On September 14, 2016, the Washington Independent Review of Books published Dorothy Reno's stunning review of Senior Lecturer Sally Shivnan's Piranhas & Quicksand & Love--what Reno describes as "[a]n outstanding collection of tales about the pitfalls and rewards of human connection." In this review, Reno encourages readers to "[r]ead this book to savor its beautiful language, to drink in its gentle defiance. Piranhas & Quicksand & Love calls readers to ride the waves of a sea besieged by predatory behavior and natural disaster. To sail on, nevertheless, toward love." Her review reveals what we, at the English Department, have always known: that Sally Shivnan is a wonderful talent with a resonant image of the world. To read the entire review, look at http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/piranhas-quicksand-love-stories.