by Erin McGraw (Counterpoint) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Sienna-spring-final.docx\">review by Sienna Ruiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Thirty-Seven, <\/em>by Peter Stenson (Dzanc) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Taylor-spring-final.docx\">review by Taylor Croft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Operating Systems<\/em>, by Joe Pan (Spork) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Christine-spring-final.docx\">review by Christine Martins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-244 alignleft\" style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;background-color: transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/41c6QDivRL._SX327_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"345\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Winter 2018<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kernpunktpress.com\/store\/p13\/bookoftransparencies.html\"><em>The Book of Transparencies<\/em><\/a>, by Jefferson Navicky (Kernpunkt Press) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Cassidy-fall-final.docx\">review by Cassidy Adams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiddiepunk.com\/bosun.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bosun<\/em><\/a>, by New Juche\u00a0 (Kiddiepunk) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Cheyenne-fall-final.docx\">review by Cheyenne Avila<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>King of Pain<\/em>, by Christine Kanownik (Monk Books) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Sienna-fall-final.docx\">review by Sienna Ruiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Survival-House-Wendell-Mayo\/dp\/1622881893\"><em>Survival House<\/em><\/a>, by Wendell Mayo (Stephen F. Austin)\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/Shaughn-fall-final.docx\">review by Shaughn Hull<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/71Q-ZHUzRML-651x992.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/71Q-ZHUzRML-651x992.jpg 651w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/71Q-ZHUzRML-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/71Q-ZHUzRML-787x1200.jpg 787w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/71Q-ZHUzRML-504x768.jpg 504w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/71Q-ZHUzRML.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Spring 2018<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Sierra-final-spring-review.docx\"><em>Everyone Wants to be Ambassador to France<\/em><\/a>, by Bryan Hurt (Red Hen) &#8211; review by Sierra-Nicole Debinion<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/John-review.docx\"><em>Woman, Running Late, in a Dress<\/em><\/a>, by Dallas Woodburn (Yellow Flag Press) &#8211; review by John Abbasi<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Mylene-spring-final-Choundas-review.docx\">The Making Sense of Things<\/a><\/em>, by George Choundas (University of Alabama) &#8211; review by Mylene Moreira<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Tabitha-review.docx\"><em>The Fourth Corner of the World<\/em><\/a>, by Scott Nadelson (Engine) &#8211; review by Tabitha Lawrence<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Mylene-spring-final-Imperioli-review.docx\"><em>The Perfume Burned His Eyes<\/em><\/a>, by Michael Imperioli (Akashic) &#8211; review by Mylene Moreira<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Paige-final-spring-review.docx\"><em>The Scien<\/em><em>ce of Lost Futures<\/em><\/a>, by Ryan Habermeyer (BOA) &#8211; review by Paige Bullock<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Taylor-spring-final.docx\"><em>Strange Children<\/em><\/a>, by Dan Brady<em>\u00a0 (<\/em>Publishing Genius) &#8211;\u00a0reviewed by Taylor Croft<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Alex-final-spring-review.docx\"><em>Eleanor Or The Rejection Of The Progress Of Love<\/em>,<\/a> Anna Moschovakis (Coffee House) &#8211; review by\u00a0Alexandra Dixon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Areli-final-spring-review.docx\"><em>AMERICAN LETTERS: works on paper<\/em><\/a>, by Giovanni Singleton (Canarium) &#8211; review by Areli Alvarez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/Lucy-spring-review-final.doc\"><em>The Natashas<\/em><\/a>, by Yelena Moskovich (Dzanc) &#8211; review by Lucy Diaz<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Areli-final-review.docx\"><span>Her Body and Other Parties<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf) \u2013 review by Areli Alvarez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Devon-final-first-review.docx\"><span><em>The Night I Burned My Origami Skin<\/em><\/span><\/a>, Catalina Florescu (Anaphora) &#8211; review by Devon Crook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/06\/EveryoneCoverHiRes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"373\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>December 2017<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Alex-final-review.docx\"><em>Christmas in July<\/em><\/a>, Alan Michael Parker (Dzanc) \u2013 review by Alexandra Dixon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Andrea-final-review.docx\"><em>Good Bones<\/em><\/a>, Maggie Smith (Tupelo) \u2013 review by Andrea Crook<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Cassidy-final-review.docx\">Myths &amp; Ms<\/a><\/em>, Rosie Rosenzweig (Anaphora) \u2013 review by Cassidy Adams<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Krista-final-review.docx\"><em>1947: Where Now Begins<\/em><\/a>, Elisabeth \u00c5sbrink (Other) \u2013 review by Krista Nave<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Mylene-final-review.docx\"><em>Angel of the Underground<\/em><\/a>, by David Andreas (Akashic) \u2013 review by Mylene Moreira<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Nick-final-review.docx\">Missing Persons<\/a><\/em>, by Stephanie Carpenter (Press 53) \u2013 review by Nick Sanchez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Paige-final-review.docx\"><em>My House Gathers Desires<\/em><\/a>, by Adam McOmber\u00a0(BOA) \u2013 review by Paige Bullock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Christmas-in-July-Alan-Michael-Parker.