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Britain Powers
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Feb 17, 2026 ∙ 4 min
When A Happy Thing Falls: Life, Death, and Letting Go in The Good Cemetery Guide
Review of The Good Cemetery Guide by Consuelo Roland
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Jan 2, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Teenage Mischief Meets National Tragedy in David Benjamin’s Satirical Coming-of-Age Novel They Shot Kennedy
Title: They Shot Kennedy Author: David Benjamin Publisher: Last Kid Books ISBN & Price: 9781732523586, $18.64 Buy here. They Shot Kennedy by David Benjamin is a coming-of-age satire set in the shadow of JFK’s assassination. Through the fever-dream perspective of teenage narrator Cribbs, the novel humorously explores themes such as identity, power dynamics, the impact of violence, and the transformative force of storytelling and media in 1960s America. Benjamin curates a high-school...
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Dec 31, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Childhood, Chaos, and Politics Collide at Camp Nantoka in David Benjamin's Summer of ’68
Title: Summer of '68 Author: David Benjamin Publisher: Last Kid Books ISBN & Price: 9781732523517, $18.64 Buy here. S ummer of ‘68 by David Benjamin is a politically geared take on the average coming-of-age tale, set in 1968 at Camp Nantoka, an art and music camp in the Wisconsin woods. The story follows Franklin Roosevelt Cribbs, a fresh high school graduate hired as a counselor at a camp for talented kids from Chicago’s tougher neighborhoods. Told through Cribb’s voice and excerpts from his...
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