The Coil calls Johanna Stoberock’s PIGS one of the “Most Anticipated October 2019 Books”!
Date: October 7, 2019
The Coil dishes the best new books to read this month. Fiction, memoir, history, crime, politics, & poetry for our tough times.
News & Reviews
News:
Booktalk podcast discusses Johanna Stoberock’s PIGS!
Date: October 3, 2019
The pigs are beautiful, but fierce, with sharp teeth and insatiable appetites, and they eat anything. When a boy washes ashore in a barrel, the children must decide what to […]
Domino includes Johanna Stoberock’s PIGS on their “What to Read This Fall, Depending on How You Want to Feel” list!
Date: September 10, 2019
The days of lounging lazily in the sun, SPF slathered generously all over your skin as you dive into a good book, might be ending, but that means we get […]
THE RUMPUS highlights conversation between Percival Everett and Douglas Manuel
Date: April 15, 2019
WHEN THE SH*T HITS THE FAN: A CONVERSATION WITH PERCIVAL EVERETT BY DOUGLAS MANUEL April 15th, 2019 During finals week, right before the semester was over, I was given the opportunity […]
Maurya Simon interviewed by Poetry Flash
Date: October 1, 2018
Meryl Natchez conducts a
Foreword Reviews Cai Emmons and tammy lynne stoner
Date: September 28, 2018
Cai Emmons, Author of Weather Woman, and tammy lynne stoner, Author of Sugar Land, Discuss Their Latest Books for Red Hen Press Full
Feminist Wednesday: Meet Sarah Cannon
Date: September 27, 2018
Feminist Wednesday features Sarah Cannon! Meet Sarah Cannon as she talks about writing, feminism, burnout, and giving advices to budding writers. Full interview
Poet Laureate’s Tribute to South Pasadena
Date: September 26, 2018
Ron Koertge pens a lovely poem to the city of South Pasadena! Read the poem, "Ode to South Pasadena"
Maurya Simon goes to Rome for a residency!
Date: July 19, 2018
Maurya Simon just accepted a Visiting Artists Residency at the American Academy in Rome! This month-long November residency serves as a great opportunity for Maurya and her writing. Congrats Maurya!
Archila featured on Poets.org’s Poem-A-Day series
Date: July 19, 2018
Congrats to our incredible poet and accomplished author William Archila for his feature on The Academy of American Poets. He was highlighted on their website's Poem-a-Day series! Read "Spirits"
Reviews:
Adroit Journal: Father as God and Monster: A Review of Don’t Go Crazy Without Me by Deborah A. Lott
Date: June 3, 2020
Sometimes, you can judge a book by its cover. Consider the cover image for Deborah A. Lott’s memoir Don’t Go Crazy Without Me (Red Hen Press): a chubby adult male dressed in blue velvet […]
Rain Taxi: Subduction reviewed by Douglas Cole
Date: June 3, 2020
Subduction is most of all a story of displacement and dislocation: for Claudia, whose Latina heritage lies over a border and whose sense of family lies beyond the betrayal that […]
Empty Mirror: Hope Amidst Uncertainty: Subduction by Kristen Millares Young, reviewed by Jessica Gigot
Date: June 3, 2020
What happens when the world as you know it changes course? When your seemingly rock-solid life suddenly becomes thin and porous? Such is the case for Claudia, a Latinx anthropologist based […]
Library Journal reviews Subduction
Date: June 3, 2020
VERDICT Gorgeously, toughly written, this book dares to be open-ended yet leaves readers with a satisfying sense of how life really unfolds. Cultural clash matters here, but personal differences and […]
The Seattle Times: Storytelling in Neah Bay forms the fault line in brilliant debut ‘Subduction’ from Seattle’s Kristen Millares Young
Date: June 3, 2020
In the gray autumn of Seattle, Claudia, an anthropology professor, is on edge. Her marriage is over after she found out her husband and sister were having an affair. She’s […]
The Washington Post: In ‘Subduction,’ an anthropologist observing a remote fishing village becomes part of the story
Date: June 2, 2020
What was it the anthropologist said? Claudia wonders as she types up her notes. “Oh, yes. ‘An observer is under the bed. A participant observer is in it.’ She doubted […]
The Book Slut Reviews Body of Render: Poems by Felicia Zamora
Date: May 28, 2020
This moving collection of poetry by Felicia Zamora covers a range of topics from love, politics, identity, addiction, and the natural world. On one level, Body of Render explores a […]
The Paris Review: Staff Picks Subduction
Date: May 21, 2020
Kristen Millares Young’s debut novel Subduction takes as its subject a subtle clash of culture in the Pacific Northwest. The novel’s protagonist, Claudia, is an anthropologist fleeing the remains of her marriage […]
Midwest Book Review recommends Lifesaving for Beginners
Date: March 16, 2020
TBT! In a mid-April review, Midwest Book Review recommended Anne Edelstein’s memoir Lifesaving for Beginners. The recommendation reads, “It is no surprise that Lifesaving for Beginners is an deftly crafted, engagingly presented, intensely […]
Praise for What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison
Date: March 16, 2020
Camille Dungy shares with us in this manuscript her sharp, clear and honest ear and her unswerving commitment to the voice of life. She is a brave poet writing true […]