Rob Kirby reviews I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN by Mannie Murphy, exposing the ugliness of Portland Oregon, and channeling its ghosts.

Today on SOLRAD, Rob Kirby reviews NINETEEN by Ancco, published by Drawn and Quarterly, a book that describes the nervous liminality of late adolescence.

Today Rob Kirby debuts at SOLRAD with a review of THE SKY IS BLUE WITH A SINGLE CLOUD, by Kuniko Tsurita and translated by Ryan Holmberg.