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Southern Drawl and Soulful Growth: A Review of Stewart McKay’s “The Ballad of Billy Lopez”
The Ballad of Billy Lopez is a potent exploration of adolescence, the search for self, and the transformative power of human connection.
Editor
7 days ago3 min read
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Prophetic Voices of All Time: A Review of “Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk” by Jack R. Lundbom
Lundbom challenges us to reflect on our own lives and societies, urging us to embody the values of justice and compassion.
Editor
Mar 123 min read
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A Review of Jack R. Lundbom’s “Amos, Hosea and Micah: Hebrew Prophets of the Eighth Century”
Lundbom encourages a commitment to justice, love, and humility, making the book a great guide on our intellectual and spiritual journey.
Editor
Mar 53 min read
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More than a Second Home: Review of Mark O’Neill’s "Europeans in Hong Kong"
This book is an enlightening and meticulously researched work that broadens our understanding of the city’s rich and diverse history.
Editor
Mar 43 min read
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A Tale Between Two Cities: Review of Jane Lo’s “A Summer Like That”
This is not merely a love story, but an exploration of second chances, unexpected connections, and the complex nature of human relationship.
Editor
Feb 274 min read
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Review of Lori Ostlund’s Are You Happy?
This collection is a tour de force, a poignant testament to the intricate artistry of storytelling that resonates.
Editor
Feb 233 min read
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A Review of Stephen Cramer’s Shakespeare Redacted
If you do not yet have any “blackout” books in your poetry collection, by all means make Shakespeare Redacted your first.
Editor
Dec 27, 20245 min read
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The Sad Truth: A Meditation on The Catcher in the Rye
Those of us who make it through are deeply changed. Our suffering notwithstanding, we’re better off having made the journey.
Editor
Dec 16, 20246 min read
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Review of “Parade of Past Lives” by K. A. Ramil
K. A. Ramil’s debut collection is a compact yet intricately woven mosaic of work and poetic masquerades that resists easy classification.
Editor
Aug 8, 20245 min read
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A Muslim Convert’s Fight Against Radical Islam
Conversion to Islam is not for sissies. No convert whom I have ever read about or met has made that decision lightly.
Editor
Dec 27, 20238 min read
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A Review of Holly Lyn Walrath’s “The Smallest of Bones”
With a keen poetic vision, Walrath delves into the enigmatic depths of curved ribs.
Editor
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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A Review of Wu Sheng’s Poetry Collection “My Village: Selected Poems 1972-2014”
Wu Sheng's poetry emanates the essence of rural culture in Taiwan, underscoring the significance of rural places and modest processes.
Editor
May 12, 20235 min read
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A Review of Man Fai Wong’s Photo Collection “Colors and the City”
"Colors and the City" is a stunning collection of photographs that showcases the unique character of Macau.
Editor
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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A Review of "I’m Always So Serious"
Karisma Price’s debut collection of poetry, I’m Always So Serious, out now from Sarabande Books, is a force.
hkreditor
Apr 2, 20235 min read
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A Review of Jenny Xie’s The Rupture Tense & Eye Level
The Rupture Tense, a National Book Award Finalist, is eerie and haunting, shot through with strange commands and otherworldly writing.
hkreditor
Dec 6, 20226 min read
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An Unyielding Relic: The Confucian Revival as Shown in Gu Mu’s Autobiography
As a technocrat and one of the main architects of China's economic miracle, Gu made Confucianism an essential part of China's politics.
hkreditor
Oct 22, 20229 min read
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A Review of Bruce Meyer's Toast Soldiers
Inside every writer, there is a child screaming to be heard as innocence slips through her/his blood-stained fingers.
hkreditor
Jul 6, 20225 min read
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A Review of Jhilam Chattaraj's Collection of Poems "Noise Cancellation"
In present times, where “the new normal” is changing drastically, the poems are a welcoming read.
Editor
Nov 10, 20214 min read
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A Review of Shin Yu Pai's Collection of Poems Virga
It is a comforting, meditative and spiritual book that offers some semblance of solace in these harrowing times.
Editor
Nov 5, 20213 min read
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Staring Outwards in All the Directions: A Review on Michelle Cahill’s Poetry Collection Vishvarupa
Cahill’s rendition of Vishvarupa not only looks out into the world, but ambits, and from that sojourn creates something unlimited...
Editor
Oct 4, 20215 min read
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