Collins Reviews Thomsen
Saturday Review: “The Book Of Whys” a review by Christie Collins
Melinda Thomsen. Armature (2021) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
“Armature asks readers to consider the commonplace alongside the remarkable,…”
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.
Allee Reviews Gardner
Saturday Review: “Mari and Jase’s Story: Honesty, Acceptance, and yes, Some Kissing”
a review by Jessica L. Allee of Kati Gardner Finding Balance (2020) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
Dunn Reviews Gomez
Saturday Review: “Living With Compulsions” a review by Patricia A. Dunn
Halli Gomez. List of Ten (2021) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
“The author’s own experience with
this disability brings an authenticity to Troy’s painful body movements and inner thoughts.”
Woodford Reviews Shinn
Saturday Review: “The Map That Leads To Salvation” a review by Annie Woodford
Kelley Shinn: The Wounds That Bind Us (2023) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
Capelli Reviews Alexander
Saturday Review: “Shining A Light On History” a review by Amanda M. Capelli of Kianna Alexander’s Carolina Built (2022) in NCLR Online Winter 2024
Thomsen Reviews Hines
Saturday Review: “For Those Who Cannot Yet Speak” a review by Melinda Thomsen of AE Hines Any Dumb Animal (2021) in NCLR Online Winter 2024 Hines brings his own artistic voice to poems grieving the loss of the parental relationship…
Wilson Reviews Roberts
Saturday Review: “Painting A Varied Picture of Art in North Carolina” a review by Heather D. Wilson of
Liza Roberts’ Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina (2022) in NCLR Online Winter 2024 Since the early days, NCLR has not only promoted the work of North Carolina writers but visual artists, too.
Duncan reviews 2023 Raleigh Award winner and more
Saturday Review: “Long Roads and Tall Pines” a review by Rebecca Duncan in NCLR Online Winter 2024.
Marjorie Hudson. Indigo Field. (2023)
Susan O’Dell Underwood. Genesis Road. (2022)
West reviews 2023 Roanoke-Chowan Award Collection
Saturday Review: “Translating The Mysterious” a review by Robert M. West of
Michael McFee’s A Long Time to Be Gone (2022) in NCLR Online Winter 2024.
Poston reviews Post & Soniat
Saturday Review: “Clarity, Consolation, and the end to Definition” a review by David E. Poston in NCLR Online Fall 2023.
Wild Liar (2023) by Deborah Pope
Polishing the Glass Storm: A Sequence (2023) by Katherine Soniat.