Joey Grantham has been everywhere. Between various bookstores to big cities and even a stint back at his parents, he meshed with writers and made scattered poems a cohesive book.
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“Vanishing Twins” Dances Through A Non-Linear Storyline
Leah Dieterich’s writing is precisely executed and peppered with gorgeous prose, utilizing ballet metaphors to tell a personal and astonishing story. At times academic, the Soft Skull release is nonetheless captivating.
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“Something Bright, Then Holes” Filled with Profundity and Connotation
MacArthur Fellow Maggie Nelson’s 2007 reissue is easily one of the best books of 2018. Candid and heartfelt, Nelson’s narration blurs the lines between poetry and storytelling fluently and with thoughtful contemplation.
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Love, Life, and Letters: White-Knuckled Noir in “How To Set Yourself On Fire”
Able to fit 56 chapters into a meer 306 pages, Julia Dixon Evans still finds a way to foreshadow, develop complex character development, and still surprise readers in the end.
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“The Garbage Times/White Ibis” Gives Fruitless Perspective on Doomed Beauty
In his new book, a dual nouvella, Sam Pink’s simple observations become metaphors or, perhaps, the basis for a new philosophy altogether.
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“Animals Eat Each Other” Finds Sympathy in Shitty People
Elle Nash’s characters in her new book are neither good or bad, just twisted in a volatile threeway filled with obsession, manipulation and the ruins of love and sexuality.
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“Saul Stories” is an Exercise in Brutally Honest Ambiguity
Elizabeth Ellen uses unlikeable characters to explore hazy morals and societal expectations/standards when life & art collide in her latest novel, published by Short Flight/Long Drive Books.
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