Molly Fisk, author of WALKING WHEEL, interviewed on Rattle Magazine’s Rattlecast!
Date: October 1, 2026
News & Reviews
News:
Kristen Millares Young, author of DESIRE LINES, interviewed by The Seattle Times!
Date: October 1, 2026
“If you find yourself reliving unpleasant moments with the clarity you wish you could reserve for joy, that’s trauma,” writes Kristen Millares Young in “Desire Lines” (out Oct. 6 from […]
MY BODY IS A BOOK OF RULES by Elissa Washuta Featured in Electric Literature’s “7 Experimental Books That Reimagine How Trauma Is Told”
Date: October 1, 2026
Trauma does not recollect to us whole. Memory is already a ghost of our experience, haunting us from inside our minds and bodies. Put 10 people in a room with […]
Adela Najarro, Author of VARIATIONS IN BLUE, Profiled by Good Times!
Date: October 1, 2026
On Sept. 26, local poet Adela Najarro will be honored with an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation for her volcanic book of poetry, Variations in Blue. The American […]
DESIRE LINES, by Kristen Millares Young, featured on Alta Journal’s October 2026 new-book roundup!
Date: October 1, 2026
15 New Books for October Here are the works by authors on and of the West—including The Occidental Book of the Dead, Off the Reservation, and Passengers—that we’re most excited to see published […]
San Diego Public Library sits down with TAXI DANCER author Marivi Soliven!
Date: September 28, 2026
Tune in to hear Marivi share her story and experiences as a naturalized American citizen, and learn more about the writer behind TAXI DANCER.
Abrea Armstrong’s FERRY TALES Featured in WS Chronicle
Date: September 28, 2026
Abrea Armstrong has helped Winston-Salem preserve and tell its Black history. Now, the hometown writer is introducing a novel about a Black woman searching across the Atlantic for a fuller […]
Amy Speace, author of THE CARDINALS, interviewed by Jedd Beaudoin for an Into Music podcast episode!
Date: September 17, 2026
Amy Speace is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, who recently released her first collection of poems, The Cardinals, via Red Hen Press. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she found herself at a number […]
Amy Speace, author of THE CARDINALS, featured on Cincy Groove
Date: September 17, 2026
Award-winning singer/songwriter + poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals available Tuesday, September 1 published by Red Hen Press, with the accompanying single “Days […]
Amy Speace, author of THE CARDINALS, interviewed by Matt Conner for Analogue
Date: September 17, 2026
Little made sense, on paper, about a folk singer in her 50s with a young child and a touring lifestyle pivoting to chase an MFA—and specifically to study a form […]
Reviews:
Laura Kasischke’s THE LIFEGUARD reviewed by Rain Taxi!
Date: October 1, 2026
Florencia Ramirez’s THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST reviewed by Publishers Weekly!
Date: October 1, 2026
In this hands-on manifesto, Ramirez, host of The Kitchen Activist podcast and author of Eat Less Water, encourages readers to prepare meals in ways that lower food waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Explaining that […]
Brendan Constantine’s THE OPPOSITES GAME reviewed by G Emil Reutter of North of Oxford!
Date: October 1, 2026
The journey into The Opposites Game enters the sometime surreal, sometime witty, sometime irreverent world of Brendan Constantine. All is not joy as the dark lays just under the thinly veiled poems […]
David Mason reviewed by Brian Brodeur of New Verse Review!
Date: September 28, 2026
Mason’s achievements in verse narratives surpass those of other Expansive Poets, spanning multiple subgenres. His best early short-stories in verse are the tetrameter poems “Gusev” and “The Next Place” and […]
Christopher Connor of A Few More Words reviews Jim Tilley’s latest poetry collection, WHEN GODOT ARRIVED
Date: September 15, 2026
The possibilities in form throughout one poetry collection feel unimaginably wide. But consistency of form can reveal the true beauty of language, particularly for readers who are otherwise disinclined toward […]
Christopher Connor of A Few More Words reviews Nita Noveno’s latest memoir, MUD ON THE MOON
Date: September 15, 2026
It’s hard to imagine that our parents had lives and told us lies even before we were born. As we ourselves age, the gap widens between what we think we […]
Abrea Armstrong’s FERRY TALES Reviewed by Booklist
Date: September 8, 2026
“Perfect for readers interested in fiction that explores the interconnectedness of Africans at home and in the diaspora across generations.” — Enobong Tommelleo (Booklist Reviewer)
Liz Kay’s FALLOUT Reviewed by Booklist
Date: September 8, 2026
“…this is at heart a multigenerational family saga, set during the Cold War period in U.S. history and beautifully capturing the fear and turmoil people felt then. A great pick […]
North of Oxford reviews Luke Goebel’s latest novel, KILL DICK!
Date: September 1, 2026
Dick Sickler is the direct object in the title of Luke Goebel’s bizarre noir novel, the man “who had helped kill hundreds of thousands of people with opioids,” as Peter […]
Anchorage Daily News reviews Susan Campbell’s debut, THIS FAR NORTH!
Date: September 1, 2026
Two impressive new poetry books by Alaska women bring the fullness of their lives — their griefs, joys and questions — into artful contemplation and play. Both books are the […]