Literature
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OCD Awareness Month: top recommended reads
October is OCD Awareness Month. Awareness around OCD, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and its many different categories is important to break down the stigma surrounding OCD. As someone newly diagnosed myself, the different parts of your life that OCD decides to attach to are tiring and unexpected. For October, I wanted to highlight some books I’ve…
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REVIEW — ‘Call Off the Dark’ by Hallie Shepherd
Hallie Shepherd’s debut novel, Call Off the Dark, is the perfect genre-bending combo. It follows a woman named Helen, whom we first meet deep in the woods with her husband Wade. Helen’s lifestyle mimics that of a tradwife, but with Helen, the vibes are a little off. She sews her own dresses, hand-washes laundry, and…
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REVIEW — ‘Heap Earth Upon It’ by Chloe Michelle Howarth
One of the most significant aspects of indie literature is a distinct sense of personhood that fosters community. Chloe Michelle Howarth is a perfect example of an author who consistently reminds readers of this storytelling essence. In both of her novels, Sunburn and Heap Earth Upon It, Howarth explores themes about rural life, sapphic relationships,…
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REVIEW — ‘Saturn Returning’ by Kim Narby
“Jordan felt a similar desperation to be Silvia’s friend that she’d once felt with Trace. It was something she wanted to tamp down inside herself. It seemed so embracing to pine for friendship, but something about Silvia was addictive.” If the Fleetwood Mac album Rumours were a book, it would be Saturn Returning. Messy relationships,…
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In conversation with Erica M. Reilly: beach reads and the community behind the stories
For local author Erica M. Reilly, beach season is never really over. As a self-published author of The Swells of Stone Harbor and The Shallows of Avalon, Reilly’s writing always brings her back to the Jersey shore. “It was something I’d always wanted to do,” Reilly said about writing a book. Having grown up in…
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REVIEW — ‘Dragon Pearls’ by Deborah Rose
If you’re a writer, you probably have that one story scribbled down in a journal from when you were fourteen that will never see the light of day. Getting lost in faraway worlds and imagining dynamic characters fostered a goal of maybe, one day, becoming a real author. The manifestation of every young writer’s dream…
