The Summer 2026 issue of Wordgathering includes the following book reviews:
- Sheila Black, Cinnamon Fire
- Megan Gannon, Dispatch from Every Second Guess
- Daniel Sluman, Pain Songs
- Liz Whiteacre, It Could Account for the Panic
- Rebecca Wood, Multimorbid
As Wordgathering has grown, the number of requests that we receive for book reviews has likewise grown. Writers who would like to review books for or have books reviewed by Wordgathering should send queries to wordgathering@syr.edu. Please refer to our Submission Guidelines for more information.
If you would like to become a potentially “frequent flyer” book reviewer for Wordgathering, thereby joining our (of course, accessible) reviewers’ “pool,” please reach out to us at wordgathering@syr.edu with a short summary of your areas of interest and expertise, a short statement of how you understand yourself and your writing to be in alignment with the journal’s goals, and a short bio, and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your interest and commitment.