Brianna Avenia-Tapper is a writer and Profiles Editor at Literary Mama. Her work is published or forthcoming in Tahoma Literary Review, Pigeon Pages, Chicago Review of Books, and Riverteeth. She is currently revising her memoir Carrying Heavy Things: Babies, Backpacks, and Bolsheviks. You can find her on twitter @AveniaTapper.
I recently finished revisions to a novel I’ve been working on for years and have embarked on writing a new novel, in stories, Hazel Conquers the World. I’ve always loved…
These are extraordinary stories, exceptionally well-told. In a world where too many storytellers don’t tell truths, these writers do. Each one of these authors is steadfast and loyal, fierce and open,…
Not a one of these is a “beach read,” though I read many of them on the beach. Every one of these novels and short story collections transported me deeper…
I’m an atheist who often carries crystal rosary beads and a relic of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. My grandparents, Mary and Gus, bought them both at the Vatican where they…
This column has been on hiatus since the springtime and I’m happy to be back. I’ve been reading so much—mostly books by women—this summer. While I’ve been away, I’ve been…
Anna March’s Reading Mixtape will return next week. She thanks Jen Fitzgerald for taking over during National Poetry Month and looks forward to offering you a bevy of new reading…