The New York Times Obituary for Nahid Rachlin
Date: May 20, 2025
Thank you to the New York Times for a beautiful obituary for our dear Nahid Rachlin, who passed away on April 30, 2025. We’re honored to have been a part […]
News & Reviews
News:
The Millerton News Covers Nancy Kricorian’s Discussion of THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD
Date: May 20, 2025
On May 8, Nancy Kricorian discussed and read from her latest book, “The Burning Heart of the World” at Roeliff Jansen Community Library in Hillsdale, New York. Kricorian was interviewed […]
KTEP Public Media and Adela Najarro
Date: May 20, 2025
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón welcomes back poet Adela Najarro to discuss her powerful new collection, Variations in Blue, published by Red Hen Press. With warmth, candor, and insight, Najarro […]
Mekong Review features Andrew Lam, author of STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEA
Date: May 14, 2025
Mekong Review has published a powerful profile of Andrew Lam in its latest issue. Written by Connla Stokes, this feature highlights Lam’s journey from fleeing Vietnam in 1975 to becoming […]
Author Interview with Nancy Kricorian on LibraryThing
Date: May 13, 2025
LibraryThing is pleased to sit down this month with novelist Nancy Kricorian, whose work explores the experiences of the post-genocide Armenian diaspora. Her debut novel, Zabelle, published in 1998, has been translated […]
Publishers Weekly highlights THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD by Nancy Kricorian
Date: May 7, 2025
The Burning Heart of the World by Nancy Kricorian is featured in Publishers Weekly. The reviewer highlights this work as a “an impactful story of trauma”.
Poets House features Elise Paschen, author of BLOOD WOLF MOON
Date: May 7, 2025
In a recent interview with Poets House, Elise Paschen reflects on the themes behind her collection Blood Wolf Moon, including Osage heritage, family legacy, dreams, and memory. She also shares […]
HeartWood Literary Magazine features Gaylord Brewer, author of BEFORE THE STORM TAKES IT AWAY
Date: May 6, 2025
In a recent interview with Heartwood Literary Magazine, Gaylord Brewer discusses his writing process, the interplay between poetry, fiction, and visual art, and the themes that continue to shape his […]
Audiobook of THE SEA GIVES UP THE DEAD by Molly Olguín is released
Date: May 6, 2025
We are pleased to announce that the audiobook edition of The Sea Gives Up the Dead by Molly Olguín is now available, highlighted by RBmedia in “April 2025 Audiobook Releases”. […]
BLOOD WOLF MOON, by Elise Paschen, is #3 on the Oklahoma Bestseller List!
Date: May 1, 2025
This week’s Oklahoma best sellers are based on total number of sales at Tulsa’s Magic City Books, Best of Books in Edmond, Brace Books in Ponca City, and Full Circle Bookstore […]
Reviews:
Chapter House Journal Reviews Blood Wolf Moon by Elise Paschen
Date: May 22, 2025
In James, Percival Everett’s National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the character James writes, “With my pencil, I wrote myself into being. I wrote myself to here.” By doing […]
Midwest Book Review highlights WHAT SHE WANTS by Kim Dower
Date: April 23, 2025
MBR Bookwatch features a review of Kim Dower’s latest poetry collection, What She Wants, written by Mary Cowper. “Her word smithing, poetry based storytelling skills are truly impressive.”
NPR Host Scott Simon talks about THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD with its author Nancy Kricorian
Date: April 22, 2025
Scott Simon joins Nancy Kricorian for a conversation about her novel The Burning Heart of the World. Simon praised the book as “a wonderful novel … tough and moving”.
The Burning Heart of the World Follows an Armenian Family in Exile
Date: April 22, 2025
Nancy Kricorian’s latest novel, The Burning Heart of the World, is a powerfully spare, poetic evocation of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War (1975−1990) and its long-term impact on one Armenian family living in Beirut. It’s the […]
Booklist features a starred review of Elisa Paschen’s BLOOD WOLF MOON
Date: April 22, 2025
“In this graceful, assured, and incandescent collection, Paschen explores her relationship with her mother, the trailblazing Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief, and her mother’s life and family, while also delving into Osage […]
Nancy Kricorian’s novels tell the stories of the Armenian diaspora, exiled but always seeking community
Date: April 17, 2025
“Nancy Kricorian grew up in Watertown in a two-family house where her grandmother, a survivor of the Armenian genocide, lived in the apartment upstairs. The community was rich in Armenian […]
Book review: Celebrate Poetry Month with new work by veteran Fairbanks poet, Peggy Shumaker
Date: April 15, 2025
Peggy Shumaker, a stalwart supporter of Alaska writers and the larger arts community, is a professor emerita from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a former Alaska writer laureate. Author […]
War, Literature & the Arts Journal reviews INSTEAD, IT IS DARK by Cynthia Hogue
Date: April 9, 2025
Cynthia Hogue’s poetry collection instead, it is dark is reviewed by Hugh Martin in War, Literature & the Arts Journal. Martin praises the book as one that “probes this darkness […]
Kirkus Review highlights ANGEL EYE by Madeleine Nakamura
Date: April 2, 2025
Angel Eye, the second book in Madeleine Nakamura’s series, has received a Kirkus Starred Review. “Nakamura has knocked it out of the park once again here… Readers will be thrilled […]
Cole Reviews spotlights CITY OF SMOKE AND SEA by Malia Márquez
Date: April 1, 2025
Malia Márquez’s City of Smoke and Sea is highlighted in Cole Reviews. “City of Smoke and Sea is a quick yet immersive read, packed with strong character development and world-building. […]