A spotlight on WEATHER WOMAN and SINKING ISLANDS by Eugene Weekly’s Slant column!
Date: September 7, 2021
News & Reviews
News:
Jennifer Risher talks about her book WE NEED TO TALK: A MEMOIR ABOUT WEALTH and her #HalfMyDAF challenge in a Q&A with the National Center for Family Philanthropy
Date: September 7, 2021
Jen Risher is the author of We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth, and co-founded the #HalfMyDAF initiative in response to the pandemic. In this blog, Jen shares her […]
Ellen Meeropol writes about Cai Emmons’ astonishing journey after ALS diagnosis
Date: September 7, 2021
Novelists are, by definition, imaginative people, but there are a limited number of ways to promote a new novel. We rely primarily on readings and events to transform our words […]
“A LITTLE ARRHYTHMIC BLIP”: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Features an Excerpt from Beth Gilstrap’s DEADHEADING AND OTHER STORIES
Date: September 1, 2021
Today, we’re pleased to present an excerpt from Beth Gilstrap’s forthcoming collection Deadheading and Other Stories. Set in the Carolinas, Gilstrap’s fiction explores questions of gender, class, and geography, offering […]
Jaye Viner Interviewed by Authors Answer
Date: September 1, 2021
Born a missionary kid in Kobe, Japan, and homeschooled on the American Great Plains as part of an evangelical community, Jaye Viner straddles many worlds and too many personal interests. […]
Character Interview: Jane from JANE OF BATTERY PARK by Jaye Viner Provides Interview
Date: September 1, 2021
Jane is a Los Angeles nurse who grew up in a Christian cult that puts celebrities on trial for their sins. Daniel is a has-been actor whose career ended when […]
Jaye Viner Features Novel JANE OF BATTERY PARK in Crime Reads Listicle “8 Thrillers About Women Breaking Free and Taking Charge”
Date: September 1, 2021
In storytelling, we are in the middle of what I call the ‘age of the “strong woman” character’. If asked, probably everyone has a slightly different idea of what exactly […]
Crime Reads Lists Jaye Viner’s JANE OF BATTERY PARK for 10 Books Coming Out This Week!
Date: September 1, 2021
Crime Reads posted their picks for what books to look out for on their publication date, and add to their TBR pile!
The Writer’s Almanac features Kim Dower’s Poem from A SLICE OF MOON
Date: September 1, 2021
“…and that’s only the beginning. I hear other junk food is at risk: brownies, pastries, name it, they’re removing it, the only chance fifth graders have at happiness.”
Pittsburgh City Paper features M. Soledad Caballero, author of I WAS A BELL
Date: September 1, 2021
“Calling America home comes with its own host of terrors for immigrants, especially those fleeing their countries of origin. From being referred to with often derogatory terminology to having to […]
Reviews:
Michelle Sacks’s DANCING AT THE END OF THE WORLD Reviewed By Booklist
Date: August 1, 2026
“Tender and rich in their complexity, Sacks’ stories will remain with readers long after they finish the novel”
Molly McCloy’s NINE GRUDGES Reviewed By Booklist
Date: August 1, 2026
“Her memoir will make readers from other “low supervision” families feel seen.”
DC Frost’s A SHADOW OF JAGUARS Recieves Publishers Weekly Review
Date: July 29, 2026
“The narrative has drama, sex, and a wacky cast.”
Southern Literary Review Praises Amy Pence’s YELLOW
Date: July 21, 2026
“Through lyrical writing, Pence creates a spellbinding, mesmerizing narrative.”
Hannah Soyer’s DREAMS IN WHICH I’M ALMOST HUMAN reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly!
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.
Luke Goebel’s KILL DICK Praised By Colorado State Center For Literary Publishing
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.”
Laura Kasischke’s THE LIFEGUARD Earns Praise In North of Oxford Review
Date: July 1, 2026
“The Lifeguard is more than its defining plot point, more diverse than a collective main character.”
North Of Oxford Praises MORNING LEAVES by Laing Rikkers
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.”
Military Families Magazine Names Helen Benedict’s THE SOLDIER’S HOUSE To A List Of Best Summer Books
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, […]
Chapter House Praises William Archila’s CANICULA
Date: June 29, 2026
“During this moment of madness and unmitigated cruelty, we need Archila’s words”