An Open-Hearted Master Class on the Sonnet
“Over the past decade,” writes Jeanne Murray Walker in the preface to her collection Pilgrim, You Find the Path by […]
The Sweetness of Life with a Dog
The Particulars of Peter is quite simply about the delights of dog companionship, something every human who consorts with a […]
More than an Exciting Story of Gaming and Nerd Culture
[Spoilers ahead] Written by Philadelphia-based author Eric Smith, Don’t Read the Comments takes readers on an exciting trip through the […]
The Strength of Family Love in Kensington
Long Bright River by Liz Moore will put you right in the heart of the opioid epidemic that has found […]
Walt Whitman’s Affirmative Power
At one point in What Is the Grass, Mark Doty asks, “How would you ever understand the places to which […]
A Vital Contribution to the History of Baseball
Rich Westcott, one of the leading experts on the history of baseball in Philadelphia tackles two important but understudied topics […]
Fairytales with a Grownup Rage
The first thing to tell you is that these are not fairytales for children. Christina Rosso’s She is a Beast bristles with angry […]
The Major Virtues of Lynn Levin’s New Poetry Collection
The major virtue of Lynn Levin’s The Minor Virtues is that you read it, cover to cover, with a smile. Not that poetry […]
A Vampire Tackles Trauma and Responsibility
Andrew Katz’s The Vampire Gideon’s Suicide Hotline & Halfway House For Orphaned Girls is a look into whether or not […]
A Witty Comedic Fantasy
The damsel in distress waiting for her knight in shining armor to come save her isn’t anything new. The princess […]