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50 Books You’ll Want to Read by Women Authors 1963-2013
I love it when someone I trust tells me about a new book they’ve read that they think I would like. It’s better than a new restaurant, better than a new movie. In fact it’s even better than a new...
View ArticleBook Review: Ophelias by Aida Bahr
Madness comes in many forms. Ophelias, Aida Bahr’s latest story collection, tactfully touches upon many of them, exploring the mysterious forces that can bring even the strongest human spirit to its...
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Journal Review: Literary Mama
By Lindsey Grudnicki If you’ve finished reading our “Mothers” issue and are hungry for more motherhood-focused pieces, we’ve found the perfect journal for you! Literary Mama, a free online literary...
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Book Review: Let the Dark Flower Blossom by Norah Labiner
Review By Lindsey Grudnicki How far are you willing to go to tell a good story? Would you destroy your friends? Would you destroy yourself? What would you sacrifice to write the perfect tragedy? Norah...
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Journal Review: Tendril Literary Magazine, “Winter”
Reviewed by Lindsey Grudnicki Have you ever noticed the difference between pre-holidays winter and post-holidays winter? Before the New Year, the snow, ice, wind, and cold are part of the backdrop; a...
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Book Review: Train Shots by Vanessa Blakeslee
Reviewed by Lindsey Grudnicki In her debut collection of short fiction, Vanessa Blakeslee offers a frank look at the defining trials – from the small inconveniences to the traumatic, inescapable events...
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Book Review: Summoning the Mountains by Amy Allen
Reviewed by Lindsey Grudnicki In her memoir Summoning the Mountains, Amy Allen takes the reader by the hand, throws a pack onto her shoulders, and brings her along for quite a journey. Determined to...
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Journal Review: Quaint Magazine, Issue Two
By Lindsey Grudnicki I’m truly excited to share this month’s featured journal with you. After a crazy spring – new job, busy days, little time for literary pursuits, etc. – reading Quaint Magazine...
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Book Review: BodyHome by Chelsey Clammer
Review by Lindsey Grudnicki For the reader, it’s “the vulnerability of letting a story inside” (“Diving In”). For the writer, it’s the vulnerability of letting a story out, of putting your mind and...
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Chapbook Review: Francine in the Garden by Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick
A Review by Lindsey and Emily, Editors of Minerva Rising Through her twenty-one poems that reticulate like stepping stones on a snaky garden path, Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick guides her readers through...
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Book Review: Vanilla Milk: a memoir told in poems by Chanel Brenner
Reviewed by Lindsey Grudnicki “When Riley’s brother, Desmond, asked, ‘Why did Riley die?’ I wrote a poem.” – Chanel Brenner It is not every day that I read a collection of poems that lays bare to...
View ArticleOil Slick Dreams by Jennifer L. Collins
Reviewed by Emily Shearer, Poetry Editor We are proud to announce the release of a new chapbook by Minerva Rising poet Jennifer Collins, whose work was featured in Issue #3. Oil Slick Dreams is now...
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