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Book Review: Chasing Whispers by Eugen Bacon

Cover of Chasing Whispers by Eugen Bacon.

African-Australian writer Eugen Bacon … writes poetry that can propel with prose-like narrative, while she constructs prose with a playful, poetic touch: fluid lines that invite readers to dance among possible meanings and interpretations, evocative words that sing out to strike emotional chords.

BOOK REVIEW: SORDIDEZ BY E.G. CONDÉ

Cover of Sordidez by E.G. Condé.

Within these two apocalyptic settings where all four of the Horsemen of Revelation ride, the stories of three protagonists intertwine via multiple points of views and narrative voices (first- and third-person). In both Puerto Rico and in the Yucatán, these characters face their dystopic present to envision positive Indigenous-led futures enacted by purposeful decolonization and embrace of their ancestral ways.

Book Review: Dehiscent by Ashley Deng

Cover of Dehiscent by Ashley Deng. Shadow of a girl in front of a house with a lot of plant life evident.

Dehiscent has a form of New Weird that combines eco-horror with what might be considered cozy horror, despite unsettling themes of the prison that can form from the recognition of privilege while feeling powerless to change it. With rich, quiet atmosphere and an exceptionally compelling and realistic, empathetic protagonist, Deng lifts a mirror to our current lives to reflect a fantastic image of how divisions of humanity would continue.