Editor's Corner

DeWitt Henry recommends The Drama Room by Elizabeth Searle (Pierian Springs Press, 2025). “In twelve stories that probe contemporary maladies and focus primarily on vulnerable teenagers, Searle is more compassionate than censorious, more Salingeresque than scathing. She explores points of view, voices, and streams of consciousness; is sparing with symbolism, deft in managing perspectives in time; and her…

Rosellen Brown recommends Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Viking, 2025). “In this heartbreaking tribute to her husband Tony Horwitz who died suddenly, far too young, the formidable journalist-turned-novelist Brooks teaches a lesson on grieving, which does not occur in those famous seven steps. She brings him alive only to share with us what it was like to lose him.” Tess Gallagher recommends Raven on the Moaners’ Bench, by…

Cornelius Eady recommends Simply, Patiently, Quietly, by Charlie Rauh (String Letter Publishing, 2025). “Charlie Rauh is a guitarist who uses the lines of poets (Dickinson, Wheatley) as a jumping-off point for making beautifully impressive instrumental pieces, and this book—which explains how he got there, along with links to the tracks—feels in the spirit of Lewis Hyde’s The Gift,…