On Hurricane Island is an ABA Winter Institute 2015 Book to Watch For!
Date: February 2, 2015
News & Reviews
News:
Pete Fromm won another Pacific Northwest Book Award!
Date: January 7, 2015
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association recently announced the winners of the 2015 Pacific Northwest Book Awards, and we are thrilled to announce that, for the fifth time, Pete Fromm is […]
Indian Country Today Interviews Elissa Washuta!
Date: December 2, 2014
Adrian Jawort of Indian Country Today recently interviewed Elissa Washuta about her debut memoir, My Body is a Book of Rules. When asked about her writing process, Elissa said, "I […]
Neon Tommy Goes to Red Hen’s 20th Anniversary Champagne Luncheon
Date: November 19, 2014
In a recent article, Sara Newman, Deputy Editor for Neon Tommy, recounts her wonderful experience at Red Hen's 20th Anniversary Champagne Luncheon this past Sunday. She believes that this event […]
New Pages Reviews Ron Carlson’s The Blue Box
Date: November 3, 2014
Audrey Quinn from New Pages gave a wonderful review of Ron Carlson's book, The Blue Box. She praises the author for his skill of making flash fiction seem effortless and […]
Geosi Reads interviews William Trowbridge!
Date: October 29, 2014
Geosi Gyasi spoke with author William Trowbridge about his latest book, Put This On, Please, poetry's place in the modern world, and his writing process: "I think the most interesting […]
Pasadena Weekly interviews Elissa Washuta about My Body is a Book of Rules!
Date: October 23, 2014
Carla Sameh and Christina Babock sit down with Elissa Washuta to discuss My Body is a Book of Rules, which they call "transformative": "She excavates these categories in a unique […]
Red Hen and Pete Fromm featured on Poets & Writers!
Date: October 17, 2014
Recently, Poets & Writers published an article featuring eleven small-press authors and their publishers, and we were featured! The article includes insight from Kate Gale, our Managing Editor, and Pete […]
Kate Gale talks cults on NHPR
Date: October 17, 2014
Recently, Kate Gale sat down with NHPR's Word of Mouth segment to share her story of growing up on High View Church Farm, a group she considered "cult-like." This is […]
Pete Fromm Discusses If Not For This on Montana Public Radio (MTPR)
Date: October 9, 2014
Pete Fromm and Cherie Newman discussed Pete's latest novel, If Not For This, on MTPR this week. Pete reads and explains an excerpt from his book, and gives the listeners […]
Reviews:
A Few More Words reviews Amy Pence’s latest novel, YELLOW!
Date: April 14, 2026
At the beginning of Amy Pence’s debut novel, Yellow (Red Hen Press; 232 pages), 12-year-old Eliza makes a strikingly topical observation about the Watergate scandal blowing up in the summer […]
Kill Dick by Luke Goebel Gets a Raving Review from The Oregonian!
Date: April 7, 2026
Luke Goebel’s novel “Kill Dick” is both playful and grotesque. The story revolves around a series of brutal murders in Los Angeles motel rooms, the bodies desecrated, with nipples glued to eyelids, […]
Luke Goebel’s KILL DICK reviewed by Art in America!
Date: April 6, 2026
Ding dong, now Dick is dead. Imagine a novel written in the style of Vice magazine. That’s Kill Dick: every sentence strains to shock with its edginess or searing, cooler-than-you cultural critique. It […]
Yellow by Amy Pence is on SheReads Must-Read Speculative Feminist Books
Date: April 2, 2026
In this galaxy, but in a time and at a conference now somewhat far away, I saw a very long line of women holding books, their faces bright with anticipation. […]
YubaNet features essay by Molly Fisk!
Date: March 31, 2026
Molly Fisk is Inaugural Poet Laureate Emerita of Nevada County. Her historic novel-in-verse, Walking Wheel, comes out April 7th from Red Hen Press.
Helen Benedict’s THE SOLDIER’S HOUSE reviewed in Publishers Weekly!
Date: March 25, 2026
Benedict (Wolf Season) unspools a harrowing story of an Iraqi refugee family’s attempts to fit into American society. During the Iraq War, Khalil served as an interpreter for the U.S. […]
Laura Kasischke’s THE LIFEGUARD got a Booklist review!
Date: March 24, 2026
Full review to come on April 1! “Wednesday, July 16, 1969. When all of America had its eyes on the moon, the Mannings inMission Hills, Michigan, suffered a wrenching personal […]
Rebecca Chace’s TALKING TO THE WOLF reviewed in Booklist!
Date: March 24, 2026
“Chace’s latest (after Capture the Flag, 2010) is told mostly through flashbacks and is heavily dependent on what the characters are thinking as they navigate the final day before their […]
David Mason’s COLD FIRE reviewed in Washington Independent!
Date: March 24, 2026
“COLD FIRE is a revitalizing collection that burns off the dross from our tired, worn-out concepts of the world, restoring for us its inherent mystery and splendor.”
Laura Kasischke’s THE LIFEGUARD receives early praise from Foreword Review!
Date: March 24, 2026
“Flush with sensory details, the sprawling, immersive prose includes both extensive information on how a lifeguard wears her swimsuit and evocative active images.”