Welcome to a unique installment of my #JELreviews series!
In the past, I exclusively reviewed novels, splitting my reviews into two separate sections: one for those who hadn't read the books, and one for those who had. I was a forgiving reviewer, largely celebrating and contemplating rather than critiquing. One day, perhaps I will return to that format!
Today, I'd like to discuss the first issue of Audi Locus, a new journal featuring poetry, art, and music, recently founded by my dear friends Maudie Bryant and Brandon Bowman. Given my longstanding connection to the editors, we can certainly consider this #JELpromotes as much as #JELreviews, but my opinions and analysis will be no less honest and earnest for my connection!
With that context established, on to #JELreviews!
In the past, I exclusively reviewed novels, splitting my reviews into two separate sections: one for those who hadn't read the books, and one for those who had. I was a forgiving reviewer, largely celebrating and contemplating rather than critiquing. One day, perhaps I will return to that format!
Today, I'd like to discuss the first issue of Audi Locus, a new journal featuring poetry, art, and music, recently founded by my dear friends Maudie Bryant and Brandon Bowman. Given my longstanding connection to the editors, we can certainly consider this #JELpromotes as much as #JELreviews, but my opinions and analysis will be no less honest and earnest for my connection!
With that context established, on to #JELreviews!
Audi Locus: Volume 1, Issue 1
Design The inaugural issue of Audi Locus signals a promising future. Many online journals struggle to both (1) provide contributors with direct links to their work for the purposes of sharing online, and (2) enable the issue to be read easily as a continuous, cohesive unit. Journals tend to prioritize either (a) giving contributors individual pages with unique URLs—impeding a reader's ability to read the issue effortlessly—or (b) housing all works on one page in a cohesive unit, limiting contributors' abilities to direct people to the exact location(s) of their work. Audi Locus strikes a remarkable balance. |