Allison Manley

Joined: October 31, 2017
Articles: 2

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Monster Portraits is Charmingly Inscrutable

Monster Portraits is refreshingly original, starting with its unusual form. It’s a collaborative effort between brother and sister duo Del Samatar and Sofia Samatar: Del sets the foundation of the work through his vibrant drawings, which are – you guessed…

Allison Manley
February 20, 2018

Events, Lit, Reviews

Machado Challenges Literary and Sexual Forms in Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties is a brilliant collection that makes you forget normal short stories. The most experimental story in her debut–at least in terms of form–is the novella “Especially Heinous,” in which Machado summarizes every…

Allison Manley
November 1, 2017