In pensive dialogue with twentieth-century history, and with Robert Polidari’s photographs of New Orleans and Chernobyl, a poet outlines the politics of catastrophes as well as their aftermaths. —Harold Rhenisch reviews Long Exposure, by Stephanie Bolster (Windsor: Palimpsest Press, 2025) $21.95 / 9781997508014
“Here, Haye’s drug of choice is speed, and not the illicit kind, for his clear-eyed aim is to track the fastest trains in history and to look to those that are coming in the future.” —Ron Verzuh reviews Quest for Speed: A History of Trains from Rocket to Bullet and Beyond, by Derek Hayes (Madeira Park, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 2024) $44.95 / 978177162379
Family revelations, social upheaval, and war’s brutality captured in historical fiction…
Vanessa Winn reviews ‘Destiny’ and ‘Legacy,’ by Valerie Green (Surrey: Hancock House, 2023) $24.95