In “Boys and Oil,” a Gay Environmentalist Reckons With His Family’s Coal-Mining Legacy
Taylor Brorby explores the intersections between the violence done to his hometown and the terror of growing up queer in rural North Dakota
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7 Books About Surviving Political and Environmental Disasters
What happens when everything falls apart?
Jan 16 2020 - Tochi Onyebuchi
A Story Submerged in Sleaze, Told by a Creep
In Rebecca Rukeyser's debut novel, voyeurism is the galvanizing force for a teen's conclusions about life and love
Jan 26 2023 - Nate Brown
9 Novels About Losing (and Finding) Yourself in Work
Books about work are never only about work, they're about the search for meaning, purpose, and identity
Jan 17 2023 - Josh Riedel
An Experimental Novel About Malaysian Chinese Lives in the Aftermath of the May 13 Riots
Li Zi Shu's "The Age of Goodbyes," translated by YZ Chin, centers the struggles of Malaysian Chinese women through decades and generations
Jan 10 2023 - May-Zhee Lim
America’s Public Libraries Reflect the Systematic Failures and Social Inequality of Our Country
Amanda Oliver recounts the heavy burden of being a librarian in her book "Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library"
Jan 5 2023 - Deirdre Sugiuchi
62 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2023
These highly anticipated books tell important and rarely amplified stories
Jan 3 2023 - R.O. Kwon
There’s No Place Like Jersey for the Holidays
"Iceland" by Drew Nelles, recommended by Electric Literature
Dec 28 2022 - Drew Nelles
When Reality is More Terrifying Than Cursed Bunnies
Bora Chung uses the fantastic to examine the absurdity of misogyny and society’s injustices in her short story collection
Dec 28 2022 - Jaeyeon Yoo
18 Free or Low-Cost Writing Residencies to Apply for in 2023
Focusing on your craft doesn't have to break the bank
