Unveiling Hidden Realities: Anna Badkhen’s To See Beyond Challenges Perception and Truth
As much as I love essays as a form, I often find collections of them uneven. Written under different pressures and moods, the variation between collected essays strikes me as baked in. So, it has been a while since a book of essays astounded me on every level — from the quality of individual sentences, to the range of subjects, to the author’s expert sensitivity. Anna Badkhen’s essay collection, To See Beyond (Bellevue Literary Press, April 2026), pulled me along like a hooked fish that gives in to being reeled, not reluctantly, but drawn by some unknown, compelling force.
