by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 5, 2026 | Essays and Features
Book Review Where William Styron’s 1990 memoir, Darkness Visible, served as a stark warning against the tranquilizers that deepened his depression, Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation offers a radical antithesis. Her protagonist doesn’t flee from...
by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 5, 2026 | Essays and Features
Book Review I decided to buy my first Ace Atkins novel lured by the promise of a 1980s setting and blurbs hailing him as the “poet laureate of Southern hustlers.” His prolific backlist suggested a certain mastery, and I was hoping for a strong protagonist in...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 29, 2025 | Essays and Features
Book Review While many people find lessons on resilience and grace under pressure on the football field, my stadium of late has been the Big Brother house. Taran Armstrong’s Behind the Mirror makes a compelling case that I’m not alone. Armstrong, a veteran...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 2, 2024 | Fiction
I set an ambitious goal for my Thanksgiving break: to read five books. While I didn’t quite get through all of them, I managed 3.5—and I’m still counting it as a win. Here’s a quick rundown of the books I tackled and my thoughts on each: 1. Going Infinite by Michael...
by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 6, 2024 | Fiction
TikTok’s a goldmine for Amazon shopping blunder videos. People order stuff without a care, and then, surprise! You just spent a hundred dollars on a doll’s chair when you thought you were buying something for humans to sit on. Here’s my literary version....
