Blog Archives - since '75 /creamcityreview/category/blog/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:10:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /creamcityreview/wp-content/uploads/sites/421/2024/09/cropped-ccr-iso-32x32.png Blog Archives - since '75 /creamcityreview/category/blog/ 32 32 Book Review: Revolutionary Algorithms: A Tiktok Manifesto by Torey Akers /creamcityreview/book-review-revolutionary-algorithms-a-tiktok-manifesto-by-torey-akers/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:27:03 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=6683 The post Book Review: Revolutionary Algorithms: A Tiktok Manifesto by Torey Akers appeared first on since '75 .

]]> Book Review: Helen of Troy, 1993 by Maria Zoccola /creamcityreview/book-review-helen-of-troy-1993-by-maria-zoccola/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:20:58 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=6667 The post Book Review: Helen of Troy, 1993 by Maria Zoccola appeared first on since '75 .

]]> Book Review: Querida by Nathan Xavier Osorio /creamcityreview/book-review-querida-by-nathan-xavier-osorio/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 01:32:20 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5869 The post Book Review: Querida by Nathan Xavier Osorio appeared first on since '75 .

]]> Book Review: The Girl Who Became a Rabbit by Emilie Menzel /creamcityreview/book-review-the-girl-who-became-a-rabbit-by-emilie-menzel/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:58:57 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5834 By: Allie Farrell (Note: lines are cited by section #, then page #. Example: [1.7] for section 1, page 7) Photo credit: Sean T. Bailey Emilie Menzel, a previous contributor to Cream City Review, debuted her first book of poetry through the Hub City Press in September. The Girl Who Became a Rabbit is a […]

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]]> Book Review: Wager by Adele Elise Williams /creamcityreview/book-review-wager-by-adele-elise-williams/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:19:20 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5773 By: Annaliese Kunst Wager is former Cream City Review contributor Adele Elise Williams’ debut poetry book—as well as the finalist for the 2024 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, in which the judge Patricia Smith described it as “crafted to upend the familiar.” This poetry collection explores how trauma fundamentally changes you and the harsh realities of […]

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]]> Book Review: Softie by Megan Howell /creamcityreview/book-review-softie-by-megan-howell/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:59:41 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5650 By: Emily Barnard Softie, written by Washington, D.C. author Megan Howell (pictured), is a thought-provoking book featuring a collection of short stories. These stories, while including contrasting characters, worlds, and genres, carry similar themes that ring true for many. Many of the protagonists in Howell’s stories are young women of color, who have experienced some […]

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]]> Book Review: Brazos by Justin Carter /creamcityreview/book-review-brazos-by-justin-carter/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:38:53 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5556 By: Emily Barnard Brazos is the first book written by former Cream City Review contributor Justin Carter. This poetry collection primarily focuses on Carter’s upbringing and childhood in a small Texas town. The poems within Brazos have themes within them that many, whether they’ve grown up in a small town or large city, can relate […]

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]]> An Interview with Dorsía Smith Silva /creamcityreview/an-interview-with-dorsia-smith-silva/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:10:19 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5470 By Keinana Shah What does it truly mean to drown? According to Dorsía Smith Silva, it means more than you would think. Her upcoming debut poetry collection, In Inheritance of Drowning, explores the devastating effects of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico, highlighting the natural world, the lasting impact of hurricanes, and the marginalization of Puerto […]

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]]> Book Review: The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams /creamcityreview/book-review-the-band-by-christine-ma-kellams/ Thu, 09 May 2024 19:24:32 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5422 By: Alanda Jackson   Former Cream City Review contributor Christine Ma-Kellams’ latest novel, The Band, is a satirical page-turner that explores K-Pop, cancel culture, and fandoms. In this novel, we meet Duri, one of five members of The Band, everyone’s latest K-pop obsession and rising boy band. After Duri releases his latest solo single, he […]

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]]> Mourning for What the Western Wilderness has Become: A Review of Red Shuttleworth’s Straight Ahead /creamcityreview/mourning-for-what-the-western-wilderness-has-become-a-review-of-red-shuttleworths-straight-ahead/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:19:21 +0000 /creamcityreview/?p=5323 The post Mourning for What the Western Wilderness has Become: A Review of Red Shuttleworth’s Straight Ahead appeared first on since '75 .

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