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Review: NOTHING LOOKS FAMILIAR by Shawn Syms
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Review: NOTHING LOOKS FAMILIAR by Shawn Syms

NOTHING LOOKS FAMILIAR Shawn Syms Arsenal Pulp Press Published in Canada September 2014; available elsewhere since May 2015 184 pages $15.95 Buy paperback | NOOK | Kindle Complex characters are damn hard to write. Perhaps this explains why contemporary fiction is full of characters designed to be relatable and easily digestible. These sort of characters act as mere…

Conquistador: A Tiny Interview with Rafael Acosta
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Conquistador: A Tiny Interview with Rafael Acosta

It’s no secret that Mexican writers are making a comeback. Though it should be said Mexican writers have never left the building. They’ve been around: working, translating, publishing in plain sight as the rest of the western world goes on lamenting boom writer after boom writer’s death. In the meanwhile, a new, millennial generation of…