Citywide Blackout

By Max Bowen Cynthia Johnstone ’s debut novel, “Nomad” (She Writes Press, October 13, 2026) is an atmospheric look at healing and reckoning...

By Max Bowen  Duncan Ritchie’s technothriller “The Truth Chamber” (Sept. 1) takes the decline of American democracy to frightening ends. In ...

Tara Badstubner By Max Bowen  Tara Badstubner's debut “Every Room Remembers” (Sibylline Press, Sept 25, 2026) is a portrayal of a young ...

Chelsea Kim Long By Max Bowen  Raised in evangelical churches, Chelsea Kim Long had a clear vision of the Christian woman she was born to b...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

By Max Bowen If people can binge-watch an entire Netflix series in one weekend, listen to a three-hour true crime podcast or spend hours sc...

By Max Bowen Imagine having a team of invisible allies who protect you, cheer you on, and nudge you toward the opportunities meant for you. ...

By Max Bowen In her new collection of poetry, “Loosestrife for Porcupines,” D M Gordon explores the grand scheme of things and our place in ...

By Max Bowen In Anne Shaw Heinrich’s new book, “House of Teeth,” she captures another facet of small-town life in the Women of Paradise Coun...

By Max Bowen In her memoir, “The History We Carry,” Margaret Whitford explores her relationship with her mother, which the author describes ...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

By Max Bowen Pam Webber, the bestselling author of “The Wiregrass,” which was chosen as a Southern Literary Review's "Read of the M...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

Ink and Riffs is a regular review series written by me, Citywide Co-Host Max Bowen, to talk about what I’m reading and listening to and why ...

By Max Bowen In his new book, “Quinto’s Challenge,” debut sci-fi author Peter McChesney looks at a world where artificial general intellige...

Author Paul Coggins By Max Bowen From nationally-recognized criminal defense attorney, Paul Coggins recently made the switch to writer with ...