Poetry Review
On Poetry: April 2024

New collections to make life more lyrical.

The Jinn Daughter: A Novel

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The Jinn Daughter: A Novel

By Rania Hanna

A mother maneuvers the realm of death to save her daughter in this overly ambitious debut.

Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History

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Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History

By Margaret Juhae Lee

An American woman untangles her Korean family’s past.

And the Banned Played On

The Ghosts of Slavery

The spectral, searing power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

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The Good Deed: A Novel

By Helen Benedict

The Good Deed: A Novel

Exploring the complexities of the refugee crisis and the human condition.

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The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia

From Pizzagate to QAnon, conspiracy theories are nothing new.

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Never Sleep

By Fred Van Lente

Never Sleep

A female P.I. tries to foil an assassination plot against Lincoln.

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Judgment and Mercy

By Martin J. Siegel

Judgment and Mercy

The problematic jurist who gave Julius and Ethel the chair.

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Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

This smart, highly technical work may be impenetrable to lay readers.

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Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World

An outstanding account of one nation's unsung fight for freedom.