Rachel Stavis calls herself the “only non-denominational exorcist” working today. I’ve also recently learned that she’s apparently known as an exorcist to the stars, working as a screenwriter in Los Angeles and exorcising entities from actors and anyone else who needs it as a side gig (but a pay-what-you-want side gig). To be clear, this
AuthorEmily Einolander
The Map is Not the Territory: A review of “Come As You Are”
Warning: I’m going to talk about vaginas, penises, arousal, and other sexual things. If you’ve ever looked at your sex life and wondered, “Oh my god, what is wrong with me?” this book is for you. (Btw, the answer is: probably absolutely nothing. You just think there is, and that’s the real problem.) Come as
An Attempted Podcast Murder: A Review of Kathleen Barber’s “Are You Sleeping”
Full disclosure: I got this for free from NetGalley. I probably don’t need to disclose that because this isn’t a glowing review. An intriguing premise: Josie Buhrmann, who has changed her last name and moved to New York to escape bad memories in her small town, has to face her past when it’s turned into
Ill Will by Dan Chaon: Don’t Trust Your Memories
Full disclosure: I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley. My first exposure to Dan Chaon was through a disturbing short story called The Bees, and it freaked me out so much that I was very excited to find out that I’d been approved for an advance copy of his latest novel. Dustin
Review: The Wax Bullet War by Sean Davis
The Wax Bullet War: Chronicles of a Soldier and Artist tells the kind of story that seems to be swallowed up whenever it surfaces: an infantry soldier’s experience in Iraq and his return to life in the US. Describing an attempt to entertain himself while convalescing after he was injured in an IED explosion, Davis recalls: One
It’s Complicated: A Review of Untangling the Knot
THE BOOK: Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships & Identity Edited by: Carter Sickels (2015) NOTE: This book is published by Ooligan Press, an educational press where I currently am working as a graduate student in publishing. This review is part (my interpretation of) homework and part my own effort to feature a more