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Espresso Shots: Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, by Paulina Borsook

October 4, 2026 driftlessareareview

Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, by Paulina Borsook. Borsook, a former tech writer for Wired, offers a tongue-in-cheek tour through the world of high tech during the infancy of the Internet and high-tech nerdery back when it was a fringe subculture. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, by Paulina Borsook

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Espresso Shots: Lungfish, by Louis Armand

September 13, 2026 driftlessareareview

Lungfish is a weird and wonderful novel, like its fishy namesake, a bizarre hybrid thing, swimming in water and breathing air. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Lungfish, by Louis Armand

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Espresso Shots: Paradise Pawn, by Meg Richardson

July 19, 2026 driftlessareareview

Have you heard the one about the two middle-school girls who set up an embezzlement scheme in a Florida pawn shop? Continue reading Espresso Shots: Paradise Pawn, by Meg Richardson

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Wednesday Poetry Corner: Blue Opening, by Chet’la Sebree

March 18, 2026March 15, 2026 driftlessareareview

Blue Opening is a brilliant collection of poems, a brief, jagged ray of light illuminating an otherwise dark world Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Blue Opening, by Chet’la Sebree

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Espresso Shots: Clutch: a novel, by Emily Nemens

February 22, 2026 driftlessareareview

Spanning decades and crossing the continent, Clutch, by Emily Nemens is a sprawling group portrait of five professional women and their everyday challenges and triumphs. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Clutch: a novel, by Emily Nemens

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Espresso Shots: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts, by Kim Fu

February 8, 2026 driftlessareareview

A primer on the horrors of first-time home ownership. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts, by Kim Fu

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Blog Update January 2026

January 19, 2026 driftlessareareview

On this cold, windy, and otherwise miserable day, it’s time for a blog update. Continue reading Blog Update January 2026

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Translation Tuesdays: Art on Fire, by Yun Ko-eun

October 28, 2025October 26, 2025 driftlessareareview

Art on Fire, by turns comical and apocalyptic, is a brilliant satire of the art world, late-stage capitalism, and climate change. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Art on Fire, by Yun Ko-eun

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Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns

October 27, 2025October 26, 2025 driftlessareareview

Sick burns, y’all! Continue reading Commonplace Book: Fernando Pessoa’s sick burns

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Espresso Shots: Morelia, by Renee Gladman

October 26, 2025 driftlessareareview

Morelia is a short, concentrated explosion of language and story, dream and sensation. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Morelia, by Renee Gladman

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