Review by Anna Stirr This collection of short stories, Diversity Quota, marks Ranjan Adiga as a fresh voice in global literature in English today. More than simply chronicles of Nepali experiences or of US immigrant experiences with Nepali flavor, these stories demonstrate his skill as a keen observer of humanity.  Set in the US and…

Review by Ata Zargarof What do you do when a rare disease strikes at the heart of who you are and what you love? It’s a question that haunts Naomi Cohn, author of The Braille Encyclopedia, a collection of micro essays and prose poems documenting her experience of progressively worsening eyesight. The culprit? Pathological myopia,…

Review by Alexa Cho Whether in geography textbooks or a Google search, Singapore is often exalted as a country set apart by its technological advancements and high standard of living. However, such a notion is only one perspective of Singapore and not necessarily the most accurate. Author Leanne Dunic draws on experiences from her artist…

Review by Carson Compos There are beautiful bodies buried within Find Me as the Creature I Am. Poet, translator, editor, and professor of Korean literature Emily Jungmin Yoon’s second collection of poetry uncovers connections between death and love and offers dualities of violence and peace to come to the conclusion that, in many ways, we…