"Yolk," Reviewed by Elizabeth Nación
For an Asian American girl navigating her twenties, Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi is the best thing since sliced bread. Choi’s writing reeled...
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"The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina," Reviewed by Donovan Hill
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina was written by Zoriada Córdova. She is Ecuadorian-American, and lives in New York City. She has...
A Joyful Poem - Autumn Anderson Reviews "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows"
"Sadness / ˈsadnəs / noun: fullness or the feeling of being full." Perhaps you might believe me (or think me less crazy) if I tell you...
"The Best American Poetry 2021," Reviewed by Adrianna Ogando
The Best American Poetry series is dynamic, creative, and innovative. Since its inception in 1988 by founder and series editor David...
"Yonder," Reviewed by Grace Kully
Journey through flowing language, vivid imagery, and shifting characterization with the author of A Taste of Honey, Jabari Asim, in his...
"Interesting Women," Reviewed by Ava Lundell
Andrea Lee’s Interesting Women is a collection of engaging and dynamic short stories depicting the lives of Black expatriate women. Lee’s...
"The Last Enforcer," Reviewed by Patrick Leggett
The Last Enforcer is a memoir written by Charles Oakley, with Frank Isola, and a foreword by Michael Jordan. A must-read for any...
"The Nazis Knew My Name," Reviewed by Sara Hecht
I have been interested in WWII books since I first read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society as a middle schooler for my...
"The School for Good Mothers," Reviewed by Claire Schroder
Imagine: a mother leaves her 18-month-old home alone for two hours and is reported by the neighbors. Most of us would say her action is...
"Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration," Reviewed by Catherine Wood
It often can feel as though joy is running scarce in the world today, with issues such as social injustice and inequality, a collective...
"We Are Not Like Them," Reviewed by Katie Reed
We Are Not Like Them, co-written by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, heartily embodies the values of Bridges—namely connecting, sharing,...
"The Conductors," Reviewed by Juliana Perri
With the recent Harry Potter reunion on New Year’s Day, fans of that fantastical world created by J.K. Rowling are reminded of the magic...
"Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas," Reviewed by Billy Lay
We all know that the world is a diverse place. There are myriad religions, nationalities, cultures, and traditions (to name just a few...
"Fact or Fiction: DEI at Villanova," a Reviews & Interviews Special Feature
Introduction The mission of Bridges is to promote the work of BIPOC and transnational writers and artists. This mission inspired the Fall...
"The Selfless Act of Breathing," Reviewed by Chloe Cherry
The Selfless Act of Breathing, by JJ Bola, centers the narration of Michael Kabongo, a teacher in London, a man who is devastatingly...
"I'll Just Have to Make My Own," an Interview with Ashleigh Brady and Juliette Bazurto
I had the pleasure of speaking with Ashleigh Brady, a young visual artist at the end of her career at Dartmouth College. I asked her...
"What It Means to Be Writing Our Stories," an Interview with Tsering Wangmo and Watson Dill
On April 19, 2021, I interviewed Tsering Wangmo, an English professor at Villanova University. She grew up as a Tibetan refugee, before...
“I Couldn’t Possibly,” Maddy Heck Reviews Carmen Maria Machado's "Eight Bites"
“Eight Bites,” a short story from Carmen Maria Machado’s award-winning 2017 collection Her Body and Other Parties, spins a dreamlike tale...
"The Bone Fire," Reviewed by Megan Jackson
Fairy tale fans will recognize many aspects of György Dragomán’s new novel The Bone Fire: a young, newly orphaned protagonist, a witch...
"Sharks in the Time of Saviors," Reviewed by Catherine Cook
In his debut novel Sharks in the Time of Saviors, Kawai Strong Washburn combines modern reality with the mystical majesty of Hawaii’s...
Putting It All on the Line: Tiffany Narvaez Reviews "This Is How You Lose the Time War"
Published in 2019, This is How You Lose the Time War is a science fiction, epistolary novella by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone that...
Timothy Krall Reviews Cinxin Liu's "Sea of Dreams"
The graphic novel Sea of Dreams by Cixin Liu, one of China’s most celebrated science-fiction writers, is a remarkably quick read for a...
Julia Reidy on Brenda Shaughnessy's "The Octopus Museum"
Brenda Shaughnessy’s apocalyptic poetry in her fifth collection, The Octopus Museum, explores present-day humanity amidst a post-climate...
Toward a Proclaimed Destiny: Jackie Solomon Reviews "Black Sun"
Rebecca Roanhorse's prolific writing has won the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards as well as the 2018 Astounding Award for Best New Writer....