TRR editors, Jessica, Baeli, and Iden are graduating this year! We are so happy for them but sad to see them leave. Thank you for all you have done for TRR! A special thanks to Baeli, the graphic designer for TRR! The amount of work you put in is incredible.
Author Archives: Talking River Review
From the Community – Libby Bradbury
Hi! I’m Libby Bradbury, and I’m a sophomore here at LC State. I’m majoring in Publishing Arts and minoring in Psychology. The end goal is to be a book editor. Reading has always been a favorite hobby of mine, and I have a knack for noticing mistakes in the books I read. Someday, I hopeContinue reading “From the Community – Libby Bradbury”
The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Kimberly Tolson
The last book I read was essentially a modest holiday tray of baklava bites: tons of little snacks, all with flaky and delicious layers. Neatly packaged in a breezy 177-pages, Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill gives readers just enough to chew on with short chapters and even shorter paragraphs. It’s one of those “read in oneContinue reading “The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Kimberly Tolson”
The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Monique Ferrell
Review by Monique Ferrell I’m partial to stories that bookend themselves. The text begins with a Black man standing literally and metaphorically on the edge. Frustrated with life—with the treatment of Blackness in the world in which he resides—he leaps from the roof of Mercy Hospital, clad in blue silk wings. Broken-hearted, he takes withContinue reading “The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Monique Ferrell”
From the Community – Jenna Creitz
Welcome back! My name is Jenna Creitz, and I am a junior pursuing my publishing arts degree here at LC State. You can find my name under “Editorial Staff” in Issue 59 and the upcoming Issue 60, which is something I never imagined when I first started taking college classes. As someone conditioned to believeContinue reading “From the Community – Jenna Creitz”
From the Community – Kassi Weston
Hello! I’m Kassi Weston, a Creative Writing and Justice Studies major at Lewis-Clark State College. This is my third year at LC and I made the decision to double major so I can take advantage of the Study-Abroad program LC has to offer. I plan on (hopefully) going to London in the summer of 2027Continue reading “From the Community – Kassi Weston”
The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Peter Remien
I love academic satire. Classics of the genre such as Richard Russo’s Straight Man (1997), Jane Smiley’s Moo (1995), and Don DeLillo’s White Noise (1985) have long been among my favorite novels. Two of the best recent additions to the genre are Julie Schumacher’s Dear Committee Members (2014), an epistolary novel told almost entirely throughContinue reading “The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Peter Remien”
From the Community – Jennifer Anderson
Hello! My name is Jennifer Anderson. I’ve been fortunate to teach English & creative writing at LC State for the past seventeen years. Since 2019, I’ve also served as the faculty advisor for the Publishing Arts program and Talking River Review. I’m so proud of the TRR team and the excellent work they do everyContinue reading “From the Community – Jennifer Anderson”
The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Landry Cash
Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts Tara Karr Roberts’s 2024 novel Wild and Distant Seas offers a fresh perspective on feminine resilience and the power of memory. This narrative is about four women who are all connected to the character Ishmael from Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Wild and Distant Seas begins withContinue reading “The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Landry Cash”
From the Archives – Robert Wrigley
Spring 1997 ON HEARING A WOLF’S HOWL This is no coyote’s warble and bark.It soars into the canyon’s very stonesand sets the pine needles quivering.Even the moonlight trembles. Maybe the wolverine, most fearlessand furtive of all these woods’ creatures,does not take note. Maybe the bull moose,placid and massive, merely nods. But the cliffs stand stillContinue reading “From the Archives – Robert Wrigley”