Poetry Review
Canadian Collections: Fall 2026

A look at recent verses from the north.

Ordinary Wife: The True Story of America’s Forgotten Serial Killer

Book Review

Ordinary Wife: The True Story of America’s Forgotten Serial Killer

By Gregg Olsen and Morgan Olsen

This less-than-titillating tale is short on authorial insight.

Murmurs from the Hills: Rwandan Tales

Book Review

Murmurs from the Hills: Rwandan Tales

By Scholastique Mukasonga; translated by Mark Polizzotti

Storytelling becomes an act of defiance in this stunning collection.

Podcast

Authors on Audio: Michael I. Meyerson

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

Book Review

Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row

The Pulitzer-winning author argues for an end to capital punishment.

Book Review

Our Noble Selves: A Novel

By Kate Atkinson

Our Noble Selves: A Novel

A poignant historical farce told by a genre-spanning master.

Author Q&A

An Interview with Patricia Henley

The writer talks short stories and long lives.

Book Review

Persecuted: Why We Need Scapegoats

Humans sure love blaming each other for society’s ills.

Book Review

The Mind Reels

By Fredrik deBoer

The Mind Reels

A disappointing, two-dimensional exploration of mental illness.

Book Review

Unabridged

By Stefan Fatsis

Unabridged

An exceedingly cromulent story about defining words.