Portland’s Anders Nilsen debuts a new comic, with Greek drama, god drama, and strange wars.
Books
The Extraordinary and the Familiar Intertwine in Samantha Huntโs The Dark Dark
Fiction writer Samantha Hunt has the capacity to tell a story that genuinely surprises, like her 2016 novel Mr. Splitfoot, which I read in a hot hurry, then immediately restarted because I wasnโt ready to be done with its mix of strangeness and surprise. That book flirted with something dark and occult, so I was […]
Nicole Georgesโ Fetch Is For Anyone Whoโs Ever Really Loved A Dog
NICOLE J. GEORGES Just for the wow factor, Nicole J. Georges and I try to list all of her current projects. A well-known artist, educator, and organizer in zines and indie comics, Georges currently produces a weekly podcast, Sagittarian Matters, in which she conducts interviews and dispenses her highly regarded advice. She continues to do […]
Nicole Georgesโ Dog Star
Fetch is for anyone who’s ever really loved a dog.
Into The Dark Dark
The extraordinary and the familiar intertwine in Samantha Hunt’s debut story collection.
How Portland Zinester Kate Berube Took Over Childrenโs Lit
Hannah and Sugar KATE BERUBE There are few things I love more than a good picture book. As Iโve moved around as an adult, Iโve ditched most of the novels, memoirs, and poetry collections Iโve loved, but Iโve refused to let go of the picture books. Itโs not just nostalgia that keeps me holding on […]
The Pleasing Minimalism of Kate Berube
How the author went from illustrating iconic Portland zines to taking over children’s literature.
Sex, Death, and Prelude to Bruise
Disparate universes and everyday violence in Prelude to Bruise.
Pop Gun Warโs Magic Explosion-ism
Farel Dalrymple’s surrealist comic book is action-packed as all hell.
Kill All Normies: Angela Nagle on the Monstrous Rise of the Alt-Right
Angela Nagle seems fearless. Who else would dive deep into the Alt-Rightโs swamp of Pepe the Frog memes, conspiracy theories, and anonymous depravity unified by a hatred of โPC culture,โ feminism, and multiculturalism, and a love for Donald Trump? Her new book, Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4Chan and Tumblr to Trump and […]
Roxane Gayโs New Memoir Fills a Void in the Literary World
As someone who developed an unhealthy relationship with food at a young age, used to be obese, and still regularly struggles with body image, I knew before sitting down to read Roxane Gayโs newest book Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body that I was going to relate to it. But Hunger isnโt a telling of […]
Hunger Satisfies
Roxane Gay’s new memoir fills a void in the literary world.
