Margaret Atwood’s ‘Old Babes in the Wood’ Fears Nothing
Margaret Atwood’s Old Babes in the Wood brims with biting humor, precise detail, and incisive observations about life and aging.
Eleni Vlahiotis
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‘Wolfish’ Warily Looks Metaphorical and Literal Fear in the Eye
Wolfish: Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear engagingly weaves ecology, sociology, and history into a rich tapestry to warily gaze into the unblinking eye of fear.
‘The Crane Husband’ Carries Its Origin Folktale to the Midwest
The Crane Husband is a harrowing meditation on perpetual cycles of abuse, the exploitation of women, and a vivid exploration of artistic obsession.
‘It Came from the Closet’ Eyeballs Horror and the Terrible Queer Truth
The essay anthology It Came from the Closet demonstrates the breadth and depth of queer identity that lurks within the horror genre.
‘Bliss Montage Is a Surrealistic Meditation on the Human Condition
Ling Ma’s short story collection, Bliss Montage, brilliantly explores the absurdity and alienation of living under late-stage capitalism.
Horror Is Visceral in Andy Davidson’s Southern Gothic ‘The Hollow Kind’
Andy Davidson’s The Hollow Kind blends southern gothic, folk, and Lovecraftian horror to create a multi-generational tale about greed, grief, and familial love.
‘Bad Gays’ Radically Subverts Queer History
To ignore the “bad gays” past and present risks romanticizing an idealized version of history and stunts the forward momentum of queer liberation.
‘The Rabbit Hutch’ Is a Triumphant, Character-Driven Debut
Tess Gunty’s vibrant, esoteric debut novel, The Rabbit Hutch, is a devastating story about searching for life and meaning in a dying Midwestern city.
‘A Brief History of Equality’ Is Also Map Leading Us Out of Our Unequal Era
Part historical text, part optimistic political manifesto, A Brief History of Equality reimagines democratic socialism to suit our global economic crisis.
Sarah Gailey’s ‘Eat the Rich’ Cuts to the Horror at the Heart of Capitalism
Marx’s death pact is made literal in Sarah Gailey’s Eat the Rich, a remarkably fun comics series given its subject is the horror of capitalism.