Looking to take a foray into the exciting world of classic literature? English major Aayushi Agarwal has prepared the must-read checklist for you…
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Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Hollywood
Written By: Sophie Archambault I love Hollywood. I love the movies, the fashion, the scandal, the gossip, the award shows. I stalk celebrities’ Instagram accounts like it’s my job and read People magazine in waiting rooms. So naturally, it follows that I also love Taylor Jenkins Reid. Though Reid started…
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Interview: Reopening Of Madison Cinema
Michaela Flaherty shows us what it takes to run an independent Movie Theatre in her interview with Lizzy O’Gara the general manager of Madison Cinemas…
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Literary Excursions: The Mark Twain House
Looking for a literary destination? Last weekend, Emily Graham took her father on a tour of the Mark Twain House, a stunning Victorian just outside Hartford…
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Life-Saving Websites and Resources for Writers
Do you consider character creation the most challenging part of storytelling? Does worldbuilding give you hives? Nicole Catarino has the perfect websites for you…
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Flowers in the Attic: Incest, Rape and Murder-by-Doughnut: Some Context to V.C. Andrews’ Global Hit
Ever heard of “Flowers in the Attic”? Samatha Bertolino read one of the most controversial books of all time so you don’t have to…
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The Betrayal Of Bo Burnham: Casting “Good Guys” As “Bad Guys”
Michaela Flaherty explores how subverting typecasting can create a dialogue that complicates our gendered expectations of the do-good, predictable hero…
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Love, Magic, And Adventure: A Review of “A Court of Thorns and Roses”
The bestselling fantasy novel “A Court of Thorns and Roses” packs romance, magic, and intrigue into one tantalizing package. Read on for a look at Sam Bastille’s opinions and takeaways…
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The Stories We Tell Part 2: Sam Bastille
Nicole Catarino, Editor in Chief of the Long River Review, interviews our team member, Sam Bastille. In this interview, we get to see what the creative process of writing is like for one individual and how that process intermingles with tabletop role-playing games…
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“Poetry… A Way of Being In A World Not Made For Us”: A Review Of “Beauty Is A Verb”
A map of movement of disability across time and space, “Beauty is a Verb” brilliantly illustrates the ways in which disability is perceived by society. Jess Gallagher shares her thoughts and her hopes for the future of disability poetics…
