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We are fortunate to be joined by Kristen Millares Young, whose debut novel, Subduction, we just closed the book on. Among other things, we discuss the research she conducted for her book, some of the book's themes, Claudia's problematic anthropology, and how some of the Makah have received her work.  Please check out Kristen's website for links to her essays, and a list of her virtual events, here...

For our third episode on Subduction by Kristen Millares Young, we cover passages in the second half of the novel, not to mention how the novel ends for our main characters. 

Here, we discuss passages from the first half of Subduction , by Kristen Millares Young, tying in some of the themes of perception v. reality, and objectivity v. subjectivity. 

We return to the novel with Subduction , the 2020 debut from Kristen Millares Young, a story about an anthropologist (Claudia) who moves from Seattle to Neah Bay, Washington to interview Maggie, a member of the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, and Maggie's son (Peter) who returns home to his mother now suffering from dementia to learn more about what happened to the murder of his father. We go over...

Our last episode on Guillotine from Eduardo C. Corral explores the complex imagery, symbolism, and themes evident in the second half of the collection.  Here is the YouTube video of Eduardo reading "Border Patrol Agent" via Ours Poetica: https://youtu.be/RGzu96FMeyg

For our second look at Guillotine by Eduardo C. Corral, we discuss what is about the first half of the collection, in particular the ekphrastic poem that is "Testaments Scratched into a Water Station Barrel." 

For National Poetry Month this April, we begin Guillotine , the poetry collection by Eduardo C. Corral, Longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry, going over our first impressions, themes, structure, and connections we made to other works. 

Here we finish Thrown in the Throat , discussing our strong lines from the second half of Benjamin Garcia's award-winning collection of poems.

As we dig into Thrown in the Throat, here we highlight our strong lines from the first half of Benjamin Garcia's debut poetry collection. 

In our first platica on Thrown in the Throat, the debut poetry collection by Benjamin Garcia, we talk about the author, connections to previous works we reviewed in our show, style, themes, and the publisher, Milkweed Editions, in this winning selection from the 2019 National Poetry Series.  

The second half of the prequel to The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas, offers us an opportunity to talk about Maverick's struggles as a Black single father, his relationship with Lisa, and his epiphany that determines whether he will follow his father's and King's footsteps, or walk his own path. 

This episode, we focus on the first half of Angie Thomas' Concrete Rose, our favorite passages from the first 15 chapters of the prequel to The Hate U Give. 

As we first dig into Concrete Rose , the prequel to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, we talk about the novel's premise, style, theme, connections to other works, & teachable approaches. 

For our last episode on Some Are Always Hungry , we share on thoughts on the second half of Jihyun Yun's award-winning poetry collection, and connect these latter poems to the first half, as well as other works of which we were reminded. 

For this episode, we focus on the first half of the debut poetry collection Some Are Always Hungry by Jihyun Yun. Stay tuned to our social media for our collaborative Spotify playlist inspired by this award-winning work! 

We open the new year with the debut poetry collection by Jihyun Yun, Some Are Always Hungry , discussing its themes, style, and textual connections we found in the 2019 winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry. 

In our last episode on Mexican Gothic from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, we highlight our favorite passages from the second half of the novel, offering our closing thoughts on this groundbreaking novel. 

Passages in the first half of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel, Mexican Gothic, is what we cover in this episode. 

In our first look at Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, we go over the premise, the main characters, the themes, and the connections we made both to the Gothic tradition, and to other stories. 

This bonus episode presents El Paso Community College student perspectives on Coatlicue Girl , the debut collection of poetry and short stories by Gris Muñoz (with art by Los Dos). Limited signed copes might be available at two El Paso local bookstores, Literarity Book Shop and Brave Books. 

In our last episode on Real Life , the debut novel by Brandon Taylor shortlisted for the Booker Prize, we go over the passages from the second half of the novel which impacted us the most. 

In our first deep dive on Real Life by Brandon Taylor, we talk about which passages we found most intriguing from the first half of the novel. 

In our first episode on Real Life by Brandon Taylor, we provide an overview of the characters, themes, style, and connections we made to our previously discussed works. 

Our last episode on Running by Natalia Sylvester centers on the second half of this important political, coming-of-age novel. 

We cover our strong lines from the first half of Natalia Sylvester’s Running, the thrilling political novel, in this episode.