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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Quinn Slobodian's CRACK-UP CAPITALISM (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social) explores economic zones that ignore--and even suppress--democratic freedoms, warning readers of the ways and places that capitalism trumps democracy; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 2d

Kevin Brown reviews 'Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy' by Quinn Slobodian, who examines free marketeers' ultimate goal: an end to nation-states and the constraints of democracy.

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Book Review :: Crack-Up Capitalism by Quinn Slobodian

Slobodian exposes global economic zones prioritizing capitalism over democracy, revealing alarming insights into power, profit, and freedom.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 3d

@lucaseschaefer.bsky.social's THE SLIP (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) won the Kirkus Prize; it's a great novel, asking important questions, well-deserving of this and other accolades; I was able to review it for @newpages.bsky.social at the beginning of August: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Book Review :: The Slip by Lucas Schaefer

'The Shift' by Lucas Schaefer explores hidden identities, societal perceptions, and evolving selves amidst changing cultural landscapes.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 10d

Claire Lombardo's SAME AS IT EVER WAS (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) channels the Talking Heads to ask how Julia gets to where she ends up; while I wasn't satisfied with the answer, I enjoyed spending time with the messiness of the characters; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 10d

Kevin Brown reviews 'Same As It Ever Was' by Claire Lombardo: "I enjoyed spending time with these characters, not because they were perfect, but because they felt real."

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Book Review :: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 12d

Keith Knight @keefknight.bsky.social

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 13d

Caitlin Cass's graphic work SUFFRAGE SONG (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) explores the complicated history of the women's suffrage movement, as progess hasn't come easily & history has ignored many voices, though she ends on an optimistic note; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 17d

Kevin Brown reviews 'Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.' by Caitlin Cass, who "draws strength from the women of the past."

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Book Review :: Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by Caitlin Cass

Suffrage Song highlights overlooked activists, racial compromises, the struggle for voting rights, blending history, critique, and optimism.

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NPR @npr.org · 13d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 17d

Eloghosa Osunde's NECESSARY FICTION (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social) celebrates the love and care that various members of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria have for one another, helping them shape meaningful lives for themselves and each other; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 19d

Kevin Brown reviews Eloghosa Osunde's novel 'Necessary Fiction' about "love and care among a group of friends who make meaningful lives out of some difficult circumstances."

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Book Review :: Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde

Osunde’s novel celebrates LGBTQ+ love, friendship, and chosen family in Nigeria, highlighting resilience, joy, and community beyond hardship.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 21d

@garrettcarr.bsky.social's THE BOY FROM THE SEA (@aaknopf.bsky.social) uses the titular boy to trace the development of Donegal and the struggles and successes of one family in that town; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 21d

Kevin Brown reviews Garrett Carr's novel 'The Boy From the Sea,' about a boy who washes ashore in a barrel is adopted by a family, changing a small Irish village.

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Book Review :: The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr

Garrett Carr's 'The Boy from the Sea' follows an orphan as he's adopted into a family, changing a small Irish fishing village.

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 21d

The Federal Election Commission flagged routine midyear financial reports from several Tennessee Republicans, including Blackburn, Harshbarger and Green.

Shoddy Bookkeeping Draws FEC Warnings for Tennessee Republicans

Campaign finance oversight flagged latest reports from Blackburn, Harshbarger and Green, as well as candidate Van Epps

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 21d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 24d

Yael van der Wouden's debut novel THE SAFEKEEP (@avidreaderpress.bsky.social) raises questions about how people keep secrets from themselves, but also about how we ignore unpleasant truths about our countries and world; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 24d

Kevin Brown reviews 'The Safekeep' by Yael van der Wouden, a novel that follow an isolated woman who confronts suppressed truths about herself, her family, and her country.

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Book Review :: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

In her novel 'The Safekeep,' Yael van der Wouden explores self-denial and suppressed truths through a recluse's life.

