Need a new feel-good album recommendation? Rylee Thomas offers the most recent addition to her playlist.… More Like Phoebe Bridgers but Happier: A Review of Lizzy McAlpine’s Give Me a Minute
Editor in Chief Rylee Thomas reflects on love and relationships during this Valentine’s season with her reading of Dolly Alderton’s “Everything I Know About Love.”… More Bad Dates, Painful Humor, and Genuine Connection: An Ode to Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Looking for a heart-pounding Sci-Fi romance? Eileen Scholomicky has the recommendation for you…… More The Answer Is Love: A Review Of The Darkness Outside Us By Eliot Schrefer
By Samantha Bertolino The title Batuman chose is emblematic of Dostoevsky’s 19-century novel, in which Knyaz Myshkin’s goodness and simplicity fool others into believing that he lacks intuition and intelligence. In much of the same manner, Batuman’s central character, Selin, appears at times to be kind and uncomplicated, while in fact, she possesses quite a… More The Person Behind the Face: Review of Elif Batuman’s ‘The Idiot’
by Alexandra Cichon
If you spent your Valentine’s Day single and lamenting happy couples, fear not, you may still have a chance at romance. And you may find that hope in Lang Leav, bestselling author of three books of poetry, Memories, Love & Misadventure, and Lullabies. Besides winning the 2014 Goodreads Choice award for her poetry, she is… More Why Lang Leav Should Be Your Post Valentine’s Day Read by Alexandra Cichon
Warning: It’s that time of year. You already know what this post is about. ( Since there’s been love, and language of course, there have been words, infinite words, written about love. In fact, many would argue that love is one of, if not the, most pervasive topic in literature. A recent article by Daniel Jones… More L(RR) is for…
Late last year, the issue of Orson Scott Card’s political views came back into the public light in full force with the impending release of the film version of his critically acclaimed novel Ender’s Game. Everyone wanted to have their say on the matter criticizing him. There was even a major boycott of the film:… More A Little Late on the OSC Train
What better way to celebrate the glorious reds, oranges, and yellows of November—the brisk air, the hot tea, the annual newfound surprise of mittens, scarves, and caps—than with a love story? Our 2013 print issue of Long River Review included a Foreign Literatures section. We purposefully published these pieces—two in Irish and one in Spanish—in… More Grá Fómhair – Autumnal Love