Kevin Brown
@kevinbrownwrites.bsky.social
I love running, reading, and writing, but progressive politics will also make an appearance here, from time to time.
@heimatreview.bsky.social has a new issue out, and I'm thrilled to have an essay in it; Hannah Cole Orsag has put together a great 10th issue of the journal, so you should go check out all of the writing in it: www.heimatreview.com/issue-10-pal...
Issue 10: Palimpsest
Cover art: “ Family Trees ” by Kale Hensley
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November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@heimatreview.bsky.social has a new issue out, and I'm thrilled to have an essay in it; Hannah Cole Orsag has put together a great 10th issue of the journal, so you should go check out all of the writing in it: www.heimatreview.com/issue-10-pal...
The picture reflects how I feel about the running this week; blood glucose numbers were a roller coaster, but the end of the week has been positive: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The picture reflects how I feel about the running this week; blood glucose numbers were a roller coaster, but the end of the week has been positive: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
Angela Flournoy's second novel THE WILDERNESS (@marinerbooks.bsky.social) explores four Black women's lives & friendship before taking a more overtly political turn to delve into climate change, the economic gap, & militarization of the police; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social & @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews 'The Wilderness' by Angela Flournoy, the story of four Black women whose lives intertwine, focusing on friendship and what the future holds in store.
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Book Review :: The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Flournoy’s 'The Wilderness' follows four Black women navigating friendship, ambition, and survival amid America’s worsening injustices.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Angela Flournoy's second novel THE WILDERNESS (@marinerbooks.bsky.social) explores four Black women's lives & friendship before taking a more overtly political turn to delve into climate change, the economic gap, & militarization of the police; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social & @nowatnpl.bsky.social
On the running with diabetes blog, it's been and up-and-down week; I should have expected that: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
Progress Isn't Linear
I increased the distance for my runs this week, as planned, so each of my three runs was four solid miles. And the first of those runs was great. It was the first time I've been back on the greenway.....
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November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On the running with diabetes blog, it's been and up-and-down week; I should have expected that: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
My most recent poem, this one in THE MIDWEST QUARTERLY; years ago, they published a critical article that would become part of my only critical book publication
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My most recent poem, this one in THE MIDWEST QUARTERLY; years ago, they published a critical article that would become part of my only critical book publication
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Probably the least exciting picture ever, but I write about some helpful technology on the blog (see blood glucose number in bottom right of watch face); oh, and running and even weight lifting is going well: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com
A Technological Advancement
This week has been a good one on the workout front. I upped the mileage to 3 1/2 miles, starting the week by breaking that into 2 miles, with a 200-meter walk, then another mile and a half. This...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Probably the least exciting picture ever, but I write about some helpful technology on the blog (see blood glucose number in bottom right of watch face); oh, and running and even weight lifting is going well: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com
Evan Osnos goes inside the world of the ultrarich in THE HAVES AND HAVE-YACHTS (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social); there's plenty here for shock and dismay, as well as anger and outrage, though Osnos is even-handed in his writing; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews 'The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich' by Evan Osnos, factual stories of the problems the ultrarich face, letting readers "decide how to react."
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Book Review :: The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich by Evan Osnos
Evan Osnos’s essay collection examines the ultrarich — how they spend, protect, and sometimes lose immense wealth.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Evan Osnos goes inside the world of the ultrarich in THE HAVES AND HAVE-YACHTS (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social); there's plenty here for shock and dismay, as well as anger and outrage, though Osnos is even-handed in his writing; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Korenza Sparks' THE CORUS WAVE (@averyhill.bsky.social) follows Lorelei and her friend Eddie on a Dan Brown-meets-geology search, asking questions about science along the way; thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
The Corus Wave - The Comics Journal
Kevin Brown takes a look at Karenza Sparks' debut graphic novel.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Korenza Sparks' THE CORUS WAVE (@averyhill.bsky.social) follows Lorelei and her friend Eddie on a Dan Brown-meets-geology search, asking questions about science along the way; thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...
I missed it when it first came out, but I have a flash essay at @theargylelitmag.bsky.social (published 9/15/25); while the title is about Spam, it's actually about Treet (and more, of course): www.theargylelitmag.com/theme-04-gas...
Ten Cents Cheaper than Spam — The Argyle Literary Magazine
Creative Nonfiction by Kevin Brown “Treet was difficult to describe. Canned meat, sure, but also my 70s suburban satisfaction. Satiation, even.”
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October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I missed it when it first came out, but I have a flash essay at @theargylelitmag.bsky.social (published 9/15/25); while the title is about Spam, it's actually about Treet (and more, of course): www.theargylelitmag.com/theme-04-gas...
Some good runs, some helpful technology, and a spiral into existential fear and terror; it must be a new blog post about running, diabetes, and mortality: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
The Mortality Spiral
The running this week went well, as I upped the mileage to three miles, with a brief walking break between the miles (I walked 200 meters, which takes me somewhere between 2:30 and 2:45, depending on....
