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Book Reviews

NCLR shares a Saturday Review Post weekly: usually a book review from the most recent or forthcoming online issue, but sometimes, in recognition of current events, from a back issue.

Tews reviews Mahler

Saturday Review: “Finding The Place” a review by Jamie Tews in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Kristine Langley Mahler’s novel Curing Season: Artifacts (2022)

Adams reviews Lucas

Saturday Review: “They’re Doing Everything They Can, Everything They Know To Do” a review by Heather Bell Adams in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Meagan Lucas’ story collection Here in the Dark (2023)

Clark reviews Barbee and Loderstedt

Saturday Review: “About Their Business, Two Contrasting Poets” a review by Jim Clark in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Sam Barbee’s poetry collection Apertures of Voluptuous Force (2022) and Michael Loderstedt’s poetry collection Why We Fished (2023)

Carter reviews Kirkpatrick

Saturday Review: “Help From Unexpected Quarters” a review of Kathryn Kirkpatrick’s poetry collection The Fisher Queen: New and Selected Poems (2019) by Catherine Carter in NCLR Online Spring 2024

Simpson reviews Gerard

Saturday Review: “Philip Gerard, American Anthem” a review by Bland Simpson of the memoir
Philip Gerard. Words & Music: An Album of a Life in Story and Song (2023) in NCLR Online Spring 2024

Kesler reviews Duncan

Saturday Review: “Reflections on Self and Family” a review by Jon Kesler in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Julia Nunnally Duncan’s novel All We Have Loved (2023)

Trzepacz reviews Bare

Saturday Review: “Amethyst Eyes” a review by Abby Trzepacz in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Micki Bare’s novel Blind Fairy (2023)

Coby reviews Ballingrud

Saturday Review: “Adventures, Entrepeneurs, and Scoundrels” a review by Jim Coby in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Nathan Ballingrud’s novel The Strange (2023)

Kessel reviews Bailey

Saturday Review: “Fright Night” a review by John Kessel in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Dale Bailey’s collection This Island Earth: 8 Features from the Drive-In (2023)