“I wanted, more than anything, to be gone.” When I read the synopsis of Eliana Ramage’s debut, To the Moon and Back (Avid Reader Press 2025), I was immediately sold. A young woman, exploring her sexuality and identity, embarks on a three-decade long quest to become the first Native American female astronaut. (As a noteContinue reading “TO THE MOON AND BACK – Eliana Ramage”
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THE SAFEKEEP – Yael van der Wouden
“Little baby Jesus everywhere. They have no problem letting Jews into their homes as long as they’re carved from wood, do they” “What did people who spoke of joy know of what it meant, to sleep and dream only of the whistle of planes and knocks at the door and on windows and to wakeContinue reading “THE SAFEKEEP – Yael van der Wouden”
INFINITE COUNTRY – Patricia Engel
Patricia Engel’s Infinite Country (Avid Read Press, 2021) is a brief but bittersweet snapshot into the lives of a mixed-status Columbian family divided by borders. While the novel is well-written and a very important read, it was a disappointing display of missed opportunities for this reader. As some of you know, I was an immigrationContinue reading “INFINITE COUNTRY – Patricia Engel”
A Girl Named Tommi 