26 stories by "Kirsten Bowen"
Trauma and abuse, as well as the practice of healing, reverberate through five generations of women in Five-Part Invention, a new novel by Philadelphia writer Andrea J. Buchanan. Kirsten Bow…
Intimacy, identity, and class complicate the relationships of the artists at the center of Little Rabbit, a novel by Philadelphia writer Alyssa Songsiridej. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
This moving drama follows a Tucson family over the years as they live without their mother, who has been deported to Mexico. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
Philadelphia writer Sara Nović's new novel follows the students and teachers of a school for the Deaf, making the case that we all need a shared language. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
Brenna Geffers and Felipe Vergara adapt a 17th-century Spanish classic to reflect our contemporary world of political turmoil and division. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
Trauma and abandonment reverberate throughout the lives of two sisters in Ariel Delgado Dixon's debut novel, Don't Say We Didn't Warn You. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
In This Bitter Earth, now onstage at InterAct, a Black playwright and a white activist see their relationship tested against police brutality and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.…
In Jessamine Chan's debut novel The School for Good Mothers, Frida's very bad day results in her child being taken away and Frida sent to a school where mothers must learn to be "good" or lo…
The past has a way of affecting the present for Liselle and Selena, the two former lovers of The Days of Afrekete, Asali Solomon's new novel in which a lifetime transpires over a single day.…
Lightning Rod Special continues its audio series Sound Break with We Are Trying to Reach You, Katie Gould's challenging path to pregnancy told through voicemails, song, and egg jokes. Kirste…
In two streaming 2021 Fringe offerings, Austin-based Highland Lakes Players presents an alternative take on the assassination of Huey Long in Do No Harm, and explores the Canadian October Cr…
In his new memoir, Philly writer Krys Malcolm Belc writes about his journey as a non-binary gestational parent. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
In his new memoir, Philly writer Krys Malcolm Belc writes about his journey as a nonbinary gestational parent. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
In Xio Axelrod's new novel, love and ambition collide when a young guitarist joins an up-and-coming rock band. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
Andrea Lee's latest novel follows a family over 20 years as they visit their vacation home in Madagascar and witness and participate in the luxury, intrigue, and exploitation of the island a…
In her new memoir, playwright Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes writes about coming of age as part of a large Puerto Rican family in North Philadelphia. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
In Patrick Shields's debut autobiographical novel, 'Pinball,' set in the early 1990s, we follow a senior at a North Philadelphia boarding academy as he reckons with his past, present, and fu…
Te-Ping Chen's debut story collection, 'Land of Big Numbers,' casts a wide net to explore contemporary China and its diaspora. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
In Adam Bender's near-future political satire, a crisis communications manager troubleshoots disasters for a callow reality-television star turned president while trying to maintain a sembla…
In Philadelphia writer Courtney P. Hunter's debut novel, 24 participants enter an experiment to determine who among them is human and who is an artificially intelligent robot. Kirsten Bowen …
In Robin Wasserman's new novel, a woman arrives in Philadelphia with no memory. Years later, her daughter sets out to find out what happened to her there, and why she has left again. Kirsten…
The inhabitants of 'Ambushing the Void,' the debut collection by Philly native James McAdams, search for connection and meaning wherever they can find it, but the tables are always turning. …
Local author Christina Rosso-Schneider's debut is a collection of feminist fairy tales in which women fight against the "beasts" of the patriarchy"even by becoming beasts themselves. The co-…
In Liz Moore's first Philadelphia-set novel, police officer Mickey Fitzpatrick patrols the streets of Kensington searching for a killer who's targeting women with opioid addiction"one of who…
In Kiley Reid's debut novel, Emira and her employer Alix navigate racism, privilege, and transactional relationships in 2015 Philadelphia. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
