The Seaboard Review of Books: Monday Edition

April 27, 2026

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In this issue:

• The Unnameable by Stephens Gerard Malone (Fiction)

• Shoebox by Sean Bedell (Fiction)

• Mobilizing Data for Justice (Non-Fiction)

• On Friendship by Andrew O’Hagan (Non-Fiction, Essays)

• The Lightning Tree by Rebecca Hendry (Poetry, Chapbook)

• We Match! Written by Chris Barton and illustrated by Sharon Glick (Children’s)

Thanks for reading this issue of The Seaboard Review of Books!

James M. Fisher, editor-in-chief

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