“Coconut Dreams” nostalgically depicts the complex dynamics of South Asian immigrant families
Coconut Dreams Derek Mascarenhas, 264 pgs, Book*hug, bookhugpress.ca, $20 Rajesh might not be the first name you think of for […]
Reviews
“Iconoclazine” reflects on the nature of meaning in art through comedy
Iconoclazine Comic zine, Steven Christie, 14 pgs, steamincrispy.comPart essay and part comedy, Steven Christie’s Iconoclazine follows an aptly named protagonist, […]
‘The Purpose’ comically sums up the overwhelming emotions that are no stranger to millennials
The Purpose Comic, Kimberly Edgar, 28 pgs, kimberlyedgar.com, @deadbirdparty “I’ve decided I don’t want to see anyone in my life […]
‘Hello, Lost Girl’ melds together the unique work of various illustrators through one common factor
Hello, Lost Girl Art zine, okok Fine Collective, 12 pgs Hello, lost girl consists of a number of illustrations from […]
‘Feels Zine #08’ is a mixed bag of promising prose and plenty of poems
Zine, Hannah Browne & Sarah Vardy, 60 pgs, feelszine.com, $18 As I sat down at a bar to write this […]
Vinyldyke is a bombshell of a rock ‘n’ roll fanzine debut
Vinyldyke #1 and #b-side Zine, Vinyldyke, 42 pgs, 19 pgs, [email protected], €2.50 Vinyldyke’s eponymous zine debut is a two volume […]
“K!MMORTAL” is a combination of pop, R&B, and rapid-fire, spoken word rants
K!MMORTAL X Marks The Swirl Coax Records coaxrecords.com This curious combination of pop, R&B, and rapid-fire, spoken word rants comes […]
Ian Daniel Kehoe’s “Secret Republic” is intimate, confessional, and lyrically dense
Ian Daniel Kehoe Secret Republic You’ve Changed Records youvechangedrecords.com This record is not unlike watching John O’Regan step out from […]
“Vinegar” is an intimate affair fixating on absence and loneliness
Vinegar Vain Mina Records vainmina.bandcamp.com The snail’s pace of these songs and their hushed, rambling vocals are more than a […]
“Ich Will Nix Alter Werten” is a riveting story and an ingenious reworking of a small and tragic historical episode
Ich Will Nix Alter Werten Litzine, Arielle Burgdorf, 24 pgs., [email protected],$5 USD Arielle Burgdorf blurs fiction and reality in this epistolary […]
“Diana’s Song” is an ever-familiar suburban tragedy — sentimental, melancholy, a first love after which she will forever pine
Diana’s Song Litzine, Ariel Bader-Shamai, 13 pgs, Second Run, [email protected] This short series of poems remembers, laments, celebrates the half-requited love […]
This poetry book is all about “denpa”: a Japanese term for people who are disconnected from those around them
denpa poems 1 Chapbook, Gabriel Wainio-Théberge, 16 pgs, baroquespiral.tumblr.com “Denpa” is a Japanese term for people who are disconnected from […]