New Review of THE TIDE KING

Jen Michalski’s debut novel–and Big Moose prizewinner–The Tide King gets some love from The Baltimore Sun: “Michalski creates a tale that sweeps history by marrying icons of childhood nightmares such as witches, magic, and children struggling on their own to the icons of adult nightmares: war battles, socially sanctioned violence and murder, success and failure in love, success and failure in connecting meaningfully with others, and the mind-numbing, soul-sucking daily grind.” Read the entire review here, and buy your copy of this magnetic and beautiful book here.

New Reviews of THE MORROW PLOTS and THE LOST EPISODES OF REVIE BRYSON

The latest issue of Mid-American Review is packed with great stuff, including reviews of Matthew Gavin Frank’s  The Morrow Plots and Bryan Furuness’ The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson. This issue isn’t online, but click here to order a copy. (And click here and here to buy copies of Matt’s and Bryan’s stellar books.)

New Review of THE LOST EPISODES OF REVIE BRYSON

HTML Giant reviews Bryan Furuness’ debut novel, writing “I was first introduced to Furuness – and to Revie Bryson – in a story called “Ballgrabber” that appeared in Hobart 9.  Revie surveyed the world of kids in such an irreverent, fresh, hilarious way that I filed Furuness’s name away and vowed to read his first novel whenever it came out. I read Lost Episodes in three days, and that same irreverent freshness was there to remind me why I’d been anxiously awaiting its release.” Read the entire review here, and grab your copy of this fantastic book here.

New Review of SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS

David Rigsbee’s new full-length collection of poems, School of the Americas, is brilliant–and Literary Aficionado agrees: “David Rigsbee knows his craft well and somehow manages to spread his creative shadow over a very broad spectrum of topics and ideas and thoughts and challenges – and he keeps us with him at every step, whether in awe of his talent or nurtured by his insights…It is rare to pass through more than two or three pages without being punched in the gut or hugged by some greater, more understanding arm.” Read the entire review here, and buy a copy here.

New Review of THE AVERSIVE CLAUSE

The Nervous Breakdown says it best: “The Aversive Clause is out from Black Lawrence Press. And it is fucking great.”

They’re totally right. Buy it here.

New Review of THE BRANCHES, THE AXE, THE MISSING

Diagram has lovely things to say about Charlotte Pence’s prizewinning poetry chapbook: “Like the early humans conjured in The Branches, the Axe, the Missing, Pence crafts a subtly intricate world with ‘just’ branches, fire, darkness, memory, and the sharp scythe of questions. No doubt, her poems will continue to evolve, too. This is a wise and brave little book, and we’ll soon have a chance to see more; her first full-length collection of poetry is due out from Black Lawrence Press in 2014.” That’s right–more Pence is on the way, and we can’t wait. For now, slake your thirst for “wise and brave” poetry here.

New Review of THE MAN WHO NOTICED EVERYTHING

Speaking of Adrian, his prizewinning short story collection gets some love from Vol. 1 Brooklyn: “Adrian Van Young’s debut collection, The Man Who Noticed Everything, sits neatly between Donald Ray Pollock’s rust-stained noir and Brian Evenson’s more surreal tales of existential horror and bloodletting.” What else do you need to know?

Read the whole review here, and buy a copy of Adrian’s book here (or stop by Table Q7 at AWP!).