Date: October 15, 2019
Four children live on an island that serves as the repository for all the world’s garbage. Trash arrives, the children sort it, and then they feed it to a herd […]
Date: October 11, 2019
Johanna Stoberock is the author of the novels Pigs and City of Ghosts. Her short stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including Better: Culture & Lit, The Wilson Quarterly, Copper Nickel, Front Porch, and the 2014 Best […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Date: October 1, 2018
Meryl Natchez conducts a
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
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
Date: September 26, 2018
Ron Koertge pens a lovely poem to the city of South Pasadena! Read the poem, "Ode to South Pasadena"
Date: August 1, 2026
“Her memoir will make readers from other “low supervision” families feel seen.”
Date: July 29, 2026
“The narrative has drama, sex, and a wacky cast.”
Date: July 21, 2026
“Through lyrical writing, Pence creates a spellbinding, mesmerizing narrative.”
Date: July 21, 2026
In this breathtaking autobiography, Soyer (The Ending Hasn’t Happened Yet) examines how her life has been shaped by disability, medical trauma, and questions of personal autonomy.
Date: July 9, 2026
“Like the tornado in the Wizard of Oz, Kill Dick can be read cyclically from beginning to end, back to beginning to end, and so on.”
Date: July 1, 2026
“The Lifeguard is more than its defining plot point, more diverse than a collective main character.”
Date: July 1, 2026
“Rikkers opens her heart to the reader and expresses ways to deal with both life and grief. She is a skillful author with an honest and sincere voice.”
Date: June 30, 2026
The third novel in a connected trilogy written over more than a decade, “The Soldier’s House” follows an American veteran of the war in Iraq and his interpreter’s widow and child, […]
Date: June 29, 2026
“During this moment of madness and unmitigated cruelty, we need Archila’s words”
Date: June 25, 2026
I appreciate it when a book in some way replicates something I’ve experienced in real life in a way that no other book has, and this one replicates my experiences […]
