books
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In conversation with Jamie Ryu: publishing marginalized voices
When Jamie Ryu speaks about publishing, she speaks with the passion of someone who has loved books her entire life, yet with the urgency of someone disillusioned by the realities of the industry. As the workforce shrinks in the current economy and diversity becomes a back-burner thought, Ryu focuses on building something new. Her passion…
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REVIEW – L.L. Madrid’s ‘My Lips, Her Voice’
“Memory is a bitch that haunts like no ghost can.” L.L. Madrid doesn’t hide from hard feelings in her debut novel My Lips, Her Voice. The story follows Audrey, a teenager grieving the recent loss of her cousin Mara, in a small town haunted by its own past. Audrey reunites with Mara’s spirit in a…
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Highlighting local vendors at Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2025
Fall festival season is officially in full swing. This past weekend, Asbury Park, New Jersey, welcomed over forty thousand beach lovers to the Sea.Hear.Now music and art festival. For the first time since the festival’s creation in 2018, local businesses were invited to put up a booth. Six stores had the opportunity to showcase their…
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In conversation with Emily Milay: ‘My Words Untethered’ and the role of poetry in today’s literary world
Emily Milay’s destiny within the literary world was written since the beginning; she was named after two of the greatest poets in literary history, Emily Dickinson and Edna Saint Vince Millay. Reading “Bee! I’m expecting you!” by Emily Dickinson, a poem scribbled by her mom across the walls of her childhood bedroom, became Milay’s first…
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REVIEW – ‘The History of Sound’ by Ben Shattuck
If you’re someone who pays attention to new and upcoming movies, chances are you might have heard of a new film set to release in theaters this September, The History of Sound. Featuring beloved Irish actors Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, the movie is an LGBTQ+ historical romance declared to be “a cinematic romance for…
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Five thrilling reads for this summer
The summer can be a great time for relaxing, but who says you can’t look for a more thrilling experience? While on vacation, sitting at home, or even on the go, these five thriller books by small authors will have you on the edge of your seat this season. 1. The Magpies by Mark Edwards…
