The Maris Review, vol 30
How can publishers possibly protect authors, librarians, booksellers, and teachers from hate, from vilification, from criminalization, while simultaneously publishing the architects of such plans?
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The Maris Review, vol 58
In which I rave about a few friends and their books while plugging my own We're getting down to the wire What I read this week UnWorld by Jayson Greene Jayson is an old friend. When I first met him he was a full-time music writer, the kind
The Maris Review, vol 57
In which I use the word "Franzen-like." My book comes out in less than a month! So I'm moving that preorder reminder to the top of the newsletter. What I read this week Flashlight by Susan Choi There's been some discourse on Bluesky about
The Maris Review, vol 56
In which I reveal my favorite Oasis B-side and I show off the absurd little pouch I use to carry around my insulin What I read this week Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age by Amanda Hess I'm not the target audience for books about
The Maris Review, vol 55
And then there's one mystery I cannot at all recommend... What I read this week Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith I love a book about the schemings and machinations of a lowly born woman who then claws and climbs her way to the top of society. I'