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October 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some good runs, some helpful technology, and a spiral into existential fear and terror; it must be a new blog post about running, diabetes, and mortality: kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/
Kashana Cauley's THE PAYBACK (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is a combination of social satire and heist novel that centers around the burden of student loan debt, especially for Black women; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
Book Review :: The Payback by Kashana Cauley
Cauley’s darkly comic heist novel satirizes student debt, racism, and society’s contradictory promises about education and success.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Kashana Cauley's THE PAYBACK (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is a combination of social satire and heist novel that centers around the burden of student loan debt, especially for Black women; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
Joana Mosi's the mongoose (Pow Pow Press) is about a woman who believes a mongoose is attacking her garden. And it's about grief. The mongoose might or might not exist. Thanks to @solrad.bsky.social
Today on SOLRAD, Kevin Brown reviews THE MONGOOSE by Joana Mosi. published by Pow Pow Press
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Born Blind: Kevin Brown reviews THE MONGOOSE by Joana Mosi - SOLRAD
Today on SOLRAD, Kevin Brown reviews THE MONGOOSE by Joana Mosi, published by Pow Pow Press
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October 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Joana Mosi's the mongoose (Pow Pow Press) is about a woman who believes a mongoose is attacking her garden. And it's about grief. The mongoose might or might not exist. Thanks to @solrad.bsky.social
Whoa, two of these are reviews I wrote.
Sneak Peek at upcoming SOLRAD stuff for the coming month or so...
October 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Whoa, two of these are reviews I wrote.
Another week, so another blog post about trying to get back into running, now with type 1 diabetes. This post also has some music, though not by me, of course. kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/pump-it...
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Another week, so another blog post about trying to get back into running, now with type 1 diabetes. This post also has some music, though not by me, of course. kevinbrownwrites.weebly.com/blog/pump-it...
Keira D'Amato's DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK (@stmartinspress.bsky.social ) isn't just about running; it's about finding joy and community in what one loves; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
October 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Keira D'Amato's DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK (@stmartinspress.bsky.social ) isn't just about running; it's about finding joy and community in what one loves; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
Quinn Slobodian's CRACK-UP CAPITALISM (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social) explores economic zones that ignore--and even suppress--democratic freedoms, warning readers of the ways and places that capitalism trumps democracy; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews 'Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy' by Quinn Slobodian, who examines free marketeers' ultimate goal: an end to nation-states and the constraints of democracy.
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Book Review :: Crack-Up Capitalism by Quinn Slobodian
Slobodian exposes global economic zones prioritizing capitalism over democracy, revealing alarming insights into power, profit, and freedom.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Quinn Slobodian's CRACK-UP CAPITALISM (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social) explores economic zones that ignore--and even suppress--democratic freedoms, warning readers of the ways and places that capitalism trumps democracy; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
@lucaseschaefer.bsky.social's THE SLIP (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) won the Kirkus Prize; it's a great novel, asking important questions, well-deserving of this and other accolades; I was able to review it for @newpages.bsky.social at the beginning of August: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
Book Review :: The Slip by Lucas Schaefer
'The Shift' by Lucas Schaefer explores hidden identities, societal perceptions, and evolving selves amidst changing cultural landscapes.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
@lucaseschaefer.bsky.social's THE SLIP (@simonandschuster.bsky.social) won the Kirkus Prize; it's a great novel, asking important questions, well-deserving of this and other accolades; I was able to review it for @newpages.bsky.social at the beginning of August: www.newpages.com/blog/books/b...
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National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK
Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories
National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK
Claire Lombardo's SAME AS IT EVER WAS (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) channels the Talking Heads to ask how Julia gets to where she ends up; while I wasn't satisfied with the answer, I enjoyed spending time with the messiness of the characters; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews 'Same As It Ever Was' by Claire Lombardo: "I enjoyed spending time with these characters, not because they were perfect, but because they felt real."
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Book Review :: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Book Reviews Book Review :: Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo NewPages.com
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October 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Claire Lombardo's SAME AS IT EVER WAS (@doubledaybooks.bsky.social) channels the Talking Heads to ask how Julia gets to where she ends up; while I wasn't satisfied with the answer, I enjoyed spending time with the messiness of the characters; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
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October 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Caitlin Cass's graphic work SUFFRAGE SONG (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) explores the complicated history of the women's suffrage movement, as progess hasn't come easily & history has ignored many voices, though she ends on an optimistic note; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews 'Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.' by Caitlin Cass, who "draws strength from the women of the past."
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Book Review :: Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. by Caitlin Cass
Suffrage Song highlights overlooked activists, racial compromises, the struggle for voting rights, blending history, critique, and optimism.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Caitlin Cass's graphic work SUFFRAGE SONG (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) explores the complicated history of the women's suffrage movement, as progess hasn't come easily & history has ignored many voices, though she ends on an optimistic note; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Eloghosa Osunde's NECESSARY FICTION (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social) celebrates the love and care that various members of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria have for one another, helping them shape meaningful lives for themselves and each other; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews Eloghosa Osunde's novel 'Necessary Fiction' about "love and care among a group of friends who make meaningful lives out of some difficult circumstances."
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Book Review :: Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde
Osunde’s novel celebrates LGBTQ+ love, friendship, and chosen family in Nigeria, highlighting resilience, joy, and community beyond hardship.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Eloghosa Osunde's NECESSARY FICTION (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social) celebrates the love and care that various members of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria have for one another, helping them shape meaningful lives for themselves and each other; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
@garrettcarr.bsky.social's THE BOY FROM THE SEA (@aaknopf.bsky.social) uses the titular boy to trace the development of Donegal and the struggles and successes of one family in that town; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social
Kevin Brown reviews Garrett Carr's novel 'The Boy From the Sea,' about a boy who washes ashore in a barrel is adopted by a family, changing a small Irish village.
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Book Review :: The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
Garrett Carr's 'The Boy from the Sea' follows an orphan as he's adopted into a family, changing a small Irish fishing village.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@garrettcarr.bsky.social's THE BOY FROM THE SEA (@aaknopf.bsky.social) uses the titular boy to trace the development of Donegal and the struggles and successes of one family in that town; thanks to @newpages.bsky.social and @nowatnpl.bsky.social