FORTHCOMING
April 2: Indie Lit Roundup on The Coil
April 5: Most Anticipated April 2021 Books on The Coil
April 8: Behind the Other Desk on Patreon
April 12: Nerdy & Random Bookshelf on The Coil
April 19: Literary Pedantic Historian on The Coil
April 26: Travelurgy on The Coil
PUBLISHED
March 30: Nerdy & Random Bookshelf on The Coil
Collecting, Jack Walker Press Friendship Anthology, June 2020
The Right to Grieve, Nashville Review, April 1, 2019
Jane Austen Review, LARB, April 29, 2018
The Coil columns
Pacific Standard columns
PW Reviews: Him, Me, Muhammad Ali, Difficult Women, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty
Hamline column
Book Review of Alexander Weinstein’s Children of the New WorldPW • 8/1/16 • Online
Leah had her brief review of Alexander Weinstein’s collection of digital-age sci-fi stories, Children of the New World, published at the renowned literary journal, PW. You can read the review in its entirety for free in the image to the left.
Book Review of Stephanie Bishop’s The Other Side of the WorldPW • 7/18/16 • Online
Leah had her brief review of Stephanie Bishop’s novel of postpartum depression and the depths of mental illness, The Other Side of the World, published at the renowned literary journal, PW. You can read the review in its entirety for free in the image to the left.
“A Language for Race: On Kaitlyn Greenidge’s We Love You, Charlie Freeman”Electric Literature • Books • 6/23/16 •
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Book Review of Larry Tremblay’s The Orange GrovePW • 6/6/16 • Online
Leah had her brief review of Larry Tremblay’s novel, The Orange Grove, published at the renowned literary journal, PW. You can read the review in its entirety for free in the image to the left.
Book Review of Odie Lindsey’s We Come to Our SensesPW • 5/30/16 • Online
Leah had her brief review of Odie Lindsey’s collection of stories, We Come to Our Senses, published at the renowned literary journal, PW. You can read the review in its entirety for free in the image to the left.
“Fiery History: On Taylor Brown’s Fallen Land and the Burning of Atlanta”The Rumpus • Books • 5/3/16 •
Online
Book Review of Rosie Forrest’s Ghost Box Evolution in Cadillac, MichiganThe Coil • The Volt • 2/23/16 •
Online
Book Review of Nicelle Davis’ and Cheryl Gross’ In the Circus of YouThe Coil • The Volt • 8/3/15 •
Online
Book Review of Jim Goar’s The Louisiana PurchaseThe Coil • The Volt • 7/27/15 •
Online
Book Review of David Stabler’s and Doogie Horner’s Kid PresidentsThe Coil • The Volt • 5/8/15 •
Online
“Our Favorite Libraries”The Spark • The Spark • 4/14/15 •
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Leah was part of a compendium of favorite libraries for the National Library Week feature, “Our Favorite Libraries,” published in The Spark column of the literary journal, The Coil. You can read the article in its entirety for free HERE.
“Our Favorite Small Presses”The Coil • The Spark • 3/30/15 •
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Leah was part of a compendium of favorite small presses for the Small Press Month feature, “Our Favorite Small Presses,” published in The Spark column of the literary journal, The Coil. You can read the article in its entirety for free HERE.
“Black Writers Who Influenced Us”The Coil • The Spark • 2/17/15 •
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Leah was part of a compendium of black writer influences for the Black History Month feature, “Black Writers Who Influenced Us,” published in The Spark column of the literary journal, The Coil. You can read the article in its entirety for free HERE.
“Our 13 Scariest Books for Friday the 13th”The Coil • The Spark • 2/13/15 •
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Leah was part of a compendium of scary books for the Friday the 13th feature, “Our 13 Scariest Books for Friday the 13th,” published in The Spark column of the literary journal, The Coil. You can read the article in its entirety for free HERE.
“Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2015”The Coil • The Spark • 2/3/15 •
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“Best Books of 2014”The Coil • The Spark • 12/18/14 •
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“The Midwest Finds Its Voice: Eric Shonkwiler’s Above All Men”Los Angeles Review of Books • 2/5/14 •
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Leah’s book review, “The Midwest Finds Its Voice: Eric Shonkwiler’s Above All Men and How It Speaks for the Resilience of a Broken Region,” was published in the prestigious Los Angeles Review of Books. You can read the review HERE, and you can buy Shonkwiler’s incredible debut novel HERE. If you are a fan of Hemingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Cormac McCarthy, or William Gay, or if you just love stark, poetic prose without the heightened tripe, this book is for you.
“Kindness matters”Kind over Matter • Kind Kindred Series • 9/23/13 •
Online
Leah’s creative nonfiction piece, “Kindness matters,” about adopting a troubled and aggressive dog, was published on the online journal, Kind Over Matter, and can be read in its entirety for free HERE. The journal focuses on “the handmade community, independent artists and entrepreneurs, kind acts, and inspirational stories, art, and projects.” Please check out the site, and enjoy Leah’s story about communication, patience, endurance, understanding, and forgiveness. Don’t forget your Kleenex!
A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst book blurbA Deep & Gorgeous Thirst & Hosho McCreesh Tumblr • 3/15/13
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Leah’s blurb for author Hosho McCreesh’s forthcoming book, A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst, was published on both Hosho McCreesh’s Tumblr page HERE and the book’s Tumblr page HERE. The book is great, as all of McCreesh’s work is, and Leah’s glad to be a part of its promotion!
Book Review of Doug Draime’s More Than the AlleyThe Outlaw Poetry Network • 2/14/13 •
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