Cover of Palm Up, Fingers Curled by Abby N. Lewis Abby's second chapbook was just published in early May by Plan B Press. You can order your copy through their website by clicking here or following the link below. https://www.planbpress.com/store/p77/Palm_Up%2C_Fingers_Curled_by_Abby_N._Lewis.html Palm Up, Fingers Curled explores the tenuous–and dangerous–transition from innocent young girl to sexualized teenager. The... Continue Reading →
Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry The most recent book I tackled for review is author Patti Callahan Henry's latest novel, The Secret Book of Flora Lea. Henry has authored 16 novels, and although I've only read Flora, it's clear she's a master of historical fiction. Flora is a... Continue Reading →
I've been reading more than ever before, but I've also been neglecting the blog and covering the books I've been reading. I'll try to be more reliable moving forward. In the meantime, here is a link to the most recent review I wrote for Chapter 16. Ode to a Nobody is a middle grade novel... Continue Reading →
Recently, now that I've moved to a bigger city and thus gotten access to a larger library system, I have been avidly devouring graphic novels, comics, and manga books. In my explorations, I was able to read a ton of LGBTQ+ books. Here are some of my favorites from the past year or so, listed... Continue Reading →
Chapter 16 is an online magazine that specializes in highlighting and publishing work by authors who are from or who have a strong connection with Tennessee. I recently began working for them as a book reviewer. So far I have four reviews out, with a fifth one on the way, but here is the link... Continue Reading →
Excited to see two of my poems published in the 2021 issue of the Mildred Haun Review alongside great writers such as Sam Campbell and Larry Thacker. You can read my poem "Song of Habit" on page 26 and "Tsunami" on page 27. https://www.ws.edu/_media/pdf/special-events/mildred/review/2021-review.pdf
My book review of Suzanne Park's contemporary romance novel So We Meet Again was recently published in Chapter 16.
My book review of Joan He's sci-fi young adult novel The Ones We're Meant to Find was recently published online by Up the Staircase Quarterly. You can read the review here: https://www.upthestaircase.org/the-ones-were-meant-to-find.html And be sure to check out He's great novel as well. Here's the synopsis for the book: One of the most twisty, surprising,... Continue Reading →
Abby's poems "crimson thoughts" and "Small Hands, Bad Back" were recently published by Across the Margin. Read them by clicking here or following the link below. https://acrossthemargin.com/two-poems-by-abby-n-lewis/
Amy Falls Down is the sequel to The Writing Class; however, I read Amy Falls Down first (I haven't read The Writing Class yet), and it stands up on its own as a novel. There is what I assume to be several spoilers of the ending of the first book, but other than that, Amy Falls Down works as its own novel. Amy is a novelist who hasn't written for decades. She prefers the hermit life, but one day she takes a tumble in her garden, hitting her head on the bird bath and coming to some time later. Amy's fall triggers a string of events which somehow lead to her being rediscovered as a novelist.
Abby N. Lewis 