PRISM international (SUBS OPEN) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Here at the Crux
Leanne BoschmanThis week, Cynthia Sharp reviews "Here at the Crux," Leanne Boschman's beautiful new collection of poetry. "Boschman sings the earth to life with assonance and alliteration, exemplifying the melodies of foliage, cradled in its arms." https://t.co/fxZvFPQUFY
Paperback, 2022
$23.95Member price:$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Whitemud Walking
Matthew James WeigelThe last five books our Prose Editor, Natasha, has loved are: -Her Body and Other Parties: Carmen Maria Machado -Whitemud Walking: Matthew James Weigel -Heaven No Hell: Michael DeForge -The Marrow Thieves: Cherie Dimaline -Severance: Ling Ma
Paperback, 2022
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tripticks
Ann QuinThis week, Thea McLachlan reviews Ann Quin’s newly republished “Tripticks.” “It is written in a cut-up style of lists, notes, letters, dreams, and memories. These spheres...bleed together, lacking all of them the steadiness of verisimilitude.” https://t.co/n0lPWP5F3I
Paperback, 2022
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Swollening
Jason PurcellThis week, Catherine Harris reviews “Swollening,” Jason Purcell’s new collection of poetry. "Food becomes a way of repairing the gut, a vessel for good bacteria…” https://t.co/2CRzUZzjsl
Paperback, 2022
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Better Be Lightning
Andrea GibsonThis week, Cynthia Sharp reviews “You Better Be Lightning,” Andrea Gibson’s newest collection of poetry. “Gibson’s cosmos refers back to itself, building on themes of stars and reappropriated angels, leaving us with gentle, unforgettable newness.” https://t.co/HbGXNjK75o
Paperback, 2021
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Safety Razor
Emily OsborneWhat if we told our own stories like they were ancient myths? Come "peel back the layers and pay attention to our miraculously flawed world" in Cara Waterfall's captivating review of Emily Osborne's new poetry collection, Safety Razor! https://t.co/KmTiXRkgeQ
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak: Volume 21
Grace LauEXTENDED DEADLINE! The Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is open until October 31st. Grace Lau (@thrillandgrace), author of The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak will be picking the winning pieces. Find more contest details and links to submit here: https://t.co/ald0M4eczo https://t.co/poqdP0jefc
Paperback, 2021
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When We Lost Our Heads
Heather O'NeillThis week, Daryl Sneath speaks with Heather O’Neill about swans, the French Revolution, and her latest novel "When We Lost Our Heads." “Fairy tales feel like the fabric of my voice..." https://t.co/2YDaHq1A7D
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Severance
Ling MaThe last five books our Prose Editor, Natasha, has loved are: -Her Body and Other Parties: Carmen Maria Machado -Whitemud Walking: Matthew James Weigel -Heaven No Hell: Michael DeForge -The Marrow Thieves: Cherie Dimaline -Severance: Ling Ma
Paperback, 2019
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Standing in the Forest of Being Alive
Katie Farris"Why write love poetry in a burning world?" This question is asked and answered in Katie Farris's new collection, Standing in the Forest of Being Alive. Check out ALHS's stunning review! https://t.co/R4JDg4aNQI
Paperback, 2023
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book