The Review

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Review: Roma Enamorada by Jimena Yengle

Review: The Iliad by Homer

Review: Blankets by Craig Thompson

Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Review: Everything Under the Rainbow by Oskar Leonard

Essay: Atonement by Ian McEwan

Review: Heal-Ink by Awsaf Karim

Review: Cats Alone by Oskar Leonard

Review: Black ≠ Inferior by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

Review: Lighter Fluid by Oskar Leonard

Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Review: The Heir & The Crown by Kiera Cass

Review: A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G Drews⠀

Review: Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

Essay: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer

Essay: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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Review: A Booktiful Love Poetry Collection by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

Essay: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Aug 4, 20231 min read

Poem: The Muse of my Poetry by Rania Aba Hmydan

"The muse of my poetry is yet to be understood..." #poetry #creativewriting #books #aspiringauthor The Muse of my Poetry By Rania Aba...

Jun 12, 20221 min read

Poem: Fragments of Sappho #63 by Giovanna Napoleone

As a creative assignment done for her literature humanities class at Columbia University, Giovanna Napoleone fills in some of the missing...

Apr 12, 20222 min read

Prose: Letter to my Best Friend by Niha Hasan

"Some of the best laughs of my life have been with you." #creativewriting #prose #friendship #happy #nostalgia Letter to my Best Friend...

Apr 12, 20221 min read

Prose: The Priority by Niha Hasan

"𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨?" #selflove #creativewriting #prose #generosity The Priority By Niha Hasan...

Apr 12, 20222 min read

Prose: A Girl Like Her

"Honestly, she took up a lot of space in my mind that day." #creativewriting #strangers #friends #childhood A Girl Like Her: Street...

Mar 31, 20221 min read

Prose: The Heart by Niha Hasan

"𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶." #prose #heart #love #creativewriting The Heart By...

Dec 28, 20213 min read

Review: Roma Enamorada by Jimena Yengle

Written by Giovanna Napoleone A special book review written by Giovanna Napoleone for Jimena Yengle, a young Peruvian self-published...

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Poem: Souvenirs to the Letter by Niha Hasan

"Some books carry out souvenirs to the letter." #poetry #creativewriting #books #aspiringauthor Souvenir to the Letter By Niha Hasan Is...

Nov 6, 20212 min read

Prose: Sunlight in the Dust of my Window by Niha Hasan

"Because each new morning has a ray of opportunity to start a new day." #prose #creativewriting #morning #sunlight Sunlight in the Dust...

Jun 27, 20211 min read

Poem: In Ink by Giovanna Napoleone

"...I recreate your smile amongst the clouds." #poetry #ink #creativewriting In Ink By Giovanna Napoleone A part of me lives on paper. In...

Apr 6, 20212 min read

Flash Fiction: Life by Leena Elgabri

"Sometimes, life just doesn’t go your way..." #flashfiction #shortstory #creativewriting #youngauthors Life By Leena Elgabri Sometimes,...

Mar 8, 20214 min read

Memoir: Mirror: A Solved Equation of a Depressing Life by Niha Hasan

"I imagine leaving the body and letting the soul out through the open window like a lantern." #shortstory #mentalhealth #growth...

Feb 3, 20211 min read

Poem: Gray Welkin by Niha Hasan

"On a sunless day..." #poetry #creativewriting #nature #wonder #skies #theheavens #peaceful Gray Welkin By Niha Hasan On a sunless day, a...

Nov 8, 20203 min read

Review: Black ≠ Inferior by Tolu' A. Akinyemi

Written by Giovanna Napoleone Tolu' A. Akinyemi’s “Black and Unique” poem was first seen on the GN Books website last Spring, as a...

Sep 23, 202014 min read

Short Story: Playing with the World by Andrea Chia

"The question now, however, was would she be arrested before she concluded her thesis, or after?" #shortstory #thief #artemis...

Sep 19, 20201 min read

Poems: A Collection by Mihai-Razvan Solomon (Mr Solo)

A poetry collection of Mihai-Razvan Solomon's, AKA Mr Solo (@10foodsforthought on Instagram), three works called "Alpaca", "About Recent...

Sep 13, 20201 min read

Poem: Scaffolding by Leena Elgabri

"Watching from behind has me reeling..." #poetry #scaffolding #aspiringwriter #attached #feelings #creativewriting Scaffolding By: Leena...

Aug 17, 20201 min read

Poem by Creative Writing Contest Winner Anoushka Dalvi

Prompt: "What is a special memory that has deepened your love and appreciation for reading?" "I keep searching for tales that send me to...

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