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas in July by Alan Michael Parker\" width=\"300\" height=\"494\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>June 2017<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Spent.pdf\"><em>Spent: A Memoir<\/em><\/a>, Antonia Crane (Rare Bird Books) \u2013 review by Aimee Campos<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/So-What.pdf\"><em>So What, So That<\/em><\/a>, Marjorie Welsh (Coffee House) \u2013 review by Isamari Camacho<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/In-the-Foam-of-the-Blue-Waves.pdf\"><em>In the Foam of the Blue Wave<\/em>s<\/a>, Kathleen Wakefield (Pen and Brush) \u2013 review by Lauren Lancaster<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Yuki-Chan-in-Bronte-Country.pdf\"><em>Yuki Chan in Bronte Country<\/em><\/a>, by Mick Jackson (Faber and Faber) \u2013 review by Ami Roberts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Disaster-by-Madison-Davis-rev.pdf\"><em>Disaster<\/em><\/a>, Madison Davis (Timeless, Infinite Light) \u2013 review by Gabi Ramos<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/The-Gift.pdf\"><em>The Gift<\/em><\/a>, by Barbara Browning (Coffee House) \u2013 review by Mylene Moreira<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Brooklyn-Poets-Anthology.pdf\"><em>Brooklyn Poets Anthology<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Brooklyn Arts) \u2013 review by Alyssa Sell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/On-The-Occasion-of-The-Last-Old-Camp-Meeting-in-Llano-County.pdf\"><em>On The Occasion of The Last Old Camp Meeting in Llano County<\/em><\/a>, J. Scott Brownlee<br \/>\n(Tree Light Books) \u2013 review by Alyssa Godina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Notes-on-Wolves-and-Ruin.pdf\"><em>Notes on Wolves and Ruin<\/em><\/a>, Christine Hamm (Ghostbird) \u2013 review by Kendra Craighead<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/300-Arguments.pdf\"><em>300 Arguments<\/em><\/a>, Sarah Manguso (Graywolf) \u2013 review by Cassidy Adams<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Tender-Points.pdf\"><em>Tender Points<\/em><\/a>, Amy Berkowitz (Timeless, Infinite Light) \u2013 review by Michelle Wilkison<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Gates.pdf\"><em>Gates &amp;\u00a0Fields<\/em><\/a>, Jennifer Firestone (Belladonna*) \u2013 review by Cheyenne Avila<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/CerdaB_Book-Review-Revised-1.pdf\">Notes of a Mediocre Man<\/a><\/em>, Bipin Aurora (Guernica) \u2013 review by Briana Cerda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95 size-small\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Spent-Antonia-Crane-497x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Spent-Antonia-Crane-497x768.jpg 497w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Spent-Antonia-Crane-642x992.jpg 642w, https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Spent-Antonia-Crane.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>December 2016<\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-thirds layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Tchakalian-poems.pdf\">The Size of Our Bed<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Jacqueline Tchakalian (Red Hen, 2015) \u2013 review by Nick Sanchez<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Zepeda-poems.pdf\"><em>Monsters, Zombies, and Addicts: Poems<\/em><\/a>, by Gwendolyn Zepeda (Arte P\u00fablico, 2015) \u2013 review by Alyssa Godina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Quimba-poems.pdf\"><em>Nobody Dancing<\/em><\/a>, by Cheryl Quimba (Publishing Genius, 2015) \u2013 review by Lucy Diaz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Shears-review.pdf\"><em>Dear Everyone<\/em><\/a>, by Matt Shears (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2016) \u2013 review by David Luna<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Besemer-poems.pdf\">Chelate<\/a><\/em>, by Jay Besemer (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2016) \u2013 review by Kendra Craighhead<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Updegraff.pdf\">The Butcher\u2019s Tale and Other Stories<\/a><\/em>, by Derek Updegraff (SFASU, 2016) \u2013 review by Madison Maler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Rutledge-novel.pdf\"><em>The Hour of Daydreams<\/em><\/a>, by Renee Macalino Rutledge (Forest Avenue, 2016) \u2013 review by Aimee Campos<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Case-novel.pdf\">See You in the Morning<\/a><\/em>, by Mairead Case (Featherproof, 2015) \u2013 review by Mylene Moreira<\/li>\n<li><em><a 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