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Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · 24d

Canada still allows military goods to be sold to Israel, has yet to even recognize the genocide in Gaza, though it “strongly condemns” what is going on over there (wow, chilling). But it’s definite hardline action barring an Irish musical group from the country because we don’t tolerate terrorists.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 26d

Charlotte McConaghy's WILD DARK SHORE (@flatironbooks.bsky.social) wants readers to confront the realities of climate change just as much as its characters need to confront the reality of their lives; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 26d

Kevin Brown reviews Charlotte McConaghy's newest novel 'Wild Dark Shore,' about a family living on a remote island confronting personal secrets and a changing world.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · 27d

Maris Kreizman's I WANT TO BURN THIS PLACE DOWN (@eccobooks.bsky.social) weaves the political and personal to remind readers they're always cojoined to show the real impact of political decisions; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · 28d

Kevin Brown reviews 'I Want to Burn This Place Down' by Maris Kreizman, essays arguing for a political shift to the left, connecting personal experiences with cultural and political issues.

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Book Review :: I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman

Maris Kreizman's essay collection uses personal experiences to argue for a more humane, left-leaning political and cultural shift.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Sep 13

Yiyun Li's THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW (@fsgbooks.bsky.social) is a meditation on grief, as Li reflects on the suicide of her second son (six years after her oldest committed suicide), an insight into the different ways we deal with loss; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · Sep 13

Kevin Brown reviews 'Things in Nature Merely Grow' by Yiyun Li, "Reading such a work should provide us with more empathy . . . especially when we deal with grief and loss in ways others might not understand."

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@kevinbrownwrites

Book Review :: Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

'Things in Nature Merely Grow' is Yiyun Li’s memoir on the suicide of her two sons and her meditation on grief.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Sep 6

Lydia Millet's ATAVISTS (@wwnorton.com) continues her concerns about climate change; the final story "Optimist" seems to show that Millet is not one, but she keeps ringing the alarm bells in compelling stories, just in case; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · Sep 6

Kevin brown reviews 'Atavists' by Lydia Millet, a collection of short stories following a family and their network, exploring the climate crisis and human nature.

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Book Review :: Atavists by Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet’s 'Atavists' is a collection of interlocking stories exploring a family's response to the climate crisis.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 30

Charlotte Wood's STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social) follows an unnamed narrator's reflections on the good or harm she and others have done in the world, as Wood raises the question of what it means to live a good life; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · Aug 22

Kevin Brown reviews 'Stone Yard Devotional' by Charlotte Wood, in which the narrator retreats to a convent to explore personal struggles and living a meaningful life.

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Book Review :: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Charlotte Wood’s 'Stone Yard Devotional' explores an unnamed narrator's retreat to a convent, questioning how to live a good life.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 28

Donal Ryan's HEART BE AT PEACE (@vikingbooks.bsky.social) has a multitude of voices trying to understand their relationships and their changing town; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

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The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Checked Out by Katie Fricas (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025) reviewed by Kevin Brown www.tcj.com/reviews/chec...

Checked Out - The Comics Journal

Katie Fricas’s debut graphic novel tells the story of Louise — or Lou, as most people know and refer to her — a young queer woman who’s trying to write and draw a graphic novel about a heroic band of ...

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 27

Another poem I missed, this one from the Bond Street Review: inkpublications1.wixsite.com/mysite

Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 27

It seems I missed these three poems when Stickman Review's summer issue came out: stickmanreview.com

Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 23

@nussaibah.bsky.social's FUNDAMENTALLY (Tiny Reparations Books) is a comic novel that takes aim at Westerners' view of Muslims, especially the organizations that supposedly work to help; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social

NewPages @newpages.bsky.social · Aug 17

Kevin Brown reviews 'Fundamentally' by Nussaibah Younis, with "characters readers can both laugh at and resonate with."

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Book Review :: Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis

'Fundamentally' follows an unprepared UN worker deradicalizing women as she navigates bureaucracy and a complex relationship with a detainee.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

Casey Johnston's A PHYSICAL EDUCATION (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) tells the story of how Johnston discovered weight lifting, broke free of diet culture, and found power in herself; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...

Book Review :: A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting by Casey Johnston

'A Physical Education' chronicles Casey Johnston's journey from diet culture to empowerment through weightlifting.

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Kevin Brown @kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 21

Katie Fricas's CHECKED OUT (@dandq.bsky.social) celebrates libraries, New York, and the development of the main character, Lou, as an artist; you should definitely check it out (I couldn't resist); thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/chec...

Checked Out - The Comics Journal

Katie Fricas’s debut graphic novel tells the story of Louise — or Lou, as most people know and refer to her — a young queer woman who’s trying to write and draw a graphic novel about a heroic band of ...

www.tcj.com

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